Title: Assignment
Course: BUS 270 Introduction to Sustainability in Business > Section: BUS 270 Introduction to Sustainability in Business

Assignment

Dropbox Assignment 6

Directions:

1. After reading and viewing the materials for this week, explore the answers to the questions below.
2. In complete sentences with correct grammar and with factual information write your answers.
3. Provide the sources of your information
4. Post the answers in Dropbox Assignment 6

Answer the following questions:

Part I. Preparing for your visit to a local agencies

1. What local assistance and resources agencies did you find?  Name them and provide the website link for each.
2. Which resources are associated with the SBA?
3. What assistance and resources do they provide?
4. Which of these agencies has resources for financing business start-up (grants, loans, etc.)? List the financial resource and provide the website link.
5. How would you include the financing information into your business plan format?
6. Do the local agencies offer learning resources, such as seminars and workshops?  List them; provide dates, times, and topics.
7. Of the local resources you researched, do any have green business specific information? List the resource, and provide website links to the information.
8. Are there any fees associated with their services?
9. What assistance would you like to receive from the local agency?

Part II. Visit a local agency

1. Considering your business needs, which of the local agencies might provide you with useful information?
2. Provide the address and hours of operations of this agency?
3. Call or look at the agency’s website. Can you drop by or do you need to make an appointment to talk to a business startup advisor?
4. What are the questions you prepared to ask the business startup advisor?
5. What information about your proposed small green business did you bring with you?
6. What happened during your visit? What did the advisor tell you?
7. What information did you receive that was helpful?
8. What will you do with this information?

Part III. For extra credit: 1 to 10 pts depending on the quality of the response

1. Visit a local small business agency of your choice. What did you ask? What information did you receive that was helpful?

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