Homework: Training and Development in Small Businesses
Select a small business with which you are familiar. Imagine that you have been called into that business to provide a consultation on training. Create a comprehensive training proposal for the business.
Write a 6 to 8 page paper in which you:
• Analyze key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.
• Predict 3to 5 potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.
• Justify the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.
• Propose a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market. The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.