FIRST PART  Please respond to the following: ONE PARAGRAPH PER QUESTION  · Imagine you find yourself unemployed in this current economic environment. From the Small Business Association’s Website, ana

FIRST PART 

Please respond to the following: ONE PARAGRAPH PER QUESTION 

· Imagine you find yourself unemployed in this current economic environment. From the Small Business Association’s Website, analyze the subcontracting opportunities that you discovered and discuss which one is best suited for you and state why.

· Evaluate how the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé program is useful for a small-business owner contracting with the federal government for the first time.

SECOND PART:

Please respond to the following: ONE PARAGRAPH PER QUESTION 

· From the Small Business Association’s Website, determine how you can use the information you found from this Website to start a new business or expand an existing one.

· Imagine you are a small business owner (you decide the business you are starting, (e.g., a convenience store, other small shops such as a bakery or delicatessen, or small-scale manufacturing, etc.). From the Small Business Association’s Website, describe three to five grants you would qualify for, and determine the steps for developing a business plan for your business.