Assignment: Analysis of a Small Business: A Three-Stage Project

In completing the first stage of analyzing a small business, student will identifying a small business that they are either familiar with or a customer of, which meets the following criteria:

Must have a minimum of five employees
Must have been in business for at least three years
In the first stage of the project, students identify a small business.

Required Elements to include in the Analysis Paper (Stage One):

· Is it advantageous to determine whether the small business owner is willing and available for a student-conducted interview (in preparation for Stage Two);

· The student must submit the small business choice with a paragraph describing the qualifications and rationale;