1. Access the Inc. magazine Web site at inc.com. Identify a list of recent articles that relate to how business opportunities are evaluated by venture investors and/or articles discussing why venture investors chose not to invest in potential business opportunities.

2.Access the Center for Business Planning Web site at www.businessplans.org. The site provides examples of business plans prepared by MBA students from top business schools and presented to panels of investors at recent Moot Corp. competitions hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Review one of the business plans. Write a brief summary comparing the segments or elements included in the business plan to the key elements of a typical business plan presented in the chapter.