Review the following scenario and respond to the follow-up questions in an APA formatted report of 2400-2600 words . Students will also submit a PowerPoint presentation of no more than 8 slides summarizing the case and your response, to be posted and discussed by peers in Unit 11.

Case

Tom, Dick, and Harry have been best friends since kindergarten. Tom is the business brain of the group. Dick is the mechanical one and Harry is the creative one. All grown-up, the boys decided that they should start making some serious money to provide for their expanding families. The boys decided that they salvage small scrap metal pieces, nuts, and bolts from junkyards and salvage yards which Harry would design and Dick would cast and weld into decorative art pieces. Tom will raise money from friends and family and look for distribution channels. Dick has a step-daughter, Dorothy, who is 16 and mechanically inclined as well. Dorothy could be Dicks apprentice. Harrys wife, Helen, is a recent BBA graduate from Yorkville University specializing in marketing and she could be recruited to help with sales and marketing. Helens good friend, Fern, is an award winning designer with a national home decor chain who the group might be able to induce to join them. Toms twin brother, Tim, recently won the lottery and is pursuing his dream to be a photographer. Dicks wife, Janine, is a real estate agent; she believes she has found an old warehouse in the industrial part of town that could be turned into their headquarters. The owner of the warehouse, Jordan, is retiring and open to the idea of selling or renting the space.

How might the business be structured? What might be some of the legal issues that could arise in operating the business and selling the product? What are some of the agreements that might be needed?

Evaluation

Capstone Project will be marked in its entirety out of 100. The following rubric indicates the criteria students are to adhere to, and their relative weights to the assignment overall.

Activity/Competencies Demonstrated	% of Final Grade
Selection of most appropriate business structure and justification of choice	/30
Identification and explanation of possible legal issues associated with chosen business structure	/30
Proposals for legal agreements required to address the issues	/20
Use of scholarly and credible sources, correctly integrated and cited in paper	/10
Use of appropriate writing convention and format	/10
Total	/100