Career Ed
STOCK MARKET ASSIGNMENT
You have recently acquired 51% of a company. Being the owner of this company, you
have designated yourself as the co-Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As your company is
expanding to various areas in the world, your company has come into need to raise
more capital for the expansion.
Using technology (the Internet in particular), research and create a PowerPoint
presentation to help entice the public in investing in your company.
Things to include in your slides:
Information regarding the company:
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Past History
Stock symbol
What does this business do--what products are made--what extent is the
company global?
Business address
With which exchange is this stock listed
Name of CEO (chief executive officer) and Board of Directors (if any)
Information regarding prices:
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Price listing
Graph or chart of stock performance
NOTE: Why should investors invest in your company? This is your sales pitch – you need
to communicate this in your presentation.
Your presentation should be at most 3 minutes long. Make sure you do a trial run and
time yourself. You will be presenting to the class.