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...Executive Summary TUJAR Lounge & Restaurant is a XX seat fine-dining restaurant with a XX seat lounge. We focus on our American and European menu with a touch of Asian influence. We will be located in the booming, and rapidly expanding business area in the heart of Bahrain.' The outlook for the future of TUJAR is promising. Developers are recreating a multi million first-class business, residential and resort projects. It is estimated that thousands of squire meters will be allocated for commercial space, and many more for residential units with condo and townhouses ranging from 100,000 BD to-500,000 BD; rentals from 1000 BD-2,500 BD a month. The combination of these elements will provide the city with a year-round economy. The area is in need of a warm and friendly place with excellent food. A place where you always know you will get the best of everything. TUJAR Lounge & Restaurant will feature a cozy dining room and an elegant lounge, comfortable furnishings and decor with soothing warm tones. The lounge will have a comfy couches and antique love seats with a softly lit bar. It will be the perfect place to stop in for a bite to eat, for a drink or for a small business meeting. For extra comfort and to please a large group of people we will make up special hors d' oeuvre platters for customers. The menu will be inspired from different countries' specialties and appeal to a diverse clientele. You can go a little bit more International and choose a red curry chicken...
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...Gloria Jeans Centural Plaza Kiosk 31 450 George St Sydney Profit & Loss Statement October 2010 through September 2011 October Income Sales Total Income November December January February March April May June July August September Total Percentage $ 109,039.63 $ 90,367.98 $ 104,649.46 $ 106,029.98 $ 70,376.15 $ 84,460.04 $ 75,285.63 $ 99,553.41 $ 91,024.76 $ 89,873.53 $ 90,662.84 $ 94,105.25 $ 1,105,428.65 $ 109,039.63 $ 90,367.98 $ 104,649.46 $ 106,029.98 $ 70,376.15 $ 84,460.04 $ 75,285.63 $ 99,553.41 $ 91,024.76 $ 89,873.53 $ 90,662.84 $ 94,105.25 $ 1,105,428.65 100.00% $ 12,343.50 $ 13,522.48 $ 13,547.76 $ 21,020.55 $ 18,848.42 $ 12,902.32 $ 10,901.96 $ 11,333.82 $ 13,244.33 $ 11,668.36 $ 15,335.50 $ 10,595.77 $ 165,264.77 14.95% $ 9,625.24 $ 10,790.41 $ 10,026.54 $ 9,482.61 $ 4,043.39 $ 7,221.22 $ 9,247.45 $ 6,851.60 $ 9,136.16 $ 8,228.55 $ 8,112.34 $ 8,792.83 $ 101,558.34 9.19% $ 4,501.72 $ 4,001.55 $ 7,176.65 $ 4,269.22 $ 3,706.45 $ 3,071.86 $ 3,287.53 $ 4,544.29 $ 3,405.43 $ 4,468.96 $ 4,266.11 $ 3,399.54 $ 50,099.31 4.53% $ 6,796...
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...Harvest Plan is to defines how and when the owners and investors will realize an actual cash return on their investment. There are 4 Reasons for Harvesting: the first one is to maintain managerial control and succession for successful continued operations, the second one is to initiate a “liquidity event” that will generate a significant amount of cash for the investors, the third one is an IPO (initial public offering) has become a reality, and the last one is most realistic opportunity is sale of the business. Advantages of Family Controlled Firms are: Long-term orientation, Greater independence of action, Family culture as a source of pride, Greater resilience in hard times, Less bureaucratic and impersonal, Financial benefits, and Knowing the business. Disadvantages of Family Controlled Firms include: Less access to capital markets may curtail growth,Confusing organization, Nepotism, Spoiled-kid syndrome, Paternalistic/autocratic rule, Financial strain, and Succession dramas Management Succession Is the transition of managerial decision making and one of the greatest challenges confronting owners and entrepreneurs in privately held businesses. Research on private firms shows: Many go out of existence after 10 years; only 3 out of 10 survive into a second generation, Only 16% make it to a third generation, and Their average life expectancy is 24 years, which is also the average tenure for founders of a business. Key Factors in Succession include 3 keys: Forcing Events,...
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...development of a new project, the project will serve parents and carers whom are caring for a loved one struggling with substance misuse issues or addiction. Evening Support Sessions (The ESS Group) will give carers an opportunity to engage in structured group support sessions. CAPS have identified through research a gap in provision for those carers who perhaps can’t access support because of other responsibilities such as needing to work, within the typical service delivery hours of between 9am & 5pm. This project will serve any parent or carer living in the City area including surrounding areas. This will be a pilot short term project with the hope of development in the future depending on the outcomes and its success. It is a simple plan which will promote social inclusion, tackle isolation and provide an opportunity for carers to build effective relationships and friendships with others in a similar situation. Introduction City Area Parent Support (CAPS) is a registered charitable organisation established since 2007 and based in the xxxx Area of City. CAPS provide both practical and emotional support to parents and carers whom are troubled by addiction within the family across the city. Mission CAPS – Providing a warm non- judgemental, confidential and friendly environment to parents and carers suffering the negative effects caused by a loved ones problematic substance misuse or addiction. Aims ...
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...General Motors Corporation Restructuring Plan for Long-Term Viability Submitted to Senate Banking Committee & House of Representatives Financial Services Committee December 2, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................4 2. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................6 3. THE PROBLEM ..............................................................................................................7 4. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE ..................................................................................8 5. TEMPORARY FEDERAL LOAN ..................................................................................9 5.1 Capital Structure Considerations ...........................................................................11 5.2 Stakeholder Considerations ...................................................................................13 5.3 Loan and Funding Protocol ....................................................................................14 5.4 Taxpayer Protections .............................................................................................14 5.5 Shareholder and Management Sacrifices ...............................................................15 5.6 Corporate Aircraft .......................................................................................
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...Business plan: As a part of Travel & Tourism AS course we had to organize a trip.From the first day we were a group of five persons.However,due to some circumstances two of the members of our group are not taking the exam this year,even though they are still going to help us and participate in the organization of the trip.Finally our group consisted of 5 people:Dario,Patricia,Sofia,Valeria and I. Firstly,we were planning on taking a the Sixth Form and Y11 to the trip.But,because of some changes(our teacher told us) in our plans we had to take year 8 students from our school to attend our trip.We changed our choice because we thought that it was the most convenient year for us in terms of organization and discipline in edition whole Y8 group,had not being on a trip in a last academic year.The proximate age of students is 12-13 years old,they are not very small children,which makes easier to control them and contact with them,but also they are not adults,for that reason we would have enough authority to organize them and carry out an successful trip. We had a lot ideas where we can go,but we decided to narrow all these down to the 3 most convenient places:Benidorm,Alicante and Valencia.We discussed each in terms of cost,interest and convenience for all of participants.We distributed our work among group members:Patricia,Sofia and Valeria made the feasibility including a SWOT analysis of Benidorm,Dario did the SWOT analysis of Valencia,and I did of Alicante. *fesibility...
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...1.0 Executive Summary Air Africa is an establishing private limited African budget airline based on passenger and cargo air transportation service linking the whole southern and northern African region. We provide cheap and fast routes service to destinations within Africa with the aim to ease pressure on the middle and low income earners and give them an experience of also flying than resorting to bus and trains. Air Africa has healthy projected sales by the third year hopefully the market entrant would have been accepted and plans to transport 40 000 people monthly. It was started to provide and add and ease the transportation gap in the regional market. From our research we saw that there are some African routes which are not served or underserved so our Airline has targeted such destinations. Our customers are business executives and women who are involved in round tables were they sell products in different parts of the region to enhance cultural diversification. School children travelling within Africa to further education will not have the hassle of travelling by bus for long distances for example from Zimbabwe to Namibia which is a two day journey by road and will cost around US dollars 100. Tourist travelers who will be on the search of the African passion and wild life, Africa is well known for the BIG 5 and also possessing some wonders of the world and that’s the most rewarding trip of Africa to meet its people. Air Africa will cut the gap between the...
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...achieving near term objectives. Because it helps define appropriate short-term actions, it is more likely that the same line manager, making the staffing decision will still be in place to collect the benefits of that decision later on. First of all, it is important to address staffing from a proactive, planning perspective and not just an implantation phase. Even though this approach may have been used before, it is no longer realistic for organizations to assume that the staff needed to implement its plans is readily available and quickly recruited, trained, and qualified to work. Some staffing limitations may impact the company’s ability to implement its plans. For instance, my organization requires that only registered nurses with advance life support certification are to be scheduled to work on sub-acute unit. If this requirement is impossible to fulfill and company is unable recruit a sufficient number of nurses with critical care skills then implantation plan may not be successful. These limitations should...
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...How to Create an Effective Change Management Plan Prosci's Change Management Toolkit is one of the most comprehensive guides for managers, project teams and consultants involved in change management. The toolkit includes detailed planning templates, readiness assessments and guidelines for building executive sponsorship and managing resistance. Templates include communication plans, training plans, sponsor roadmaps, coaching plans and resistance management plans. Based on research with more than 700 companies, The Change Management Toolkit is a leader’s guide that contains templates and guidelines to help you effectively employ change management and write a complete and professional change management plan. Assessment tools and implementation guidelines will help you implement an effective change management strategy.The Change Management Toolkit enables you to: * Manage the people side of change, not just the business side. * Develop a change management strategy for your project. * Create a communication plan. * Actively manage resistance to change. | Toolkit elements: * Change management overview - what is change management, why is it important, what can I do to manage change effectively * Assessments - tools for evaluating your change and your organization's readiness for change * Templates - critical document templates for planning and executing change management - provided on CD-ROM * Theories and perspectives - a practical discussion of change principles...
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...List and briefly discuss the stages of a multimedia project. Be sure to define the milestones that mark the completion of the phase. Firstly, you must develop a sense of its scope and content, having a rough idea in your head on how to design your project. Then I have to develop an organized outline and a plan that is rational in terms of the skills, time, budget, tools, and resources that I have in hand. Scheduling, once I have worked out with my plan that include the phases, tasks and work items that I feel will be required. I have to layout these elements along a timeline. This will usually include milestones at which certain deliverables are to be done. To create a schedule I must estimate the total time required for each task. After scheduling, estimating the cost of the project will be relevant to estimate the entire cost after the project has been completed. It is relatively simple matter to estimate cost and effort, For example, the manufacturing industry. Having a progressive accounts and billing will be saved to review the financial part of the project, for example preparing a cost sheet. Finally, write and structure the elements of the multimedia project. Potential clients do not have a clue about how to make multimedia, but they do have a vision on their project. As a project designer, I will know what, my clients want and how to satisfy them. I occasionally may encounter a more formal request of proposal. This are typically detailed documents from large corporation...
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...Time Management is very important especially in a busy person,making deadlines/quotas because you make plan so that everything will settled down according before or after the scheduled time. Time management Developing time management skills is a journey that may begin with this Guide, but needs practice and other guidance along the way. One goal is to help yourself become aware of how you use your time as one resource in organizing, prioritizing, and succeeding in your studies in the context of competing activities of friends, work, family, etc. First: try our exercise in time management: How do you spend your time each day? Strategies on using time: These applications of time management have proven to be effective as good study habits. As we go through each strategy, jot down an idea of what each will look like for you: * Blocks of study time and breaks As your school term begins and your course schedule is set, develop and plan for, blocks of study time in a typical week. Blocks ideally are around 50 minutes, but perhaps you become restless after only 30 minutes? Some difficult material may require more frequent breaks. Shorten your study blocks if necessary-but don't forget to return to the task at hand! What you do during your break should give you an opportunity to have a snack, relax, or otherwise refresh or re-energize yourself. For example, place blocks of time when you are most productive: are you a morning person or a night owl? ...
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...longer is it acceptable simply to make good products that satisfy customers while complying with laws and regulations. Businesses are now called upon to consider – and, indeed, intentionally to manage – the wider social and environmental consequences of their actions, beyond the requirements of the legal and regulatory settings in which they operate” (Charles River Center, 2008). Thus it is important for Charles River Printing (CRP) to include this concept into its sustainability vision and mission in order to make it as part of their daily operations and grow as a responsible company. To build the strategic planning practices (SPP) for CRP it is important to develop action plans, the timeline for its planning; the level of stakeholder engagement; the governance structure; risk assessment and mitigation plans; and most importantly measure its progress (Pojasek, 2013. p.1). While doing this it is important to integrate the policies and strategies with respect to the economic sustainability, social responsibility and environmental stewardship of the company. Moreover, the goals have to be aligned with the mission, vision and core value of the company and vice versa. The first step is to develop the SPP would be to understand that of its parent company RR Donnelley. The plant manager should try to align the SPP of CRP with the parent company to have a common methodology and then improvise the strategies, while keeping in mind the long term goals of the company. CRP can follow international...
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...developing a comprehensive set of plans to integrate and coordinate organizational work. The term planning as used in this chapter refers to formal planning. Types of Planning: * Informal – not written down, little or no sharing of goals with others in the organization * Formal – specific goals covering a period of time are defined II. Why do Managers Plan? Purposes of Planning * Planning gives direction * Reduces the impact of change * Minimizes waste and redundancy * Sets the standard used in controlling Planning and Performance * Generally speaking, however, formal planning is associated with positive financial results. * The quality of the planning process and appropriate implementation probably contribute more to high performance than does the extent of planning. * When formal planning has been shown not to lead to higher performance, the environment is usually the reason. * Organizations need at least four years of systematic formal planning before performance is impacted. III. How do Managers Plan? Elements of Planning A. Goals * Goals are desired outcomes for individuals, groups, or entire organizations. Goals are objectives–the two terms are used interchangeably. They provide the direction for all management decisions and form the criterion against which actual work accomplishments can be measured. B. Plans * Plans are documents that outline how...
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...other characteristics and establish action plans to attain specific goals. If the Carter Cleaning Company setting up a career planning program the company receives advantages such as improve leadership skills, keeping career on track, dealing with career problems, to help achieve educational targets effectively and also help to evaluate personality. A well-planned career helps to achieve goals. As time passes by, growth and needs change. On my mind, every employee in the company must participate in the career planning program because through this program employees achieve formal education, utilize development opportunities, establish goals, assess interests and skills, values, and responsibility for her/his career. Training and development programs play important role in career planning program too. Program provides different opportunities for learning skills and attitudes related to job. Through the career workshop every employee learning the event in which participant are expected to be actively involved. Career Development Program is lifelong activities which contribute to a person career exploration, establishment, and success. Career Development Programming is delivered through a combination of several processes and methods. I propose a career development program for Carter Cleaning Company which consists of individual development plan, career coaching/counseling plan, training and development program, and career workshop plan; and I hope it will be effective for the company...
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