Man vs Wild

4. Make a list of at least 4 people you will want to give copies of your business plan to, and explain why you chose each of those people. (2-4 sentences. 2.0 points)

| - Lecture: “Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship”- Presentation and Annual Report discussion follow up- Download CompXM Guide from website for discussion Tuesday 11/13.

Provide an overview consisting of a brief description of the chosen company, your chosen product or service, and annual sales.

Given a case such as the Week 6 project requiring analysis, develop a report to present findings and recommendations.

Describe Michel Kripalani’s entrepreneurial journey to date. What are the lessons from this journey for entrepreneurs?

When the interview is in progress, interviewers should thank the participant for agreeing in the interview and introduce the topic firstly. Then, explain the process and requirement of the interview. Thirdly, confirm the respondent’s

What is the business model? What industry are they in? How big are they (numbers of employees, number of locations, sales, market share, industry rankings, number and size of direct competitors)? How long have they been in business: is this a “traditional” or “new” organization? Are they publicly traded or privately owned? Who owns them? Describe the vision and mission statements, and organizational goals. Do these define the business? Are they appropriate, inappropriate? In the appendix, include information like recent financial results, ownership structures, board of directors’ names and backgrounds, market share information, etc.

I feel the the informational interview went fairly well. I actually had the opportunity to work for Mrs. Kaur last summer so I knew her a little bit and was comfortable asking her questions. Also, having some prior knowledge of her work and background allowed me to ask address concerns that I may have not been able to without that pre-exisitng connection. I was able to learn a great deal about what actually goes into running a business and also learned about the great range of skills required to create your own company/business. Even though I learned a lot about the actual pratice of having your business, I feel I missed out on the educational aspects. Because Mrs. Kaur had not pursued a education related to business, she was not really in

3. Your project should be presented in report format and should contain an Executive Summary and a Bibliography. Use of Appendices would be appropriate.

This report will focus on three areas out of the optional six activities, as follows:

Based on the organization you have selected, this week you will write a (500 word maximum) Strategic Leadership and Entrepreneurship section that addresses the following topics:

CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course.

Subject line: Describe what went right and what went wrong with this venture. Add in how you would fix the identified problems, if this was your company.

Explain and critically analyze unique traits of an Entrepreneur, discuss these related to personal strengths and weaknesses

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