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Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

AB506 · Business Start-up: Conception to Market — Week 13 of 16

CourseAB506
Week13 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Describe the range of resources required to start a business.
  • 1.2 Describe the personal skills and qualities required to start a business.
  • 1.3 Describe the legal requirements when starting a business.
  • 2.1 Compare sources of financial support.
  • 2.2 Describe support provided by governments.
  • 2.3 Describe support provided by non-government organisations.
  • 2.4 Compare sources of non-financial support.
  • 3.1 Produce a business plan for a start-up business.
  • 3.2 Demonstrate effective communication when seeking stakeholder support for a new business.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide, 14.1: Locating Sources · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 460–461 · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Entrepreneurial capabilities and skills
  • Week 2: Resource acquisition for start-ups
  • Week 3: Legal structures and regulatory compliance
  • Week 4: Financial support and capital structures
  • Week 5: Government enterprise support
  • Week 6: Non-government and non-financial support
  • Week 7: Business planning: operational and market strategy
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Business planning: financial projections
  • Week 10: Business plan integration and feasibility
  • Week 11: Stakeholder communication and pitching
  • Week 12: Applying Business Start-up in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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