The research paper will focus on the effects and impact of religion OR culture OR national pride and OR tradition on merchandising approaches and fashion businesses within your selected country. This could include the tradition of family, gender issues, etc You could also BRIEFLY highlight how those approaches have possibly translated into communities throughout America, if at allor have those traditions disappeared with each new generation and everyone has now assimilated. What drives the citizens to shop and where do they shop, what about the retail landscape any increase in global retailers entering the landscape, how do national holidays impact merchandising/retailing? Any important fashion companies in the country? What about changes in the population and merchandising? How do the current economic issues impact merchandising within your selected country?  Again, focus on one of the topics, either religion OR culture OR national pride OR tradition OR GENDER ROLES, of course, the topics may certainly overlap

Now that you have established your business in marketing and sales, you need to grow your business. Develop an APA formatted paper that addresses the following:

Based on the readings and lecture, what type of financing would you procure for your business?

How many employees are you going to forecast, and, what type of management team would you build in order to ensure success and growth? Explain the immediate and long-term effects of your financial decisions; give examples to demonstrate this point.

Much of what your company does is highly specific for individual customers. What will you do to ensure you protect the intellectual property of your company from predators, even internally?