Beb E Bussine3Ss

ELECTRONIC BUSINESS

(BEB3014)

PROJECT

Tri 1 2012/2013

Format: E-business plan report

Submission: Group (maximum of 5 members)

World Length: 3000 – 3500 words (body only, excluding preliminaries, references and appendices)

Weighting: 30 Marks

Due Date: 23 August 2012 (Thursday) latest by 2pm

Prepare an e-business plan in a report format for a BUSINESS of your choice (you need to get the tutor’s approval for the business you plan to use). Use the resource site by Turban et al. to prepare the e-business plan. You are also required to develop an e-business website prototype for the business that you proposed for this project.

E-business Plan Report

Please go to the following site to Turban’s E-commerce student resource site:

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_turban_ec_2012/207/53240/13629485.cw/index.html

*Go to Online Tutorials>T2: E-Business Plan

Your business plan should consist of the following FOUR (4) main sections and sub-sections:

1. Preliminaries

* Cover letter

* Table of contents

* Executive summary

2. Body

* Introduction – Business description

* Vision and mission of the business

* Market analysis

* Competitor analysis

* Operations

* Financials

* Conclusion

3. References

* Using APA (American Psychological Association) referencing style for any citations used in Section (1), (2), and (3). Further information can be obtained from the link below: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

4. Appendixes (for financial and/or other bulky material)

Website Prototype

Guidelines for creating an e-business website prototype:

* Students need to register an account under www.freewebstore.org

* Students might need to download the user manual provided by FreeWebstore or to visit their website for further assistance while developing the e-business website.

* Do not share your username and password with anyone besides your group...