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Watch the Your Business Structure and Corporate Business Structures videos on the Electronics Reserve Readings page.

Identify the different business structures.

Write a 350 to 700 word explanation of how each business structure might and might not be advantageous.

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Dear Consultant,

I am currently starting a business and developing my business plan. Im in need of some advice on how to start forming my business. I am not sure exactly how it will be financed and whether or not I want to take on partners. I am interested and willing to learn the intricacies of my options to determine how to best proceed with my plan.

Please advise on what my options are, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and possible tax consequences for each scenario?

Respectfully,

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Resource: Financial Statements for the company assigned by your instructor in Week 2.

Review the assigned companys financial statements from the past three years.

Calculate the financial ratios for the assigned companys financial statements, and then interpret those results against company historical data as well as industry benchmarks:

• Compare the financial ratios with each of the preceding three (3) years (e.g. 2014 with 2013; 2013 with 2012; and 2012 with 2011).
• Compare the calculated financial ratios against the industry benchmarks for the industry of your assigned company.

Write a 500 to 750 word summary of your analysis.

Show financial calculations where appropriate.

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Decide upon an initiative you want to implement that would increase sales over the next five years, (for example, market another product, corporate expansion, and so on).

Using the sample financial statements, create pro forma statements of five year projectionsthat are clear, concise, and easy to read. Be sure to double check the calculations in your pro forma statements. Make assumptions that support each line item increase or decrease for your forecasted statements.

Discuss and interpret the financials in relation to the initiative. Make recommendations on potential discretionary financing needs.

Write a 350 700 word analysis of the companys short term and long term financing needs and determine strategies for the company to manage working capital.

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Harvard Business Publishing: Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth Assignment

Ch. 1 21 ofFundamentals of Corporate Finance

WileyPLUS Assignments

All additional resources from each week

Review the following scenario:

Acting as the CEO of a small company, you will apply the principles of capital budgeting to invest in growth and cash flow improvement opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated years. Each opportunity has a unique financial profile and you must analyze the effects on working capital. Examples of opportunities include taking on new customers, capitalizing on supplier discounts, and reducing inventory.

You must understand how the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are interconnected and be able to analyze forecasted financial information to consider possible effects of each opportunity on the firms financial position. The company operates on thin margins with a constrained cash position and limited available credit. You must optimize use of internal and external credit as you balance the desire for growth with the need for maintaining liquidity.

Sign-in to the simulation and review each of the following:

• Welcome Statement

• How to Play
• Terminology Primer
• More Details (this includes information to help you understand how to play the simulation)

Write a paper of no more than 1,400 words that analyzes your decisions during each phase (1-3) and how they influenced each of the following final outcomes (metrics) of SNC:

• Sales
• EBIT
• Net Income
• Free Cash Flow
• Total Firm Value

Address the following in your paper:

• A summary of your decisions and why you made them
• How they affected SNCs working capital
• What general effects are associated with limited access to financing

Include scholarly references (in addition to your course textbook and simulation materials) to support your positions.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Read the Ethics case, A Sad Tale: The Demise of Arthur Anderson located in the WileyPLUS Week Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Chapter readings.

Discuss the mistakes made by Arthur Anderson and potential actions that leadership could have taken to prevent the organizational failure.

Write a 350- to 700-word summary of your discussion.

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Discuss strategies these business owners used to manage their working capital.

Write a 350-700 word summary of your discussion.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.       Watch the Concept Review Video: Stock Valuation video located in the WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 4 Videos Activity.

Discuss how markets and investors value a stock.

Write a 350-700 word summary of your discussion.

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Watch the Concept Review Video: Cost of Capital video located in the WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 5 Videos Activity.

Discuss some of the corporate finance challenges faced by this company.

Write a 350-700 word summary of your discussion.

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Watch the Corporate Finance Video: Stable Money Makers located in the WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 6 Videos Activity.