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Choosing a Firm To Write Your SNHU ECO-201 Final Project About

If you have not yet selected a firm for your final paper, these companies have proven successful for this assignment by previous students and all on this list are publicly traded, US-based companies. Their products and markets are easy to identify and analyze with the microeconomic tools developed in this course. If you would like to choose a company not on this list, please work with me to make sure it’s a good fit for the assignment.
List of Pre-Approved Companies to use for your ECO-201 Final Paper
1. Starbucks
2. Nike
3. Southwest Airlines
4. Netflix
5. Ford
6. GM
7. Under Armour
8. Chipotle
9. American Outdoor Brands (formerly Smith and Wesson)
10. Coca Cola
11. Whole Foods
12. Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
13. Anheuser-Busch
14. First Solar
15. Tesla
16. Wendy’s
17. McDonalds
18. Harley Davidson
19. Campbells
20. UPS
21. Goodyear
22. Hasbro
23. EA
If any of these options interest you, then you can go ahead and email your selection to me and get started on your research (your choice will automatically be approved). If you don’t like any of the pre-approved options, you may request to research a firm of your choice. The firm you choose must meet the following characteristics:
1. A company that has been publicly traded for at least 5 years
2. Based in the U.S. market
3. Currently in business
Companies you may NOT Choose
1. Hershey (I will be providing a sample paper on this company)
2. Google
3. Microsoft
4. eBay
5. Facebook
6. Walmart
7. Berkshire Hathaway
8. Amazon
9. Green Mountain / Keurig (no longer publicly traded)
10. Expedia (Sample Video on this company)
This list is primarily to avoid large and complex companies that students have struggled to write about in the past.  This paper is already enough of a challenge - why make it more difficult?!

Once you have selected a firm, here are some resources to get you started on writing milestone one:
Milestone One Tips on the Introduction Video
Milestone One Tips on the History & Overview Video
Expedia Introduction Example video
Milestone One Tips and Examples
How to Find What You Need from the Library for your Research Paper






































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