DB7a. Sources of Debt Financing
Please respond to the following:
• Briefly
describe a small business you could envision yourself owning and discuss the
most appropriate source of debt capital for that business. Explain your
rationale.
• From the
e-Activity, Research the various loan programs available from the Small
Business Administration, located at http://www.sba.gov/.
discuss how you could
best use an SBA loan to get your business running or expanding. Provide
specific examples to support your response.
DB7b. Location, Layout, and Physical Facilities
Please respond to the following:
• Using the
same small business you described in the first discussion, determine the best
possible location for your business within driving distance of where you now
live. Explain your rationale.
• Discuss
the layout and design configuration of a building you would like to use to
house your business, including how you would comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
DB8a. Supply Chain Management
Please respond to the following:
• From the
e-Activity, determine which best practices can be applied to the greatest
number of small businesses. Explain your rationale.
• Analyze
the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma in regard to
quality control of a product or service, and make at least one recommendation
for improvement. Explain your rationale.
DB8b. COLLAPSE
Managing Inventory
Describe a retail business with which you are familiar and
determine the most suitable means of inventory control. Provide specific
examples to support your response.
• For the
same business, discuss what innovative steps you could take to deter employee
theft and/or shoplifting.
DB9a. Fikes Products
Please respond to the following:
From the case study, discuss possible new options for
finding quality employees other than those considered in the case study.
• From the
case study, discuss how Mark Sims could better motivate the employees he
already has to become more productive and dedicated. Provide specific examples
to support your response.
DB9b. Management Succession and Risk Management Strategies
Please respond to the following:
• Assume
you are the owner of a small business with which you are familiar. Outline the
basics of a management succession plan for passing the business on to the
individual of your choice.
• Referring
to the same small business, determine the most appropriate way for that
business to minimize its exposure to risk. Explain your rationale.
