BUSN 415 WEEK6: FORUM

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For this week’s assignment, you will be developing a Business Model for a business opportunity of interest to you.  Your discussion assignment this week is to describe your initial thinking about the business for which you have chosen to Model. To the extent you can, introduce your fellow learners regarding: (a) the products and/or services offered; the facilities, equipment, inventory, and other assets needed; the target market and customer demographics on which you will focus; and what expertise you, as the entrepreneur, bring to the business.

BUSN415 WEEK6: SMALL BUSINESS MODEL

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Assignment Prompt:
This week your assignment is to begin researching a small business of interest to you and then start the process of organizing and writing of a formal business model. You will want to select a small business or franchise for which you have some expertise, knowledge, experience, and (most importantly) considerable interest. Before you attempt this Model, please review some of the resources listed in the Reading & Resources section of the Week 6 Lesson.

Once you have reviewed the resources in the lesson, the next step in this process is to watch the video hyperlinked below. We will be using the model design that is covered in this short 9-minute video. Before you start the video, download and print out a copy of the Outline sheet that has been inserted below, it will help you in your note taking as you watch this video.

The Business Model Canvas – 9 Steps to Creating a Successful Business Model – Startup Tips

Now that you have a good feel for the business you want to model, and the format we are going to use to develop your Business Model, it’s time to get to work formatting your business plan. We will follow an organization much like the video you just watched, with two exceptions (see the outline below):

Section 1 – The company description, location, and name
Section 2 – The Value Proposition
Section 3 – Customer Segments
Section 4 – Channels
Section 5 – Revenue Streams
Section 6 – Key Resources Required
Section 7 – Key Partners
Section 8 – Key Activities
Section 9 – Cost Structure (no numbers required, just layout what is important to plan for as important (a) fixed costs, (b) variable costs, (c) activity costs, (d) logistics costs, and (e) legal, license,
Instructions:
How you present this Model is up to you, it can be a PowerPoint presentation or MS Word report. Your submission will be assessed according to the following criteria

The thought that was put into each of the 9 segments. Was everything considered and has the author considered all of the important factors affecting each part of the model? Is it complete with no missing elements?
How creative was the model presentation
How professionally narrated, written, or presented the Model is?
Manage your time carefully, this project could easily take more time than some of the others. Submit your Model by Sunday, Midnight.

Quality of care and safety

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Describe how issues of quality of care and safety might be viewed from the perspective of each of the following:
A patient
A healthcare provider
A healthcare leader or manager
Describe the similarities between these perspectives.
Describe the differences between these perspectives.
Explain the role of a healthcare leader or manager in addressing quality and safety challenges in the case study you chose. Then, provide a specific example of a strategy that might help ensure future quality and safety by protecting patients from quality and safety errors.
Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2015). Incident in the ER: Part 1 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2015). Incident in the ER: Part 2. [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

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Agricultural technology,

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In the United States, we are fortunate to have an abundant supply of food. However, this abundance is largely due to advances in agricultural technology, which have in turn created numerous concerns surrounding our food sources. Provide at least two modern examples of how the United States has increased its food production. Using at least two scholarly or reputable resources and your textbook, discuss how these changes have affected the environment, and what impact they have on food safety?

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