Restone peak retail consulting firm.

You are a consulting company who researches all types of industries for start-up companies. To get a head start on business, you research industries and keep them on file for future use. You will need to present a 13 to 15 minute presentation of professional standard on one of the industries that your team has selected to research. The use of PowerPoint (no Prezi) is required. Each member of your team must do their fair share in preparing and presenting the materials to be utilized in the presentation and submitted to the instructor. A peer evaluation (found on Moodle) will be collected from each group member to assist in the instructor’s evaluation of grade assignments. The peer evaluation is worth 5% of each individual’s grade. Portions of the grading will be team base while other parts will be assigned individually. The rubric that will be used for grading can be found on Moodle.
• A hard copy of your PowerPoint presentations is to be turned in on the day that you present. Please print three slides to page.
• The member’s name should be inconspicuous and no larger than 12-font size.

1. Make-up a name and symbolic logo for your consulting firm. This logo is to be used on your PowerPoint presentation – 1st slide along with your names.
2. Give background information on the industry – Explaining why on each point (be thorough)

• identify the products or services within the industry
• The size of the industry (in terms of sales, businesses and/or employment)
• Rate of growth or decline (is the market growing or declining)
• Market Structure (fragmented or consolidated)**
• Market Structure – Monopoly, oligopoly, etc.

1. Percent of Market share produced internationally vs. domestic
2. Is the industry regulated (degree of government involvement and regulations)
3. Who are the companies in this industry

• Which companies have the largest market share

1. Discuss Sustainability (is the company ongoing)? Please explain.
2. Is it a green industry? Please explain.
3. List the key factor(s) and how they affect the industry. Explain.

• Key factors are any economic, political/legal, technological, or socio-cultural factors that apply to your business

1. It is a growing market – Where is it on the “life cycle?” Explain conclusion.
2. How does technology fit in to this industry? Explain conclusion.
3. How are products marketed – to other industries, individuals, both? Explain conclusion.
4. How much outsourcing is used in industry? Explain conclusion.
5. What do the stock market analysts say about the industry?
6. What is the employment outlook?
7. What type of professionals do they hire?
8. Include any other information (facts) that will make your presentation interesting.
   Information can be found from the following resources:
   • www.bls.gov/iag
   • Yahoofinance.com
   • Bellarmine library web page under databases A-Z:
   • “The Encyclopedia of American Industries”
   • Business Source Premier - Type in an industry such as “coffee” and also add “industry profile”.
   Print resources – Found in the Library:
   • Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys
   • Encyclopedia of Global Industries
   • Handbook of Industry Profiles

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