Throughout the term, you have learned about several facets of a business by completing Capstone assessments in the previous modules. In this final requirement, you will refer back to your prior installments, focus on specific content, and provide a summary of what you learned. The best way to think about Topics #1-#4 is that you are reporting on the business "topics" that you learned about rather than the companies that were used to obtain this knowledge. In Topic #5, you will conclude your installment by focusing on each company.

Topic #4 Human & Financial Resources: Utilize your Capstone #7 installment to discuss how a company could motivate its employees. Utilize your Capstone #8 installment to provide an example of a company's relationship with its employees and how prospective employees could be recruited. Utilize your Capstone #12 installment to provide an example of the types of factors that would lead you to conclude that a company is financially strong or weak.

Next, based on the content that we learned about in this module, review the minutes for the most recent meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve Federal Open Market Committee located in the Meeting calendars, statements, and minutes section of their website. What impact does this announcement have on the interest rate that could be charged to a company who is trying to obtain a loan to expand its operations?