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Regent College
Higher Education

Assignment front sheet
Qualification

Unit number and title

Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma
Business

Unit 33: Small Business Enterprise

Student name

Assessor name
Emmanuel Wanki

Date issued

Completion date

13th October 2014

30th January 2015

Assignment title

Small Business Enterprise

Learnin g Outcom e LO1

Learning outcome Be able to investigate the performance of a selected small business enterprise

Assessme nt Criteria

LO2

produce a profile of a selected small business identifying its strengths and weaknesses 1.2

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LO3

Be able to revise business objectives and plans to incorporate In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are …show more content…

You have agreed to offer your services under a short-term contract which seems to be the best possible arrangement for this company due to shortage of funds. Before signing the contract, you have been asked to provide a report to the CEO of this potential client.
Task
Prepare a report mentioning the importance of developing business skills needed in reviewing and managing the performance of a small enterprise. In addition, it should state how useful it is to focus on the processes involved, through change management, of reviewing and improving the performance of a small business enterprise.
The report must also feature the revision of business objectives and plans to incorporate proposed changes. It should also highlight the monitoring of improvements in the performance of the business over a given timescale. In your report, you will address the following (make suitable assumptions about the organisation if needed, for your analysis):
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In the above scenario of a small business enterprise, produce a profile of a selected small business identifying its strengths and weaknesses.
Carry out an analysis of the business using comparative measures of performance.
Recommend with justification, appropriate actions to overcome the identified weaknesses in the business. Analyse ways in which existing performance could be maintained and strengthened.

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Recommend with justification, new areas in which the business could be expanded.
Produce an assessment of