1. Professor Sharon Brown
AC 298 Unit 7 Seminar
Professor
Sharon Brown

2. In Unit 7… First rough draft Set up the “pieces”: Coversheet
Executive Summary
Body
References

3. FINAL PROJECT
Your friend, Mike, has just purchased a business. Because Mike knows that you have just received your Associate’s in Accounting at Kaplan University, he has asked for you help in evaluating the firm. Mike is not asking you to make a decision for him; he just wants you to help provide him with facts as you see them.

4. FINAL PROJECT
Your task is to analyze the business and report your findings to Mike. Be sure to tell Mike everything that you can think of that will aid him once he takes over ownership from the seller. Tell him what he will need to deal with in terms of setting up his new business, and the challenges that he will face. Remember, this is your good friend, and you want him to succeed in this new venture.

5. FINAL PROJECT
You will present Mike with a report, using APA format, with the following structure:
Coversheet
Executive Summary
Body
Regulations
Management
Finance and Accounting
Financial Statements
Problem Solving
Reference Page

6. Coversheet

7. Executive Summary Overview of your findings Include:
“Sneak peek” of the information detailed in your paper
Include:
Business name
Business location
What product or service you sell
Purpose of the plan
Read more:

8. Body
Explore the five different areas of Tim’s business. For each area, provide detail that contains:
Title
Summary
Action Items
HINT: Use your completed Unit Projects to help you! :)

9. Body
Title of Subsection: Name of the business area (Regulations, Management, Finance and Accounting, etc.)
Summary: Summary of what you observed in this particular area of the business. Describe any strengths and weaknesses.
Action Items: Detail for Mike what he will need to do once he takes ownership of the business. Your recommendations should contain detailed directions of what needs to be done and when. Provide supporting research (citations may be needed)! :)

10. Problem Solving Suggestions for Mike Expand business
How would he do this?
Costs?
Where?
Buy or lease a building?
Make improvements/changes to personnel
What are costs involved?
These are just a few thoughts to consider! BE SURE TO SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS WITH RESEARCH!

11. FINAL PROJECT The business simulation is found in unit 9:
Click on business simulation

12. FINAL PROJECT
Use these < and >
to move around

13. FINAL PROJECT
Notice the PRICE!

14. FINAL PROJECT

15. FINAL PROJET What do think about the office equipment?
How about the organization?
Click on each of the file
drawers!

16. Staff File Drawer
Any
violation of employment laws?

17. Business File Drawer
Accurate
financial information?
Complete?

18. POINTERS There are 5 different areas
Exterior
Interior view
Back Office
Break room
Store Room
Notice document areas (e.g. file cabinet)
Mouse over each item to see special notes
Check book in the upper right corner for hints on each page.

19. POINTERS Remember, your report needs have a professional appearance.
Use good grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
Use proper APA formatting
Be sure to include each of the sections and the 3 sub sections (Title, summary and action items).

20. Again…Sections Coversheet Executive Summary Regulations Management
Finance and Accounting
Financial Statements
Problem Solving
Regulations, management, finance and accounting, financial statements and problem solving need to include a summary and action items

21. APA Format Be sure to review proper APA formatting
Be sure to include citations and reference page
Check your font, size, margins, etc.
Don’t forget to include page numbers on your pages
These are just a few reminders!

22. APA Guidelines References Separate page Alphabetic order
Use hanging indent

23. Unit 7-First Rough Draft
This can be bullet points for each section
Be sure to submit your first rough draft to the Unit 7 DropBox
DUE DATE:
TUESDAY, at 11:59PM ET

24. Unit 8-Second Rough Draft
Expand on the bullet points from the first rough draft-paper should be in paragraph format
Be sure to submit your second rough draft to the Unit 8 DropBox
DUE DATE:
TUESDAY, at 11:59PM ET

25. Unit 9-Final Paper Expand on points from second rough draft
Be sure to submit your final paper to the Unit 9 DropBox
DUE DATE:
TUESDAY, at 11:59PM ET

26. QUESTIONS? Good luck on your project!