Available Apr 21 at 12pm - May 5 at 11:59am 14 days http://bestentrepreneur.murdoch.edu.au/Guide_To_Report_Writing.pdf  (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.  - Use this link to study the purpose of and functions of a business report. Business reports are one of the most effective ways to communicate in today’s business world. Although business reports' objectives are broad in scope, businesses or individuals can use them to help make important decisions. To write an effective business report, you first need to understand what it is and how it can be used. ***This report should be anywhere from 4 to 6 pages in length - this is your final project.  It should be no longer than 9 pages at most.  It must be at least 4 full pages - not including title page.*** Here is a Business Report Template:  Business Report Template.doc  - Play with it as you see fit or as it fits your needs. You MUST  Present an idea. A business report is used to make suggestions, to investigate problems, to show accountability, or to show if something is possible or not to management or other important decision makers.  A report typically contains an abstract (aka summary ), introduction , methods , results , conclusion and recommendation . You MUST  Present the risks involved with a specific opportunity or idea. you must determine the risks involved with a specific course of action and anticipate repercussions.   You must also  Present the feasibility of an idea or proposed project.   A report helps determine whether an idea will work . Can this project be completed within its budget? Will the project be profitable? Can this project be completed within the allotted time frame? In ALL Business reports, you must include  research found for the study. Research  presents an in-depth look at a very specific issue.  It should also cite the study or studies involved. For example, a business might conduct a company-wide study on whether to ban smoking in its employee lounge. The person who writes up the study would produce a research why or why not - that research should be from professional sources who have knowledge, experience, and professional understanding of the topic. To write the report: Any business report should follow the same fundamental points.   When you write a report, you will want to make it easy to read and understand. Here are some guidelines to apply to any report you write. Use lists: Whenever you can, help your reader by using lists. Give your lists visual emphasis by using bullets. Have a Title page : this should include the title of the report, the writer's name, and maybe a picture or illustration to lead the reader towards the idea. Use headings and subheadings: Use headings and subheadings to guide your reader through the organization of the report and list them in the table of contents. Each section should have a clear topic statement to let the reader know what will be included in the section. Use Times New ...

1. Available
Apr 21 at 12pm - May 5 at 11:59am
14 days
http://bestentrepreneur.murdoch.edu.au/Guide_To_Report_Writi
ng.pdf
(Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.
- Use this link to study the purpose of and functions of a
business report.
Business reports are one of the most effective ways to
communicate in today’s business world. Although business
reports' objectives are broad in scope, businesses or individuals
can use them to help make important decisions. To write an
effective business report, you first need to understand what it is
and how it can be used.
***This report should be anywhere from 4 to 6 pages in length -
this is your final project. It should be no longer than 9 pages at
most. It must be at least 4 full pages - not including title
page.***
Here is a Business Report Template:
Business Report Template.doc
- Play with it as you see fit or as it fits your needs.
You MUST
Present an idea.
A business report is used to make suggestions, to investigate

2. problems, to show accountability, or to show if something is
possible or not to management or other important decision
makers. A report typically contains an abstract (aka
summary
),
introduction
,
methods
,
results
,
conclusion and recommendation
.
You MUST
Present the risks involved with a specific opportunity or idea.
you must determine the risks involved with a specific course of
action and anticipate repercussions.
You must also
Present the feasibility of an idea or proposed project.
A report helps determine whether an idea will work
.
Can this project be completed within its budget?
Will the project be profitable?
Can this project be completed within the allotted time frame?
In ALL Business reports, you must include
research found for the study.
Research
presents an in-depth look at a very specific issue. It should
also cite the study or studies involved.
For example, a business might conduct a company-wide study
on whether to ban smoking in its employee lounge. The person
who writes up the study would produce a research why or why
not - that research should be from professional sources who
have knowledge, experience, and professional understanding of
the topic.

3. To write the report:
Any business report should follow the same fundamental points.
When you write a report, you will want to make it easy to read
and understand. Here are some guidelines to apply to any report
you write.
Use lists:
Whenever you can, help your reader by using lists. Give your
lists visual emphasis by using bullets.
Have a Title page
: this should include the title of the report, the writer's name,
and maybe a picture or illustration to lead the reader towards
the idea.
Use headings and subheadings:
Use headings and subheadings to guide your reader through the
organization of the report and list them in the table of contents.
Each section should have a clear topic statement to let the
reader know what will be included in the section.
Use Times New Roman 12 font:
Avoid using more than one typeface in a document.
Bold
section headings for emphasis.
Use proper MLA format
: one inch margins, page numbers, double line spaces (or 1.5
spacing is acceptable), and zero before and after spacing.
Use white space to enhance your information:
Dense blocks of text are difficult to read and will make it more
difficult for your readers to find the information they need.
Write the body of your report first—before you write the
abstract:
Most report writers prefer to save the mechanical elements,
such as the title page and the table of contents, for the last step

4. - this is up to you.
Maintain consistent structure:
Once you determine the structure you will use, keep using it
consistently throughout the report. This will make it easier for
your readers to understand your report.
Choose carefully the voice, mood, and tense:
These depend on the situation. Consider the expectations of
your readers and the needs of your readers. Use the third person
passive: "A test was run… NOT "I ran the test…"
Past tense is used for explaining procedures, and present tense
is used for generalizations and for stating what the results show.
General Parts of a Report
:
Executive Summary – two to three paragraphs that show
the summary of the facts
Problem Statement – summarize the background to the situation
- show the problem or idea or plan
Analysis – explain the investigative process - introduce the
ideas individually
Decision Criteria and Alternatives – the data generated is
integrated into the text
Conclusion – proposed solutions based on data, objective (non-
personal) statement of what the report has shown
An Executive Summary: an abstract of the report as a whole,
briefly outlining the company’s background, the problem, and
the recommendations (in broad terms). The executive summary
is prepared after all other parts of the report are completed, but
appears at the beginning of a business-style report.
A Problem Statement: outlines the problem in two or three
sentences.
The Analysis: includes all the data that has been collected.
The Decision Criteria and Alternatives: data generated is
integrated into the report in the form of the words, graphics,
charts and tables.
The Conclusion: is a section outlining what the report has

5. shown with several recommendations that back up the main
recommendation given in the executive summary. Remember
you are trying to sell the management on your idea.
Here is a guide on how to organize business report writing.hen
you write a report, you will want to make it easy to read and
understand. Here are some guidelines to apply to any report you
write.
• Write an executive summary.
It is a summary of a complete report. It is better to write it after
the report is written. The summary includes main points of the
report. It contains the main ideas, recommendations and
purposes of business report writing.
• Plan the contents.
Business report writing should be well-structured. Plan the
order of data presentation with a Table of Contents page. The
contents will reflect the titles of sections and the numbers of
pages where each section appears.
• Propose the introduction.
The introduction discovers the reason of a business report.
What problem does this report solve? What are the ways of
improving a situation? How can profits be increased? Try to
introduce and answer these questions in the introduction.
•
Perform your findings.
The body of business report writing shows information and data
that you have found. Make an analysis (break it down and make
it understandable) of data. Your task will be to come to
conclusions and to write recommendations. Thus, all data
should be accurately worked.
• Make conclusions.

6. Business report writing does not provide conclusions with
tables and graphs. Do not present new information. It is a part
of your concise and clear conclusions, leading to
recommendations of your business report writing.
• Write your recommendations.
Business report writing always ends with recommendations.
They should be logically derived from the conclusions. It is an
important part which can answer the question, that James Abela
stated, whether the Return on Investment would be.
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Elizabeth Businelle -
Because you feel you could be more productive working at
home than in the office of your company, you prepare a
proposal that would allow you to telecommute. Because no one
in your company has yet been allowed to telecommute, you
decide to suggest a telecommuting pilot program. Naturally,
guidelines, rules, and expectations will have to be established.
Volunteer to help to develop them. Be sure to cite all the
benefits to the employer. Numerous online articles are available
to provide ammunition. Prepare a schedule explaining exactly
what days you would work at home. Instead of discussing
staffing, discuss your work space, explaining what you have
done to make telecommuting succeed. Instead of discussing

7. budget, you might include a section on costs. If you need the
company to provide you with equipment, spell it out. Be aware,
though, that your proposal is likely to be more successful if you
can do your at-home work without costing the company much.
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Micah Gowan - Trends in customer service are changing. Many
corporations are making personalized customer service an
important part of their image - build off of that. As a marketing
intern for a well-known national food chain (your choice), you
have been asked to evaluate these trends. What do customers
today expect? How important is it? How are other national
chains capitalizing on these trends? In addition to evaluating the
trends, offer recommendations to the company.
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Gregneisha Johnson - Many students majoring in management
information systems (MIS) wonder whether basic writing skills
will be an important aspect of their jobs. You're curious, too, so
you decide to write a report that investigates what MIS jobs
involve. In addition, you wonder whether the course
requirements in your business school serve to prepare MIS
majors for the kinds of on-the-job writing they will do. After
you've researched and analyzed these issues, offer
recommendations to fellow students.
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Tabitha Little - A U
S. News & World Report
article described disabled workers as “[t]he overlooked labor
force.” Given the need for skilled knowledge workers in your
company (your choice), examine the advantages and
disadvantages of hiring disabled employees into your company.

8. How would it work? What are the advantages? Who would be
hired, and so on. Offer recommendations to management.
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Gina Lombardo - You are a small business owner and want to
open a house remodeling and flipping business, but you need a
business loan. What companies offer the best loans to flip
houses? Are there different types of loans? Is there a best
choice? What companies/banks would you recommend? What
are the steps you should follow? How much money should you
borrow compared to the cost of the house purchase? Write a
business report showing other small business owners how to get
started in the flipping houses business. Show costs,
expectations, money lenders, how to get loans, list of steps, how
to pick a house, and so on. Be creative.
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Brooke Milazzo - A frequent topic in business is the issue of
CEO compensation. Critics complain that CEO salaries have
become exorbitant and should be capped. Is it unethical for
executive salaries to exceed, let’s say, 24 times the average
wage of employees? Should executive pay be tied to an
organization’s profits? Select a large public company for which
salary data are available. As a member of a stockholder
watchdog group, you have been asked to examine its executive
salaries and report to the group, which thinks salaries are
excessive. What conclusions would you draw, and what
recommendations would you make to stockholders?
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Heather Naquin - Your job is to oversee the portfolio of stocks
and bonds your company maintains for investment purposes.
After much consideration, you believe it is time for your

9. company, which is currently private, to “go public.” Offering
shares of stock to the public would provide an excellent way to
raise capital, which could then be invested in research and
development. Conduct research to learn what it takes for a
company to make an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. What
steps must be followed? How would your company start the
process? What legal matters must be considered? How is initial
stock price determined? How long will it take? Present your
findings and recommendation to company owners.
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Rigo Ramirez - Your company's managers have been thinking
about purchasing software that will help it track revenue
transactions involving payouts to several parties. Find out what
kind of software is available, develop criteria for evaluating the
options you find, and offer your managers recommendations. In
other words, is it worth it to purchase this type of software at
all? If so, which is the best choice?
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Samantha Stegall - While it’s not a topic many employees feel
comfortable discussing, the issue of drug and alcohol abuse
needs to be addressed, according to the manager of your human
resources department (choose your company). She has chosen
you to assess what other companies are doing about employees
suffering from drug or alcohol abuse. She wants to know what
approaches these companies are taking and what programs they
offer. How do they work? Are they effective? Can they be
blended together? She also wants you to recommend a
reasonable policy.
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Katie Verrett - In a recent meeting, managers and supervisors

10. for the company (your choice) where you work (your choice)
expressed concerns about employees' customer-service skills.
Moreover, they wondered whether a specific set of procedures
should be established — especially for new employees. They
have asked you to investigate the customer service practices at
other companies like yours to determine what skills should be
emphasized and what procedures — if any — should be adopted.