Small Business Owner

Question 1

You are a new small business owner focused on selling healthy pet food/products in a small town. You are struggling to bring in new customers and develop a name for your store.

Address the following in 525 to 700 words:

• Identify several key business strategies that the business should consider
• Compare the business strategies you selected and determine which would be the most useful for your current situation
• Select examples of business strategies that could be utilized to bring in customers and develop a plan for improving the reputation of the business that will bring customers back
• Determine the metrics that you will use to evaluate your selected business strategy for effectiveness

Question 2

Identify Costco’s mission, vision, and values.

Address the following in 525 to 700 words:

• Evaluate whether the company’s actions seem to align with their vision and mission statements.
• Examine how the mission and vision of the organization might affect or guide employees in the company.
• Describe the company’s culture based on your analysis.