TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
Student Declaration 3
Task 1 4
1.0 History of Money and Business 5
1.1 Sources of Finance 5
1.2 Cash Flow 6
1.3 Investment Decisions 7
1.4 Budget 10
1.4.1 Why Budget 10
1.4.2 Elements of a Budget 10
1.5 Profit and Loss 11
1.5.1 What is asset? 11
Task 2 12
2.0 What is Strategy? 13
2.1 Why is Strategic Planning Important? 13
2.2 Strategic Planning Process 15
2.3 The Business Environment 16
2.4 PEST- Political, Economic, Social and Technological 16
2.5 SWOT- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats 17
Task 3 18
3.0 Intranet 20
3.1 Two Functions of an Intranet 20
3.1.1 Examples of Intranet 21
3.2 Extranet 21
3.3 Two Functions of an Extranet 22
3.3.1 Examples of Extranet 22
3.4 Work groups 23
3.5 Two Functions of a Workgroup 23
3.5.1 Examples of Workgroups 24
3.6 Intranet, Extranet and Work groups Summary Table 25
Task 4 27
4.0 What is Mentoring 28
4.1 Roles of a Mentor 28
4.2 Process of Mentoring 29
4.3 Cost of Mentoring 30
4.4 Benefits of Mentoring 30
4.5 Inducting New Employees or Interns 31
5.0 Reference List 33
6.0 Bibliography 36
7.0 Appendices 37
Appendix I - Michael Porter Five Forces 38
Appendix 2 - Michael Porter Value Chain 39
Appendix 3 - Cash Flow Statement 40
Appendix 4 - Profit and Loss Account 41
Appendix 5 - Budget 42
Appendix 6 Value Chain 43
8.0 Electronic Copy of Project 44
Tables and Figures
Tables
Table 1 Network Summary Table 26
Table 2 Network and Features Differences 26
Table 3 Roles of a Mentor 28
Figures
Figure 1 Strategic Planning Process Diagram 15
Figure 2 The Business Environment...