Assessment Brief

*** Whomever I chose will have to do all 4 week journal entries
because the companies you chose will have to be written about in all 4
weeks journal entries**** Original and Plagiarism free**Please read assignment before asking to do it. 3 page minimum with any references used!!!
Week
Two Journal
Objective
You
will create profiles for the for-profit and not-for-profit companies that you
have chosen to examine in this course.
Instructions
This
week, you will fill out the company profiles for both of the companies you
chose to research. Follow the instructions and questions below for each
company.
Please
answer all questions in detail. Because this journal is worth 5% of your final
grade, there is a high expectation for your participation. Grades for the
journals are based on content, critical engagement, quality of reflection, and
detail. Please submit the completed journal via the Assignment Basket found in
the Week Two Journal tab on the left navigation toolbar by Day 7.
Company Profile (Not-for-Profit)
Profile of [Company Name] (Franz, 2005)
Write a paragraph here that describes the company. Identify
the company’s:
1. 
Area of interest
2. 
History
3. 
Summary of activities
4. 
Funding sources
5. 
Mission statement
6. 
Values statement
Tip: Good sources of information to
use are the company website and other credible non-profit web sites.
Include the company’s details:
1. 
Location
a. 
List the headquarters.
b. 
List any major branch offices.
2. 
Tax exempt status
a. 
Is the company a 501c)(3)? If so, what date was it granted
this status? If not, what is the name of the umbrella organization?
3. 
Personnel
a. 
How many employees does the company have?
Then,
examine and discuss the following:
1.  What obstacles does the company
face in its sector, and does the company have any innovative approaches to
overcoming those obstacles?
2.  Describe a time in which the
company faced a major crisis that threatened its business. How did the company
address and overcome this situation?
Reference
Frantz, P. (2005, February 13).
Company profile template. Connexions.
Retrieved from http://cnx.org/content/m12649/1.1/
Company Profile (For-Profit)
Profile of [Company Name] (Franz, 2005)
Write a paragraph here that describes the company. Identify
the company’s:
1. 
Area of interest
2. 
History
3. 
Summary of activities
4. 
Funding sources
5. 
Mission statement
6. 
Values statement
Tip: Good sources of information to
use are the company website and other credible non-profit web sites.
Include the company’s details:
1. 
Location
a. 
List the headquarters.
b. 
List any major branch offices.
2. 
Financial facts – Provide information regarding the
following:
a. 
The company’s most recent revenues.
b. 
The company’s most recent profits.
c. 
The company’s historical growth in relation to its revenue
and profit.
d. 
How the company compares to other companies in its sector.
3. 
Personnel
a. 
How many employees does the company have?
Then,
examine and discuss the following:
1.  Competitiveness. How does the
company compare to its main competitors? Consider both domestic and local
markets.
2.  What obstacles does the company
face in its sector, and does the company have any innovative approaches to
overcoming them?
3.  Leadership. Research and describe
a time in which the company faced a major crisis that threatened its business.
How did the company address and overcome this situation?
Reference
Frantz, P. (2005, February 13).
Company profile template. Connexions.
Retrieved from http://cnx.org/content/m12649/1.1/