Final Project: (Week 8) In this paper, students will analyze and discuss small business growth in terms of growth strategy, business forms, short and medium term goals, financing assistance, organizational structure and staffing needs, customers and promotion, and ethics and social responsibility. Students are expected to apply business and management concepts learned in our course. By completing this assignment, students will meet the outcome(s): •identify the critical business functions and how they interact in order to position the organization to be effective in the current business environment; •explain the importance of the integration of individuals and systems to organizational effectiveness; •describe the ethical and social responsibilities that confront a business. Required Elements of the Final Project: •Read critically and analyze the case below, Planning for Growth; •Review the project description listed above and review the final project grading rubric, which you will find in the Syllabus and under the Course Content area of our classroom; •In your paper, answer the following questions: •What steps should Kelly take to organize and prioritize her business growth strategy? •What business form might make sense, given her expansion plans, and why? •Focusing primarily on Kelly’s short-term goals, what kind of financial assistance might be available to Kelly? Which options would you recommend, and why? •How might Kelly’s staffing needs change? What kind of organizational structure do you think Kelly’s expanded business should have, and what is the best way for her to organize, orient, and train her restaurant staff (e.g., functional categories, units, teams, flat or vertical hierarchy) to meet the needs of her new business? •How should Kelly deal with her current customers in regard to the change? What kind of promotion should she consider in attracting customers to her new location? •What are the ethical issues and potential social responsibilities highlighted by this change? (Consider customers, employees, the current and new communities, and other stakeholders.) How might these issues be dealt with most appropriately? Required Formatting of Paper: •This report should be double spaced, 12-point font, and four to five pages in length excluding the title page and reference page; •Format in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format (rtf); •Title page; •Follow this format for your paper (based on elements detailed above) ◦Title page ◦Introduction ◦Body, in paragraph form. Use the following section headings: ◦Growth Strategy ◦Business Form ◦Financial Assistance ◦Organizational Structure and Staffing Needs ◦Customers and Promotion ◦Ethical Issues and Social Responsibility ◦Summary paragraph ◦Reference page formatted according to APA requirements. Include at least three •This paper is to be written in the third person. There should be no words in the paper such as “I and we;” In-text citations from the course material. ...

1. Final Project: (Week 8)
In this paper, students will analyze and discuss small business
growth in terms of growth strategy, business forms, short and
medium term goals, financing assistance, organizational
structure and staffing needs, customers and promotion, and
ethics and social responsibility. Students are expected to apply
business and management concepts learned in our course.
By completing this assignment, students will meet the
outcome(s):
•identify the critical business functions and how they interact in
order to position the organization to be effective in the current
business environment;
•explain the importance of the integration of individuals and
systems to organizational effectiveness;
•describe the ethical and social responsibilities that confront a
business.
Required Elements of the Final Project:
•Read critically and analyze the case below, Planning for
Growth;
•Review the project description listed above and review the
final project grading rubric, which you will find in the Syllabus
and under the Course Content area of our classroom;
•In your paper, answer the following questions:

2. •What steps should Kelly take to organize and prioritize her
business growth strategy?
•What business form might make sense, given her expansion
plans, and why?
•Focusing primarily on Kelly’s short-term goals, what kind of
financial assistance might be available to Kelly? Which options
would you recommend, and why?
•How might Kelly’s staffing needs change? What kind of
organizational structure do you think Kelly’s expanded business
should have, and what is the best way for her to organize,
orient, and train her restaurant staff (e.g., functional categories,
units, teams, flat or vertical hierarchy) to meet the needs of her
new business?
•How should Kelly deal with her current customers in regard to
the change? What kind of promotion should she consider in
attracting customers to her new location?
•What are the ethical issues and potential social responsibilities
highlighted by this change? (Consider customers, employees,
the current and new communities, and other stakeholders.) How
might these issues be dealt with most appropriately?
Required Formatting of Paper:
•This report should be double spaced, 12-point font, and four to

3. five pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;
•Format in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format (rtf);
•Title page;
•Follow this format for your paper (based on elements detailed
above)
◦Title page
◦Introduction
◦Body, in paragraph form. Use the following section headings:
◦Growth Strategy
◦Business Form
◦Financial Assistance
◦Organizational Structure and Staffing Needs
◦Customers and Promotion
◦Ethical Issues and Social Responsibility
◦Summary paragraph
◦Reference page formatted according to APA requirements.
Include at least three
•This paper is to be written in the third person. There should be
no words in the paper such as “I and we;”
In-text citations from the course material. If you use additional
sources from the Internet or the library, do not forget to use in-
text citations and include in the reference.
•You are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes.
•Submit the paper in your Assignment Folder.
Grading Rubric for Final Paper (26%)

4. Critical Thinking/Reasoning
9.1 points
demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking, is consistent in
accurately interpreting questions & material; provides solid
assumptions, reasoning & claims; thorough analysis &
evaluation with sound conclusions
7.74
points
shows good critical thinking; accurately interprets most
questions & material; usually identifies relevant
arguments/reasoning/claims; offers good analysis & evaluation
with fairly sound conclusions
6.83
points
shows occasional critical thinking; questions & material is at
times accurately interpreted; arguments/reasoning/claims are
occasionally explained; offers fair analysis & evaluation with a
conclusion
5.92
points
shows little critical thinking, misinterprets questions or
material; ignores or superficially evaluates; justifies little and
seldom explains reasoning; draws unwarranted conclusions
5.01
points
lacks critical thinking consistently offers biased interpretations;
ignores or superficially evaluates; argues using poor reasoning,
and/or unwarranted claims
Application of Concepts/Development
9.1 points
arguments or positions are well-supported with evidence from
the readings/experience; ideas go beyond the course material
and recognize implication and extensions of the material and
concepts

5. 7.74 points
arguments or positions are mostly supported by evidence from
the readings and course content; ideas presented demonstrate
student’s understanding of the material and concepts
6.83 points
arguments are more often based on opinion or unclear views
than on position grounded in the readings of material or
external sources of material
5.92 points
arguments are frequently illogical and unsubstantiated; student
may resort to ad hominem attacks on the author instead of
making meaningful application of the material
5.01 points
a meaningful attempt to explain or support ideas does not exist
Attention to Instructions
3.9 points
demonstrated full understanding of requirements; responded to
each aspect of assignment
3.32 points
demonstrated understanding of requirements; missed one minor
aspect of assignment
2.93 points
demonstrated some understanding of requirements; missed a key
element or two minor aspects of assignment
2.54 points
failed to show a firm understanding of requirements; missed two
key elements or several minor aspects of assignment
2.15 points
did not demonstrate understanding of assignment requirements
Clarity; including grammar
2.6 points
writing is clear and easy to follow; grammar and spelling are all
correct; formatting gives a professional look and adds to
readability

6. 2.21 points
most ideas are presented clearly; occasional spelling and/or
grammar issues
1.95 points
wordy; some points require rereading to understand fully; more
than an occasional spelling and/or grammar
1.69 points
unclear and difficult to understand; frequent spelling and
grammar issues
1.43 points
largely incomprehensible writing/poorly written in terms of
mechanics and structure
Adherence to APA style (6th ed.)
1.3 points
no APA style errors
1.11 points
attempts in-text citation and reference list but 1 or 2 APA style
errors are present
0.98 points
attempts in-text citation and reference list; APA style errors are
present; inconsistencies in citation usage can be found
throughout the document
0.85 points
attempts either in-text citation or reference list but omits the
other
0.72 points
no attempt at APA style