- Choose one of the Fortune 500 companies. (Publicly traded firms). - Identify the company's mission statement and define what products or services the company provides. - Give a background history of the founder or the president of the company, and when the company was found. - Identify where the corporate headquarters is located and the number of employees the company has. - Present the most recent financial statements (Income Statement, Statement of Shareholders' Equity and Balance Sheet), and compute the final ratios as presented in the textbook - Give an opinion on how good or bad the company has performed in recent years