Review the rubric to make sure you understand the
criteria for earning your grade.
Watch the following videos:
Franchising: The Advantages and
Drawbacks
Pros and Cons of Buying a
Business
Visit the website BusinessBroker.net.
Create a free account or log into an existing one.
On one of the links, locate a small business for sale
that catches your interest.
Visit the website IFA.
Locate a franchise opportunity relative to the small
business you located in the previous step.
Navigate to the Discussion page and respond to the
following:
Identify the small business and the franchise
opportunity you selected.
Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages
of both opportunities.
Considering the type of business you have chosen,
which would be more profitable in the long run? Why?
Use at least one professional or scholarly source to
support your reasoning with at least one in-text citation per reference.
Your posting should be at least two paragraphs in
length.
Post your response by the end of the workshop.
Create a profile
Bill Gates profile should include
the following about the individual:
Early years (date of birth, family history, educational
background)
Detailed explanation of how this person began their
business (the idea and spirit behind becoming an entrepreneur)
Business expansion (What sparked growth if any?
Diversification of business? Franchising? Etc.)
Overview of the business today (Is it still growing?
How is it managed? Is the entrepreneur still actively involved? Etc.)
The profile should use correct APA formatting with
in-text citations and a references list.
