Posted: April 20th, 2022

You are a business consultant who works with new business owners.

Discussion 1

You are a business consultant who works with new business owners. A new client wants to start a bakery and seeks your advice.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Based on what you’ve learned from the readings, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using venture capital as startup funding for a business.
Describe what approach you would recommend for the client by using the information you researched.
How does your approach differ from the recommendations of your classmates?
How might your recommendation change after reading your classmates recommendations?

Discussion 2

You are writing a book on how to evaluate performance evaluation for a company.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Think about some of the influences and measures of company performance that you read about this week.
Explain the use of return on assets (ROA) and the price-to-earnings (PE) ratio in evaluating the performance of a company.
Write about how to calculate ROA and PE ratio and how market conditions can affect these metrics.
Share the ROA and PE ratio for a company you are familiar with. What do these metrics tell you about the financial health of the company?

Discussion 3

You are the Chief Risk Officer for a company and you’ve been tasked with identifying the areas where your company is exposed to systematic and unsystematic risks.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Based on the information you learned this week, what approach would you take in explaining how systematic and unsystematic risks affect risk planning?
Describe your approach.
Name 3 or more systematic or unsystematic risks your company might face.
Think of some implications if your company decides not to be proactive and plan for these risks.

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1st Discussion

You work as a business consultant with new business owners. A new client wants to open a bakery and wants to know what you think.

In a minimum of 175 words, respond to the following:

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using venture capital as startup funding for a business based on what you’ve learned from the readings.

Using the information you gathered, describe the approach you would recommend to the client.

How does your approach differ from those of your classmates?

How might your recommendation change after reading the recommendations of your classmates?

2nd Discussion

You’re working on a book about how to evaluate a company’s performance.

In a minimum of 175 words, respond to the following:

Consider some of the