This document provides instructions for a signature assignment for a finance course. Students are asked to create a 15-slide PowerPoint presentation proposing an initial $500,000 funding request to start a new business. The presentation must include slides on the business overview, industry, marketing plan, financial projections, funding needs, expansion plans, and references. Students will present their proposal to the class for feedback and evaluation.

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About Your Signature Assignment: This signature assignment is
designed to align with specific program student learning
outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning
Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students
should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree.
The signature assignments may be graded with an automated
rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be
aggregated across a location or college/school and used for
program improvements.
Purpose of Assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to
allow the student an opportunity to apply their understanding
of cash flow management, break-even analysis, and short-term
and long-term financing in starting and growing a business. The
assignment will be presented to the class giving the real world
scenario of presenting a proposal to
investors. Resources: OECD Database, Corporate Finance
Prepare a 15-slide PowerPoint®
content presentation with
speaker notes requesting initial funding of $500,000 to start
and run a start-up company. The proposed start-up company

2. could be an existing business model (coffee shop, pet store,
etc.) or could be something entirely new and exciting.
Create the presentation in the following format, with at least
one slide to cover each of the following areas:
1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Executive Summary
4. Information about the Industry
5. Marketing Plan
6. Competitor Analysis
7. 3 Year Income Statement (Profit & Loss) Projections
8. Include your assumptions for why and how you will
achieve your sales growth and what significant expenses
and investments you expect to incur to achieve your
revenue goals. Assumptions: Sales Growth, Significant
Expenses and Investments
9. 3 Year Proposed Funding Schedule (Sources and uses of
the funds received.)
10. Break-Even Analysis
Review the following scenarios and assumption, and explain
how it impacts your decision to expand: Each should have its
own slide just as above;
11. After Year 3, the investors are interested in your company
expanding internationally to possibly outsource labor or to
reduce manufacturing costs. What countries would you expand

3. to first, and why? What factors would you need to consider in
making this decision? Global Expansion: Labor/Mfg. Costs.
Country?
12. What is the corporate tax rate in the countries you are
considering expanding your business to, and how will that
affect your decision to expand globally? (Use OECD Database or
another resource to determine the corporate tax rate).
13. The investors want to see a decision tree detailing the
decisions you would make if you received $300K now and
$200K at the end of three years instead of $500K up front.
14. The investors would like your team to provide advantages
and disadvantages of using debt financing versus selling
company stock to raise capital for growth.
15. Briefly explain the venture capital process. Does it make
sense for your company to raise funds through venture capital?
16. Academic and Business References
17. Feedback
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. You
must present this assignment in class to earn full credit.
Students who do not present will have a 50% reduction in
grade.
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