Project Activity WGD 229 - Week 1

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Course Project

BUSN278 Budgeting and Forecasting

Student Project Activity – Week 1

A. Week 1: Section 1.0 Executive Summary

B. TCOs Addressed:

TCO 10: Given a description of a new business, new product, service or project develop, present and defend the budget.

C. Project Activity Overview – Scenario / Summary:

You have been asked to create a budget proposal for one of these businesses: Papa Geo’s Restaurant, The Cutting Edge Landscaping, or Wireless World Electronics Retail Store. This week you will begin working on the proposal by drafting the Executive Summary.

Use the Budget Proposal Template.docx.

D. Deliverables:

Save the first paragraph of Section 1.0 Executive Summary Draft asYourName_Project_WK1.docxand upload to theWeek 1 ProjectDropbox.

E. Project Tasks:

Task 1: / Download the Budget Proposal Template.docx from DocSharing.
Task 2: / Download the Course Project Description.docx. from DocSharing.
Task 3: / Review the three different business scenarios.
Task 4: / Select the business for which you will create a budget proposal.
Task 5: / Draft the first paragraph of the Section 1.0 Executive Summary.
Task 6: / Save the Draft and submit to the dropbox.
F. Grading Criteria
Description / Suggested Points
The business is briefly described in one paragraph. / 3
The business description is in your own words. / 3
The business description appears in the Executive Summary section of the Budget Proposal Template. / 2
The business description is one of the three businesses described in the business profiles. / 2
Total Points / 10 points
END OF WEEK 1

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