BUS 4476 Troy University Internal Environment Financial Analysis Worksheet

1. SPACING: The assignment should be double-spaced, except for the “Timeline,” which should be single-spaced with double spacing between entries. The “Reference” section should also be single-spaced with double spacing between entries.

2. FONT SIZE: Use Times Roman 12-point font.

3. FORMAT: Number all pages (bottom of page), and indent new paragraphs 5 spaces. Use the APA writing style to properly cite and reference all research material.

4. LENGTH: The body of the paper usually consists of 15-20 pages of text, which typically translates into 4-5 typed pages per person.

5. RESEARCH: Effective research references many sources. (Use sources less than or equal to 10 years old.) Some basic references include the following:

a.Your textbook

b.Finance.yahoo.com and MSNmoney.com

c.Hoovers.com

d.Company Profile and Industry Profile:
Business Source Premier (Enhanced)
Datamonitor reports from Troy’s electronic databases (http://library.troy.edu/databases_business.html)

e.The company’s website

f.Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov)

g.Wikipedia’s references or sources (NOT Wikipedia)

6. INSTRUCTION PAGE: You must delete the instruction page; that is, the title page is the first page of the report.