Assignment Instruction: Portfolio Assignment: Visit the Course Tools / Portfolio tab of the classroom and view the following video about the use of Portfolio: Portfolio Video .
* In an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation describing the four to five stages of the business lifecycle.
* What are the characteristics of each stage?
* What might the organization experience at each stage?
* Provide examples to support your description
* Prepare an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation; no less than 8 slides of content.
* Use Speaker Notes for explanations and details (How to create a PowerPoint video 1 and how to add speaker notes 2).
* Use either speaker notes or include an audio or video.
* Please support your presentation with three (3) credible references. Please note: Wikipedia and similar websites are not credible academic references. The best place to look is the Online Trefrey Library.
* Using Portfolio, submit your PPT artifact to your Portfolio account.
* Additionally, be sure to upload this assignment to your Classroom Assignment as well.
Grading Rubric:
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Assignment Resources & Supports
* Office 365 [webpage]: You have free access as an APUS student. Sign in with your MyCampus Email credentials.
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Academic Integrity

This Assignment aligns with the following:
* Course Objective: 1 & 5
* Lesson Objective: 1.1, 1.2, & 5.1