Question

You have been working as an Assistant Manager at Mimi and Jasmine's (M&J) warehouse. M&J is an innovative cosmetics company that was started several years ago by two women. Because fulfilling small orders is not what you envision for your career, you have begun to study business. You have recently learned that the owners of M&J are interested in selling the business. You are interested in buying the company so based on the advice of a small business consultant at the local Chamber of Commerce, you decide to put together a business plan to secure a loan.

1. M&J is a somewhat informal organization in which a number of friends and family member pitch in to do whatever it takes to make the business successful. Overall, this has worked well, but you know what sometimes there is some serious miscommunication resulting from the lack of clear authority. The lines between the marketing, shipping, finance, main office, and sales departments are fuzzy at best. There are people working in multiple departments who have no clear accountability to any one manager. In your response:

First, examine how businesses can be organized and structured in general
Next, provide a specific plan for M&J that reflects your understanding of management and the most appropriate structure for M&J as a small business with 23 employees

Answer 1

First of all, because there is no set manager, the owner probably does not know what the company is doing so, he will probably give it to you for a small price. After buying the company, you should first inquire about the employees (what can they do, what expirience etc.) After inquiring about the employees you need to promote the most expriienced and best employee as a manager. Because they have expirience, they will know who goes where.

I hope this helps.