Hi Class:

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: (Please choose a different company than Week #10 to answer the questions below. Must be publicly traded on the NYSE): Why did you choose this business? (3-5 sentences)
2. Briefly discuss who the current CEO/Owner is: Do you have an opinion on how they are leading this company? Like or dislike their business strategy? (5 sentences minimum)
3. What does the company do? Include a brief discussion that includes their specific products and services. (5 sentences minimum)
4. Recent company profits/revenue(best approximate you can locate): Is there a strategy in place to retain or grow their profits/revenue? Yahoo Finance (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)can be a good resource to locate this information. (5 sentences minimum)
5. Company Culture: Brief discussion of their current culture including what you like or dislike. What do the employees have to say on Glassdoor (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)or any other employee review site? Would you work here? (5 sentences minimum)
6. 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)

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.