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T h e a i m o f t h i s a s s e s s m e n t i s t o e x t e n d t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l s k i l l s a n d p e r s o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t w i t h i n t h e a c a d e m i c e x p e c t a t i o n s o f s t u d e n t s . I t i s a g r o u p a c t i v i t y w i t h i n a s e c o n d a r y r e s e a r c h f r a m e w o r k r e q u i r i n g a a c a d e m i c d i l i g e n c e a n d c r i t i c a l a n a l y s i s i n p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r a n o r i g i n a l r e v i e w o f c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d e m e r g i n g k n o w l e d g e o f a s p e c i a l i s e d a r e a i n E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p .
T h e s t a r t d a t e i s n o t s p e c i f i e d b u t t h e W e e k l y P r o g r a m m e d o c u m e n t s i g n a l s a s e a r l y a s W e e k 2 t h a t s o m e s o r t o f e m b r y o n i c a c t i v i t y n e e d s t o b e u n d e r w a y a n d b y w e e k 5 y o u s h o u l d h a n d i n a p r o v i s i o n a l s t a t e m e n t o f t h e r e s e a r c h a r e a y o u a r e p l a n n i n g t o r e s e a r c h i n .
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T h e p r o c e s s h a s t h e f o l l o w i n g s c h e d u l e :
” P e r i o d u p t o w e e k 6 i s t h e g e s t a t i o n p e r i o d w h e r e a n a r e a i s r e v i e w e d ( a m o n g s t m a n y a t t h e e a r l y s t a g e s ) a n d g r a d u a l l y b e c o m e s m o r e f o c u s e d . C l e a r l y y o u w i l l b e s p e a k i n g t o y o u r t u t o r d u r i n g t h i s t i m e a n d y o u a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o n e t w o r k w i t h c o l l e a g u e s w h o a r e i n s i m i l a r a r e a s . T h i s b r o a d e n s t h e k n o w l e d g e a n d d a t a b a s e s a n d s t i m u l a t e s d i s c u s s i o n
” W e e k 5 w i l l b e t h e f i r s t f o r m a l s t a t e m e n t o f w h a t y o u a r e d o i n g a n d w i t h w h o m a s a p a i r . Y o u a r e r e q u i r e d t o d r a w t h e b o u n d a r i e s s o i t d o e s n o t g e t t o o l a r g e ; y o u r r e a s o n f o r c h o o s i n g t h i s a r e a , w h i c h c a n i n c l u d e p e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t b u t m u s t a l s o h a v e a n a c a d e m i c s l a n t ; s o m e s u i t a b l y r e l e v a n t a n d r o b u s t s o u r c e s , i . e . t h a t h a v e a c a d e m i c c r e d i b i l i t y ; a n d , f i n a l l y , s o m e p l a n o f t h e n e x t s t a g e s o f y o u r s e a r c h .
” D u r i n g w e e k s 6 - 9 , y o u s h o u l d h a v e a t l e a s t o n e m e e t i n g w i t h y o u r t u t o r .
” W e e k 1 0 i s t h e f i n a l d e a d l i n e f o r h a n d i n g i n t h e f i n a l d o c u m e n t .
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a . L o o k u p , i n a c a d e m i c s o u r c e s , w h a t a l i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w i s a l l a b o u t . P l e a s e r e f e r t o t h e L i n k s f o r n u m e r o u s w e b s i t e s a n d t h e f i l e R e s e a r c h R e s o u r c e s
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K e y w o r d s a r e c u r r e n t s t a t e o f k n o w l e d g e a n d a r t a n d c r i t i c a l s u m m a r y s o y o u r r e s e a r c h n e e d s t o b e d i r e c t e d a t c o n t e m p o r a r y s o u r c e s o f l i t e r a t u r e a n d i t n e e d s t o h a v e a c e r t a i n b r e a d t h i n o r d e r t o t a k e a c r i t i c a l l o o k a t w h a t a r a n g e o f a u t h o r s a r e w r i t i n g . T h i s l a t t e r e n a b l e s y o u t o i d e n t i f y w h e r e t h e o r i e s a n d e m p i r i c a l e v i d e n c e d i v e r g e a n d t h u s b e a b l e t o p l a c e y o u r o w n a n a l y s i s a n d i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o n t h e s t a t e o f p l a y i n a p a r t i c u l a r a r e a o r e v e n w h e t h e r t h e r e s u l t s a r e v a l i d .
c . R e m e m b e r t h a t y o u a r e a l r e a d y c o n d u c t i n g l i t e r a t u r e s e a r c h e s t h r o u g h e x i s t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s i n o t h e r m o d u l e s w h e r e y o u a r e e x p e c t e d t o s e a r c h a n d s u b s t a n t i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n t h r o u g h r e f e r e n c i n g . T h e l i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w i s e x t e n d i n g t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s a n d t u r n i n g i t a r o u n d t o r e v i e w t h e s o u r c e s t h e m s e l v e s .
d . F i n a l l y , t a k i n g u s b a c k t o t h e f i r s t p o i n t , r e m e m b e r t h a t y o u s h o u l d , a s y o u r e s e a r c h y o u r c h o s e n a r e a ( T h e c h o s e n a r e a i s C r e a t i v i t y : T h e S o u l o f E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p , h a v e t h e l i t e r a t u r e r e s e a r c h f r a m e w o r k t o p u t y o u r f i n d i n g s i n t o . I t i s i m p o r t a n t y o u r e a d t h e r e l e v a n t l i t e r a t u r e o n c o n d u c t i n g a l i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w , p a r t i c u l a r l y w h a t s o u r c e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t h e p r o c e s s o f p u t t i n g t h e s e t o g e t h e r i n o r d e r t o m a k e v i a b l e a n d v a l i d c o n c l u s i o n s . A l i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w i s N O T a d e s c r i p t i v e s u m m a r y o f w h a t d i f f e r e n t a c a d e m i c w r i t e r s a r e p r o d u c i n g c u r r e n t l y .
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” W r i t e a b u s i n e s s p l a n f o r e i t h e r y o u r o w n b u s i n e s s o r f o r o n e t h a t y o u w a n t t o s e t u p ( W a s h a n d c l e a n d r y c l o t h s / L a u n d r y ) . U s e a s a m o d e l t h e s p e c i m e n b u s i n e s s p l a n i n t h e A p p e n d i x 2 t o C h a p t e r 1 4 t h a t i s c l o s e s t t o y o u r b u s i n e s s ( r e t a i l , s e r v i c e o r m a n u f a c t u r e ) ; p r e p a r e a b u s i n e s s p l a n f o r y o u r o w n b u s i n e s s i d e a , u s i n g t h e p r o f o r m a a v a i l a b l e i n P a u l B u r n s E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d S m a l l B u s i n e s s , p p . 3 8 4 - 3 8 8 . W h i l s t y o u d o n o t h a v e t o f o l l o w t h e p r e c i s e f o r m a t f o r a p l a n r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h i s t e x t , y o u a r e e x p e c t e d t o c o v e r a l l t h e m a i n e l e m e n t s o f a p l a n , i n c l u d i n g f i n a n c i a l f o r e c a s t s f o r 3 y e a r s .
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You are required to write a business plan either for a business idea you have or this can be a real or an imaginary business or one for an existing small business showing its growth path. Whilst you do not have to follow any precise format, you are expected to cover all the main elements of a plan, make certain your business plan covers all the areas covered in the marking criteria and grading grid. Attached. also make the business plan in Omani Rial Currency and the business should be avoidable and realistic such as restaurant, bookshop. small business
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