Close to 50% of the typical industrial and retail firm's assets are held as working capital. Many newly minted college graduates work in positions that focus on working capital management, particularly in small businesses in which most new jobs are created in today's economy. To prepare for this Discussion: Shared Practice, select two of the following components of working capital management: the cash conversion cycle, the cash budget, inventory management, and credit policies. Think about scenarios in which your selected topics were important for informing decision making. Be sure to refer to your Learning Resources for this week, and your professional experience on working capital concepts to help develop your scenarios