Located in a high student traffic area, The Stationery Stop has easy access to its clientele. The business itself requires very little space for establishment and occupies only about 15 ft by 12 ft of space. The Stationery Stop is such a small organization, no facilities are required to maintain daily operations, there are no machines besides the cash register and a computer. There are no bathroom facilities provided because the business is only open for 2 hours a day and its employees and workers have access to the facilities provided by Heritage College. The cost of employee wages is hardly a concern for the business because 7 operating hours a week are filled with workers who are third year students in the business administration program. These workers do not earn a wage for they earn credits as working at The Stationery Stop is required as part of their business entrepreneurship course. The Stationery Stop acquires financial commitments including paying wages to the few paid workers that work there when the business students are in class and are not available to tend to the business operations. This amount totals 3 hours a week, which is equivalent to $21 a week of accrued wages. The total number of employees is 10 including 7 business students and 3 paid workers, whom are students attending Heritage College as well.
The business' main objective is to provide stationery goods and various academic necessities to its clientele with ease and convenience. However, the store's primary objective is to provide the third year business students with hands on experience at running a business operation. The Stationery Stop is categorized as a convenience goods store specializing in academically related products. The Stationery Stop stocks over 140 products and over 14 product lines including books, clothing lab coats, lab books, candy, chocolate bars, bus tickets, pens, pencils
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