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Product Description FIN 375 Week 1 Individual Assignment Venture Concepts Paper
For this and subsequent individual assignments leading up to a complete financial prospectus due in Week 5, select a conceptual small business startup venture that you would like to plan, develop and operate. This can be any venture that interests you that fits within the category of small business.
If you do not have a particular business in mind that you would like to develop, the small businesses for sale listings found in your local newspaper or through the internet could provide some interesting ideas and opportunities.
Write a 550- to 750-word paper in APA format in which you do the following:
Describe your conceptual venture that you would start if you had the resources. Include details such as the number of employees, the type of facilities and equipment needed, target customer demographics, and marketing channels.
Research at least one current company that is an appropriate benchmark to your venture. Describe how this benchmark company started financially and how it has grown. Compare this company to your conceptual venture by discussing how your venture might be funded similarly or differently than it was. If all the details of exactly how this benchmark company was funded are not available, you may make assumptions for the sake of comparison. Post your Assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment. Please ensure to follow APA standards.
FIN 375 Week 2 Individual Assignment Venture Budgeting and Forecasting Paper
Resources: Kudler Opening Budget
Write a 700- to 900-word paper in APA format in which you do the following:
· Illustrate how your venture would perform by estimating the revenue and expense to calculate operating profit or loss. Include estimates of your venture’s main sources of revenue and the expenses expected in the main cost categories such as the cost of goods, sales and marketing, labor, rent, maintenance, and any other significant expenses.
· Illustrate your venture’s startup costs by estimating a preopening budget—also termed development budget—that includes startup costs such as building and construction, Web site development, preopening marketing, equipment, merchandise, preopening operations, research and development, working capital, and any other significant preopening expenses.An example of a preopening budget may be found in the materials listed on the course page for the University of Phoenix student Web site for Week Two named Kudler Opening Budget.
· Develop financial planning goals by illustrating how your venture would be initially funded by using cash on hand, debt, venture capital, or a combination of these. Use a mortgage calculator
found on the Internet and calculate your loan payments. Include these expenses in your Operating Budget. Use the information below to help in your calculations:
Building and Construction Estimation*
Remodeling Fees
$200 per Square Foot
New Building Construction Fees
$450 per Square Foot
*Multiply square footage of small business by fee for estimation.
Interest Information
10 Year bank Note (Debt)
7.5% Interest
5 Year Venture Capital Loan
15% Interest
Examples of Profit Split for Venture Capital Partnerships*
Example 1
Venture Capital Investment 1
$300,000
Cost to Develop Business 1
$1,000,000
Venture Capital Profits 1
30% of Business Profits
Example 2
Venture Capital Investment 2
$500,000
Cost to Develop Business 2
$2,000,000
Venture Capital Profits 2
25% of Business Profits
*Profit split is commensurate with the ratio of investment.
Post your assignment as a MicrosoftÂŽ Word attachment. Please remember to adhere to APA standards for formatting your paper.
FIN 375 Week 3 Individual Assignment Financial Prospectus
Management Biographies
i. Use one page or less to describe the background of each of the principle owners.
ii. If this venture requires special technical expertise, include the biographies of whoever is going to bring this needed expertise to the organization.
Competitive Product or Service Statement
i. A market analysis to show how this venture’s product or service competes with similar products or services in its market
ii. Include how the product or service may be produced efficiently by this venture to achieve targeted profit margins.
Construction and Preopening Budget
i. The budget in the virtual organization, Kudler Foods, may be used as a model for this portion.
ii. Include all of the costs associated with getting the venture to the point of performing its first sale. The budget, however, must include enough working capital to pay for its operations until the net profits may cover these expenses.
FIN 375 Week 4 Individual Assignment Financial Prospectus
Operating Pro-Forma
i. The operating budget for the first 12 months that this venture will be operating after startup and training periods
ii. If the venture requires phased operations when it first opens, these first few months need not be included in the pro-forma so that the pro-forma may illustrate a typical 12-month period as a new venture.
Samples of Financial Statements to be Used
i. An inventory of the financial statements that will be used to measure the performance of the venture, using data from the pro-forma
ii. Include an Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and any other financial statements that would be significant and appropriate to illustrating the success of this venture.
Summary of Proposed Investment Terms
i. A description of how investors will benefit from this venture
¡ The capitalization plan of Kudler Foods virtual organization shows how the venture capital partners will receive there investment back as soon as 80% of the venture’s net profits may pay it, and then 10% of the net profits of the venture until they are bought out or the venture is dissolved.
ii. A description of what levels of investment will be accepted, if there are minimum or maximum levels of investment.
· Privately held ventures usually offer membership units in a limited liability company at amounts equal to approximately 3% of the total startup cost, or whatever calculates to a round number such as $10,000 or $50,000.
· Publicly traded ventures offer shares of stock typically offered at a price that is the value of the venture once it is operational divided by the amount of shares to be in inventory, which is usually 1,000,000.
FIN 375 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Cash Flow Management Considerations Activity
Imagine your team’s job is to make implementation decisions for Kudler Fine Foods. In your Learning Teamforum, discuss how you would balance increasing sales while controlling costs. When brainstorming cash flow management strategies, the overall focus must be on net profit. Each Learning Team must write 2 to 3 paragraphs
Please follow APA formatting standards
FIN 375 Week 5 Individual Assignment Final Financial Prospectus
Prepare a 1,950- to 2,500-word paper with the following components of a financial prospectus for your venture. The Financial Prospectus must include the information you provided in the Venture Concepts Paper and Venture Budgeting and Forecasting Paper.
The information from your previous assignments must be revised, as necessary, based on material covered in this class.
Organize your prospectus into the following order:
1. Description of Venture
2. Development Concept
3. Management Biographies
4. Competitive Product or Service Statement (Market Analysis)
5. Construction and Preopening Budget
6. Operating Pro-Forma (Budget)
7. Samples of Financial Statements to be Used
8. Summary of Proposed Investment Terms
9. Return on Investment Analysis
10. Statement of the Viability of the Venture as an Investment
An explanation of each component of the prospectus may be found in the description of terms below
FIN 375 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Merchant Account Debate for Kudler Fine Foods
In your Learning Team forums, research banks regarding the benefits of opening a merchant account for Kudler Fine Foods. Discuss your findings and decide on the bank with the best benefits for a small business. Each Learning Team must write 2 to 3 paragraphs summarizing the results of the team’s brainstorming and explain your bank of choice. Select one team member to post the assigned paper in the Main forum for discussion. Read and comment on the responses posted by your classmates.