For Several Years, Addison Has Volunteered to Play the Piano

Multiple Choice

For several years, Addison has volunteered to play the piano and sing at a local nursing home. Now, Addison has decided the time was right to get into the growing eldercare market. She created Music and Memories, a nonprofit corporation that would hire local talent to perform her own music productions directed toward this market. In order to write and produce several productions each year, Addison needed start-up funds. An instructor at the local community college suggested that she begin by ________, because this effort would help introduce her idea to interested investors as well as suggest government grant applications that Addison might pursue.

A) preparing her business plan
B) finding talented performers
C) writing themed performances such as a Thanksgiving concert and a Valentine's Day concert
D) developing a list of start-up costs