Discussion 1
"Business Feasibility" Please respond to the following:
• Pick a product that you thought did not have a feasible business idea but has proven to be successful or somewhat successful. Then, speculate what the entrepreneur and his or her team discussed during a feasibility conversation.
• Using the same product, you used in the above discussion, create a SWOT analysis for this idea using at least one (1) high and one (1) low variable in each of the SWOT categories. Then, evaluate how each of these elements will impact decision making in the business.
Discussion 2
"Financing a New Venture" Please respond to the following:
• Compare the various forms of business organizations. Decide which structure is best suited for your class project (Assignment 1) and indicate why.
• From the e-Activity, infer what the trends you researched indicate for the future of entrepreneurs securing financing for their ventures and then infer how entrepreneurs should act. Provide support for your response.
Week 2 e-Activity
Research the Internet or the Strayer Library for trends in financing ventures during the recent economic downturn. Be prepared to discuss.
Discussion 3
Discussion: "Key Organizational Development Tasks." Please respond to the following:
• Discuss the first challenge of organizational development, "Survival," and what steps leadership should implement to overcome these risks.
• Select and discuss one of the pyramid levels and explain its importance to the success of an organizations development.