Please review the Class Presentation for this week and briefly discuss what you are hearing/seeing in Business Finance News and address the questions below. Please Note: There is a new question (in red) that relates to our presentation this week. 

Finance is the heart and soul of any enterprise. It plays a vital role right from the establishment of a business to play an important role in driving its growth. Business finance refers to funds availed by business owners to meet their needs that may include commencing a business, obtaining top-up funds to finance business operations, obtaining finance to purchase capital assets for the business or to deal with a sudden cash crunch faced by the business. 

Briefly discuss what you are you hearing/seeing in Business Finance News addressing the questions below.

1. Look at Business Finance news (any viable source)
2. Include a brief discussion of the following.

1. Business Name (Must be a publicly traded company on the NYSE): Why did you choose this business? (3-5 sentences)
2. CEO or CFO Name/Background Information (3-5 sentences min)
3. What does the company do? (3-5 sentences min)
4. Company Profits (last year or what you can locate)
5. Company Culture (3-5 sentences min)
6. What is their best selling product? How much revenue did it generate for them last year (or what you can locate)? (3-5 sentences min)
7. How much did this company payout in dividends  in 2020 (An average number is fine. Either percentage or dollar amount.). Would you recommend buying this stock for the dividend? Why or why not? (3-5 sentences)

This assignment should take you between 30-45 minutes to complete. 

There are NO restrictions on the kind of business you can address with these questions. It can range from Entertainment, Medical, Banking, Real Estate or Automotive. All I ask is that you use a viable/trustworthy  news resources such as MSNBC, CNN or Fox News (for example).

The purpose behind this exercise is to begin to open your eyes to the kinds of businesses that are out there and gain a better understanding of them. Also, if you have an idea of the kind of industry you would like to work in, please use this weekly exercise to investigate companies you would be interested working with. By doing research on a company prior to interviewing with them may be a crucial component to helping you find or even land the job you want.  

In order to receive full credit please also respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts . When responding, please include what you liked or found interesting about the peer’s post. Please be respectful of others views and/or opinions.