Overview

This milestone is the first in a series of connected assignments leading up to your Final Project. In Milestone One, you'll analyze and evaluate a business's financial health and recommend financing options that can improve it$.$ Use the Final Project Business Options List to choose the business that you'll examine in your Final Project. Then use Mergent Online to locate the latest quarterly financial statements for the business: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement.

Scenario

The CFO of your company has asked for your support in preparing a report for the business's board of directors. Many of the board members are new, and some of them have little background in finance. With this in mind, you will need to write a report that all board members can easily understand.

Directions

Write a short paper that introduces the business you chose for your final project.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Business Selection: Select a company from the Final Project Business Options List and describe the business you chose, including the business name and what the business offers consumers.