WRT3050W Business Writing
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Assignment
You work for Entrepreneurs Ink, a company that provides advice and information to would-be entrepreneurs about potentially lucrative business fields. You will be assigned to a team that will complete and investigative report on a "hot" field that your client base wants to learn about or "hot" business that your client wants to grow.
Entrepreneurs Ink client base breakdown:
- 35% - College students and recent college graduates (Even split male/female)
- 24% - Home-based business women (Ages 25-45)
- 20% - Financial investors (Individual and corporate)
- 16% - Inventors - technology and manufacturing fields - ages 15 to 65 (85% male)
- 15% - Service providers - all fields (Sole providers & partnerships)
Your team will produce a factual, informative report that includes:
- Introduction and overview
- Background information
- Analysis of successful enterprises
- Audience appeal for business
- Competition
- Trends
- Conclusion and recommendation
This written packet will be made available to interested clients. Your team will also make a presentation of your findings to EI's senior vice presidents.
Teams
Mon/Wed
Team One - Sports Complex
- Kathryn Giorano
- Daniel Smith
- Dominique Mercer
- Tim Connolly
Team Two - Restaurant Industry
- Jessica Coonan
- Alexander Giller
- Neil Berzins
- Savanna Ellis
- Jess Kirkby
Team Three - Foreign Cuisine Restaurant
- Rafael Cabral
- Kevin Wells
- Christina McCarron
- Kristina Martin
Tue/Thur
Team One - Sustainable Building
- Christopher Chaves
- Marissa Gambale
- Phumana Phim
- Nelson Santos DaGarca
Team Two- Coffee Shop
- Melissa Garabedian
- Amanda Northrop
- Eric Lunt
- Christopher Lawrence
Team Three- Safety in Performance Vehicles
- Katherine Noll
- Eric Hebert
- Kaitlyn Swarts
- Ricardo Vega
Topics
Wiki Editing Help
- Use Media Wiki's Help:Editing, Help:Editing_FAQ, Wikitext_Examples and Footnotes & References pages for instructions on how to indent, bold, underline, create links, create new pages, etc.
*To include images in your wiki pages you will need to upload the image. Click on Upload file in the Toolbox to the left. Use the browse button to search for the file you want to upload. Follow the instructions on the page for linking to the image you have just uploaded. Don't forget, images fall within the same copyright restrictions as written works. ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES (INCLUDING IMAGES).
- Use Dan Wood's Wikis for Dummies.
Essential Wiki Attitudes
- Shared authorship
- Easier is Better
- Throw it up there
- Unfinished is OK
- Bold is beautiful
- Set an example
- Let it happen
- Structure can wait
- We don't need NO stinkin' rules!
- Follow the community
Wiki Etiquette
DO's
- Be bold
- Make notes
- Give praise
- Build structure
- Be polite
DON'Ts
- Take it personally
- Ignore questions
- Delete useful content
- Be chatty
- Keep it a secret
Most of all: Have FUN!
