INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
3. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.
4. You must submit your hardcopy assignment to your Facilitator according to the due date.
5. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another person’s assignment.
You should also not plagiarise another person’s work as your own.
EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
This assignment calls for critical thinking and analysis of the small business management
process.
ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVES:
You are required to visit a local small business (as defined by SME Corp) that has had
reasonable growth over the last three to five years. Your assignment is to assess that business
holistically. Key questions that you need to pose will include:
1. What are the specific problems the small business owner faced due to the organizations
growth? And how did the owner handle those problems?
2. What process does the owner use to hire new employees?
3. How does the owner organize the jobs in his small business?
4. Do they have a management succession plan?
5. What is the owners overall business strategy for the future?
Having gained sufficient information and knowledge about the small business and its industry
you are required to critically assess the viability of the business. This would include the
competitive environment, the benefits and risks, available technology, availability of resources,
manpower and other relevant factors. In hindsight what would you do differently if you were the
small business owner? You will need to provide realistic recommendations and options based
on sound principles taking into account the challenges for small businesses in Yemen.
Note: The grade for this assignment will be substantially influenced by the originality and overall
ability of the student to compare, evaluate and analyze the challenges in small business
management. Any form of plagiarism and / or lack of proper referencing will result in a
substantial mark down or fail result.
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION:
All assignments must be handed in at the stated time and in the stated form or they will
automatically receive a grade zero. It is your responsibility to retain a copy of your assignments
should any questions arise later concerning the said assignments.