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...Introduction: Westlake Bowling Lanes is sixteen lanes, Ten-pin bowling alley located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is currently being operated by Shelby Givens, but it originally belonged to her maternal grandfather Dane Sugar. Dane stared this business in the early 1970s. At that time the bowling alley had been profitable because it was the only bowling alley being constructed in Raleigh downtown. Dane started this business, as he was a passionate bowler himself. At his time the bowling alley prospered and became a place for families and other competitive league players to come and bowl. Upon Dane’s death someone had to step in and run the business so the board members, consisting of one of his son and his son’s close friends, offered the job of being the general manager to their oldest employee, Shirley Smith. As she had worked along with Dane for the longest time, she knew all the in’s and out’s of the business. But she lacked the appropriate managerial skill and experience and she couldn’t do much for the business and the bowling alley had not been doing well. One of the board members, Shelby’s uncle, contacted her and asked to step in and take control of the business. Shelby, an MBA graduate was considering her options when her uncle approached her. She decided to step in because the business belongs to her grandfather and she did not want it to go down the drain. She had worked with her grandfather at Westlake Lanes for two summers while she was still in college...
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...3, 2012 RICHARD G. HAMERMESH ALISA ZALOSH Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved? Introduction Shelby Givens, general manager of Westlake Bowling Lanes, sat in her cramped office in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It was March 10, 2010, two weeks before the scheduled meeting of Westlake’s board—Givens’s uncle and two close family friends. During her 9-month tenure as general manager, Givens, working 70-hour weeks, reined in costs and gradually grew revenues. As a result, the business generated its first month of profit in over two years (see Exhibit 1). Yet Westlake was not on track to soon repay the funds the board had loaned it 16 months before. Givens was proud of her achievements, but she worried that they had been too little, too late. Would the board even consider a different path for Westlake if the loaned funds could not soon be repaid? Givens believed that lucrative opportunities were in Westlake’s future, but right now that future seemed uncertain. The board and Westlake’s employees were looking to Givens for guidance. Shelby Givens: Background Shelby Givens was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 2005 with a B.A. in English. For the next three years, Givens worked as a copywriter and creative director for a boutique advertising agency in New York City. She then moved to the Midwest to attend a highly rated business school, from which she graduated in May 2009. As graduation approached, Givens...
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...3, 2012 RICHARD G. HAMERMESH ALISA ZALOSH Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved? Introduction Shelby Givens, general manager of Westlake Bowling Lanes, sat in her cramped office in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It was March 10, 2010, two weeks before the scheduled meeting of Westlake’s board—Givens’s uncle and two close family friends. During her 9-month tenure as general manager, Givens, working 70-hour weeks, reined in costs and gradually grew revenues. As a result, the business generated its first month of profit in over two years (see Exhibit 1). Yet Westlake was not on track to soon repay the funds the board had loaned it 16 months before. Givens was proud of her achievements, but she worried that they had been too little, too late. Would the board even consider a different path for Westlake if the loaned funds could not soon be repaid? Givens believed that lucrative opportunities were in Westlake’s future, but right now that future seemed uncertain. The board and Westlake’s employees were looking to Givens for guidance. Shelby Givens: Background Shelby Givens was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 2005 with a B.A. in English. For the next three years, Givens worked as a copywriter and creative director for a boutique advertising agency in New York City. She then moved to the Midwest to attend a highly rated business school, from which she graduated in May 2009. As graduation approached, Givens...
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...Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved? Forhad Ahmed 103252801 Strategic Management 75-498, Section 2 Prof. Jonathan Lee Monday, 11th February, 2013 Key Issues Westlake Bowling Lanes located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, had been struggling with crucial issues severely due its mismanagements, improper organizational structure, lack of space for the customers to have ‘happy time’, overpriced games, low food quality, old machineries, ever increasing cost of salary, health insurance and lastly, lacking of strategic business goal. Shelby Givens, a business graduate who was eager to work in a small business environment, formally proposed to Westlake’s board to hire her resolving the ongoing crucial problems, and get it back on profit. In addition, they still could not pay back the funds borrowed 16 months before. For Westlake, the main challenge is deciding whether to consider a different path in case they could not pay the loaned funds. Internal Analysis In this section, we will be analyzing the Westlake’s internal and external environment to identity, and figure out whether they will be able...
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...Beyond the Bean - London, Ontario - Complete the marketing plan Background -gourmet coffee beverages and you can rent tables to play various games The Venture - No similar business in the area - 60 000 each in start -up capital - Near Richmond Row area of London - Revenue generation: snacks, drinks, and rental fees for the tables - Employees will have the knowledge to help understand game rules - No wi-fi - Games purchased second hand - Limited selection of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine) needs liquor license ( cost $ 1055) o Insurance premium increase, staff training, liabilities - 11 am to 11 pm weekdays and until midnight on weekends - A few months later hopefully they could hire additional staff - Maximum capacity of 50 customers The Industry - Unemployment in the city 8.8% higher than any other major city in Ont. Other than Windsor - Loss of discretionary spending, but this can be an inexpensive form of recreation - Even during the recession the growth rate of 20 % annually during the last decade in the US, similar to Canada (assumption) - Board game popularity increased and sales increased 100% in the last 5 years - This business is popular in Europe and Asia Competition -Direct - Recreational experience in the Richmond Row - Fleetway- bowling alleys and billiards, positioning: new dimension in entertainment , DQ food drink (no alcohol) and targeted children, teenagers and adults - Palasad...
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...Beyond the Bean - London, Ontario - Complete the marketing plan Background -gourmet coffee beverages and you can rent tables to play various games The Venture - No similar business in the area - 60 000 each in start -up capital - Near Richmond Row area of London - Revenue generation: snacks, drinks, and rental fees for the tables - Employees will have the knowledge to help understand game rules - No wi-fi - Games purchased second hand - Limited selection of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine) needs liquor license ( cost $ 1055) o Insurance premium increase, staff training, liabilities - 11 am to 11 pm weekdays and until midnight on weekends - A few months later hopefully they could hire additional staff - Maximum capacity of 50 customers The Industry - Unemployment in the city 8.8% higher than any other major city in Ont. Other than Windsor - Loss of discretionary spending, but this can be an inexpensive form of recreation - Even during the recession the growth rate of 20 % annually during the last decade in the US, similar to Canada (assumption) - Board game popularity increased and sales increased 100% in the last 5 years - This business is popular in Europe and Asia Competition -Direct - Recreational experience in the Richmond Row - Fleetway- bowling alleys and billiards, positioning: new dimension in entertainment , DQ food drink (no alcohol) and targeted children, teenagers and adults - Palasad North- two locations, dining...
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...Join Search Browse Saved Papers Home Page » Business and Management Business Plan of a Boutique Shop in Bangladesh In: Business and Management Business Plan of a Boutique Shop in Bangladesh Term Paper On Business Plan of a Boutique House Submitted To Maruf Reza Byron Senior Lecturer Submitted By Gazi Tasnuva Ibtesam ID # 111072045 Sumaya Sultana ID # 111081120 A. S. M. Shamiul Imrose ID #111081039 Khaled Saifullah ID # 111081142 Md. Asif Muztoba Khan ID # 111081095 Sec D, Group A Submission Date: April 12, 2009 Table of Content Topic | Page | Letter of Transmittal | i. | Letter of Caution | ii. | Student Declaration | iii. | Acknowledgement | iv. | Abstract | v. | Summary | vi. | Partnership Agreement | vii – ix | The Industry, the Company and the Service | x – xiii | Marketing Plan | xiii – xiv | Financial Data | xiv | Picture of our Products | xiv | Letter of Transmittal April 12, 2009 Maruf Reza Byron School of Business United International University Dear Sir: Subject: Submission of...
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...Introduction Westlake Bowling Lanes is a small business in downtown Raleigh. It was founded by late Dane Sugar and is currently owned by Sugar’s Raleigh-based son, along with a pair of his close friends. During Sugar’s lifetime, he managed every aspect of the business, but after his death in October, 2008, the new board of directors failed in hiring a suitable business manager, until 2009, when they hired Shelby Givens (Sugar’s granddaughter). The company currently faces serious financial challenges. It was struggling with declining sales and increasing costs. Since 2004, revenues had fallen by more than 40% while costs especially for employees health insurance, maintenance, and utilities climbed. Credits and loans had been borrowed to improve the business and they needed to be paid back. Shelby Givens’ job as the new business manager was to restore profitability of Westlake Lanes by mid-2010, or the business will be sold, most likely, at a loss. Key Issues * The investors are not happy with the pace at which Westlake lanes is doing business also with the fact that it has debts to be paid * How should the debt be paid off * Uncertain future * Cutting costs * Poor organizational structure * Poor food quality * Poor employee morale * Out-dated facilities Internal Analysis In conducting our internal analysis, we are going to be making use of VRINE. In order to use VRINE, we have to first of all, identify Westlake Lanes’ resources and capabilities...
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...In my business portfolio I will be writing about the responsibilities that the staff have to carry out during the day, these staff will be a manager, a supervisor and an employee. Also I will be investigating the qualities that an employer will look for in a potential worker. I will also look at the recruitment and selection process. I will also be looking at interviewing skills and I will carry out my own interview and plan and take part in the recruitment and selection process. I will also look how effective PEST factors are in the recruitment process and how important they are in the workplace. Also I will look at how staff are motivated in the workplace and ethical responsibilities in the recruitment process. Information about Hollywood Bowl Hollywood Bowl is one of the largest 10 pin Bowling centres in the UK. They employ over 10,000 employees and they have over 45 centres and these centres span across the UK, their main competition is Stryker’s bowling and in Bentley Bridge their rival is Cineworld. Their main aim is to provide entertainment to families and they do this with their arcades, bowling alleys and indoor restaurant and sports bar. History of Hollywood Bowl The business was first set up in 1900 and in 1947 they went into the bowling business with their first pin spotter machine and in 1960 they expanded their business into the UK and became one of the leading bowling companies in the UK. The UK business was then bought by Bourne leisure in 2004 which is one...
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...Retirement Condos Christina Storey March 6, 2016 Executive Summary: Life on Mars is considered adventurous, expensive and known to only the few. Yet, what if there is a way for people to live their dream on Mars during their golden years. Instead of living your last days in Florida or Arizona; why not see the stars from a different view. There is no traffic to worry about driving in or being alone. You will have everything you need and want in a community of people that want the same fullness and luxury of life as you do. The condos come with two bedrooms and one bathroom. There is plenty of activity to do and restaurants that have top chefs. You can walk through the botanical garden, plant watermelons in the community garden, go bowling or watch a movie in the cinema. We have live performers come once a month to entertain you that are included in living in our facility. The condos on Mars will be built within five years from giving permission to build. It will cost 10 billion dollars to build. The facility will be like a city with shops, restaurants, spas, gardens and many more activities to keep everyone busy. The facility will be painted by artists to make the sky look blue as on Earth. The facility will come with its own heating, oxygen and water producing so we do not need to worry about basic survival on the red planet. Once a month, a shuttle will take people to Earth or bring them back to the condos in Mars. This once a month is when trash is sent to Earth...
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...Sugar Bowl Memo Shelby Givens is a graduate from business school who returned to Raleigh, North Carolina with an ambition to transform Westlake Lanes into a successful business renamed to Sugar Bowl. Before the transformation Givens saw a downward spiral for Westlake Lanes barely earning any profits and the ability to sustain a healthy business was dwindling. Givens in March of 2010 was able to persuade the board of Westlake to allow her transform the bowling alley in hopes of changing the business into a success. After evaluating the cost of this major overhaul that was estimated to be $600,000 Givens faced three phases. Phase I, preparing for the transformation presented challenges for Givens which were employee procurement, research & development, and food costs. Phase II, renovation and grand opening. Givens challenges involved the contractor being behind schedule, missed deadlines, staff shortage. Also due to operations being delayed Givens calculated every week there was a delay, they lost $30,000 in revenue. Phase III offered unpredictability and an emotional rollercoaster of ups and downs with customers as well as revenue and employees quitting. Which of the actions executed by Givens were most successful in resolving the challenges presented by each phase? Which were least successful? If I had to choose one action that was successful, it would have to be how Givens handled the marketing for the opening of Sugar Bowl. A big component of marketing is determining...
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...The Night Vale Business Association is proud to announce the opening of the brand new Night Vale Harbor and Waterfront Recreation Area. I have been to these facilities myself recently on their invitation, and I can tell you that it is absolutely top of the line and beautiful. Sturdy docking areas made from eco-friendly post-consumer material, a boardwalk for pedestrians, and plenty of stands ready for local food vendors and merchants to turn into a bustling public marketplace. Now, there is some concern about the fact that, given we are in the middle of a desert, there is no actual water at the waterfront—and that is a definite drawback, I agree. For instance, the boardwalk is currently overlooking sagebrush and rocks. The Business Association did not provide an specific remedies for this problem, but they assured me that the new harbor would be a big boost to Night Vale nonetheless. Maybe wait until a flash flood and head down there for the full waterfront...
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...digital • Growth opportunities galore as some of the world’s largest multiplex chains are foraying into India Categories of services Offered Cinema exhibition industry: The cinema exhibition industry in India is growing at 10% per annum driven by multiplexes, which are expanding rapidly in major metropolitan cities as well as second and third tier cities. Favorable demographics in a cinema-crazy nation, tax exemptions, and quality locations such as malls, are driving growth of multiplexes in India. The report provides a snapshot of the market including the two segments multiplexes and single screen cinemas. An overview gives a quick picture of the market with estimated market size, growth rate and theatre distribution in India. Various business models adopted by Indian multiplex operators are presented along with typical revenue streams and cost base. An analysis of drivers reveals that on the supply side - growth in film industry, improving real estate supply, and favourable tax exemptions have help in growth of this sector while on the demand side favourable demographics, rising income...
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...The Slam Drunk In any business plan, strategy is the key to a successful business. One needs to have short-term and long-term goals to have an effective strategy plan. The stakeholders and the organization need to be on the same page so that they can implement a plan. Communication is also necessary from parties to develop a vision statement, mission statement, and values of the organization. This paper will explain these strategic goals while also explain the business culture, social responsibility, and ethical values. The Slam Drunk is a sports bar and grill in the heart of downtown San Diego. This restaurant is a family oriented establishment that offers great food along with alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks for people off all ages to enjoy. Besides offering food, drinks, and sporting events The Slam Drunk Sports Bar & Grill offers a unique assortment of entertainment. They offer a nationwide trivia game that can be played in the establishment for every guest to enjoy, arcade video games, shuffleboard, pool tables, and a bowling alley. This entertainment is another way families can enjoy their day at The Slam Drunk while watching their favorite sports teams on numerous flat screen televisions throughout the establishment. Mission Statement The mission of any company should always have a distinctive drive or purpose that separates itself from its competitors (Pearce II & Robinson, p. 11, 2009). The Slam Drunk Sports Bar & Grill strives to be the premier sports...
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