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Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to allow the student an opportunity to apply their understanding of cash flow management, break-even analysis, and short-term and long-term financing in starting and growing a business. 

Assignment Steps 

Resources: OECD Database, Corporate Finance

Prepare a 12- to 15-slide PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes requesting initial funding of $500,000 to start and run a start-up company. The proposed start-up company could be an existing business model (coffee shop, pet store, etc.) or could be something entirely new and exciting. 

Create the presentation in the following format, with at least one slide to cover each of the following areas: 

• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Information about the Industry
• Marketing Plan
• Competitor Analysis
• 3 Year Income Statement (Profit & Loss) Projections
• Include your assumptions for why and how you will achieve your sales growth and what significant expenses and investments you expect to incur to achieve your revenue goals.
• 3 Year Proposed Funding Schedule (Sources and uses of the funds received.)
• Break-Even Analysis
• Academic and Business References 

Review the following scenarios and assumption, and explain how it impacts your decision to expand:

• After Year 3, the investors are interested in your company expanding internationally to possibly outsource labor or to reduce manufacturing costs. What countries would you expand to first, and why? What factors would you need to consider in making this decision?
• What is the corporate tax rate in the countries you are considering expanding your business to, and how will that affect your decision to expand globally? (Use OECD Database or another resource to determine the corporate tax rate).
• The investors want to see a decision tree detailing the decisions you would make if you received $300K now and $200K at the end of three years instead of $500K up front.
• The investors would like your team to provide advantages and disadvantages of using debt financing versus selling company stock to raise capital for growth.
• Briefly explain the venture capital process. Does it make sense for your company to raise funds through venture capital? 

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. 

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Alexander Bielakowski’s “Eisenhower: The First Nato Saceur” War and Society” explores the war between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Soviet Union. It explores the mutual defense pact between the two parties on ending the war and hostilities among nations involved in the conflict. Bielakowski explorers which the goals and objectives of the mutual respect pact between Europeans and North Americans. It revolves around events that took place in the 1950s (Bielakowski, 2004). The pact between the parties lasted over seventeen months. The text explores the events that took place between these period. Some of the objectives and goals that the author intended to achieve include to discourage rearmament and encourage peace among parties. Using evidence from the pact signed between Europeans and North Americans, the author emphasizes on the importance of treaties and the role they play in peaceful co-existence among nations.

Bielakowski uses historical evidence to support his argument in the text. One of the merits of the argument he presents in the article is that the author uses facts and evidence from history hence making his argument credible. One of the references that the author keeps on referring to in the text is Eisenshower. He was the first Saceur to be appointed to oversee the signing of the treaty and mutual-respect pact between European and American nations. Bielakwoski describes him as the only person who possessed international military qualifications to mediate between the parties (Bielakowski, 2004). According to the author, efforts to disarm countries needs to be headed by a person with significant experience. Besides, the author points out the need for countries to strictly conform to disarmament policies so as to end hostilities and human rights violations across the world. Other than evidence and facts from the mutual respect pact, the author also uses characters such as Eisenshower to support his position.

Moreover, one of the other merits of the source is that it uses history to justify current and future events. Beilakwoski uses historical evidence of the events that took place in the 1950s to support his position on disarmament and misuse of power. The author explores the effects of both World War I and World War II (Bielakowski, 2004). He explores the devastating effects that the war had on both military personnel and innocent civilians who were not participating in the war. Using experiences from Eisenshower, the author is able to paint a vivid picture of how war can affect the lives of military personnel. The source is successful in convince its readers to support the author’s position against war and unnecessary use of force.

Bielakwoski is against nations such as the United States using its superpowers and influence to suppress or exert unnecessary pressure on smaller and less powerful countries. Using historical evidence, the author argues how both World War 1 and World War II were used by superpowers to gain control of other countries and exert their unwarranted influence to these countries (Bielakowski, 2004). Bielakwoski is against the use of weapons of mass destruction during war as it leads to loss of innocent lives. He supports countries solving their disputes and conflicts amicably through mediation and signing of peace treaties and pacts. Using evidence from treaties and pacts signed by Europeans and American nations, the author sustains his argument on the importance of treaties and pacts in ensuring peaceful co-existence among warring parties.

Bielakowski believes that the best ways to defend a country is through a mutual defense pact and not use of force and military personnel to guard borders and participate in wars to defend their countries. The author gives an example of the North Atlantic Treaty and how the treated led to the easing of tension among nations involved in the conflict. According to the text, the treaty forced the warring parties to recognize the clauses they had signed and forced them to end the hostility and embrace unity (Bielakowski, 2004). Since the countries had signed the agreement, they had no choice but to honor the requirement to disarm that was one of the constituent of the North Atlantic treaty. Using logical evidence such as the reference to the North Atlantic Treaty, the author is successful in sustaining his argument on disarmament and convincing his readers that peace is better than war.

In a nutshell, the source highlights the importance of treaties and pacts in ending hostilities among warring countries or communities. It emphasizes on the need for disarmament. Using historical evidence of how treaties were used to end wars such as World War 1 and World War II, the author manages to convince his readers of his position.

References

Bielakowski, A. M. (2004). Eisenhower: The first NATO SACEUR. War & Society, 22(2), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1179/072924704791198820

Find attached the assignment instructions. I have attached the articles needed but I will need additional peer-reviewed resources.