Middle East College Al Maha Petroleum and Shell Oman Marketing Company Research Paper Required/instructed to choose two small scale businesses selling the

Middle East College Al Maha Petroleum and Shell Oman Marketing Company Research Paper Required/instructed to choose two small scale businesses selling the same type of commodities, located nearby your place, for the purpose of analysing and comparing. Option: you can also use the internet and find at least two small scale businesses to analyse and compare (the same instruction as above).

The main purpose of this assignment is to use the right methodology of obtaining correct information that link to the topic of your choice. Learning to analyse business information and data and compile them in the form of an effective short report.

Questions:

1. Based on the result of your findings (the result of your research OR interview), describe in the form of a brief paragraph of the following:

1;1. Location of each business

1.2. How these 2 competitors do the business:

1.3. What are the problems they faced and the products they are selling?

1.4. Who are their main competitors in the existing marketplace?

2. Write a brief history of each business you have chosen.

2.1. Brief history of business 1:

2.2. Brief history of business 2:

3. Produce a brief summary of your report using the grid below.

Note: I’ve uploaded the grid inside word file named “Grid for question 3”.

4. Produce a comparative analysis between the two businesses of your choice using the grid below.

Note: I’ve uploaded the grid inside word file named “Grid for question 4”.

5. Examine how these two businesses of your choice (Business 1 and Business 2) similar and differ from each other.

6. Conclude your report briefly.

7. Discuss how Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting Oman’s small-scale businesses and what actions will you take to protect them. (150 words).

*** I have uploaded two attachments named “Grid for question 3”, “Grid for question 4”.

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