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As a change agent, you are required to present a professional report to the owners of the business. The report submitted is about2500 words that evaluates change and resistance to change. Your evaluation as a change agent should focus on the following:

Question 1. Background of the SME local sector you have chosen being it a restaurant, a convenience store, a local service provider, boutique , café or any local form of SME that needs to consider change to sustain growth or maintain its market niche .

Question 2. Explain the environmental pressures for change (fashion, demography, external mandate, etc.) and critically analyse the SME sector you have chosen in this context and what were the main drivers towards change.

Question 3. Explain how change can take place and what challenges can a change manager face and how s/he should deal with them. Reflect in your answer on the SME sector you have chosen by analysing the nature of changes that took place and challenges faced and how it was dealt with.

Question 4. Explain resistance to change and how such resistance can be managed. Analyse the case you have chosen from this perspective by reflecting on the most appropriate approach to manage resistance to change in the SME sector you have chosen