...Bill and Darlene plan to go into business together. They anticipate losses in the first two or three years, which they would like to use to offset income from other sources. They also are concerned about exposing their personal assets to business liabilities. Write a short paper advising Bill and Darlene what business form you would recommend for them as they start up their business. State any assumptions you make. There are many different options for Bill and Darlene as they decide to start their business together. They also have to make some important decisions as to the type of business structure they should form. It will have an impact on how much Bill and Darlene will have to pay for taxes, the amount of paperwork necessary and the personal liability they face. The decision depends on the individual circumstances of the business owners. There are 3 primary factors that should be considered when choosing a business entity: liability, taxation and record-keeping (Entrepreneur.com). Liability Bill and Darlene need to determine to what extent they need to be insulated from legal liability. This can depend on the kind of business they’re planning to start. A business that has a large amount of fixed assets that require hefty investments may mean the potential first year losses will be higher than expected so it would be better to limit their personal liability for the business losses. A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), a Limited Liability Company (LLC), or a corporation...
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...The term ‘music producer’ means different things to different people. Some are musicians, some are engineers, some are remixers. So what does a music producer actually do ? In very pragmatic terms, the producer is a ‘project manager’ for the recording, mixing and mastering process. She has an overall vision for the music, the sound and the goals of the project, and brings a unique perspective to inspire, assist and sometimes provoke the artists. The producer should make the record more than the sum of it’s parts – you could almost say she is trying to create musical alchemy. Every producer brings different skills and a different approach, and this can make what they do difficult to summarise. In this post I’ve identified seven distinct types of record producer to try and make this clearer. 1. The Engineer This is probably most people’s stereotypical idea of the “classic” record producer – hunched over a mixing desk, obsessing about compression settings, reverb tails and drum sounds. The studio is an instrument, and the producer “plays” it like a virtuoso, working late into the night to create a mysterious sonic masterpiece. In fact this is often far from the norm though, as we’ll see. 2. The Mentor Rick Rubin Many producers don’t claim any technical expertise at all. Rick Rubin is a well-known example – despite being a self-confessed audiophile, he doesn’t actually sit at the desk on the records he produces, but instead specifically chooses different...
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...She was born and raised in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Kenneth and Tina Matthews. She also had two sisters, Rita Comstock, who has already passed and Darlene Oshel, who is still living in California. Marge and her family would live through some drastic changes in our society and yet she would play such an important role as an individual and change our own worlds. A poet wrote: Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age; but they die young. And dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals because dance is a song of the body, either of joy or pain. Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health — it rusts your spirit and your hips. Growing up in Wyoming in her 20’s, Marge loved to travel and dance with her friends....
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...Business Forms: The Case of Bill and Darlene Bill and Darlene plan to go into business together. They anticipate losses in the first two or three years, which they would like to use to offset income from other sources. They also are concerned about exposing their personal assets to business liabilities. Write a short paper advising Bill and Darlene what business form you would recommend for them as they start up their business. State any assumptions you make. Bill and Darlene’s concerns; as they consider the type of business form to assume are very legitimate and are very important things to consider. Entrepreneurs have certain goals when choosing a structure for their business these includes protecting their personal assets from business claims that is; limited liability and having business profits taxed on their individual tax returns. The recommendation for Bill and Darlene would be an S corporation. An S corporation is a regular corporation that has elected S corporation tax status. Forming an S corporation allows for the limited liability of a corporate shareholder; however income taxes are paid based on a structure of a sole proprietor or a partnership. In an S corporation, all business profits pass through to the owners, who report them on their personal tax returns as with a sole proprietorships, partnerships, and LLCs. An S corporation is not required to pay income tax but an S corporation with more than one owner an informational tax return must be filed as is...
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...Faith in Darkness Throughout history, faith has played an important role in humanity. In the autobiography Evidence Not Seen: A Woman’s Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II, Darlene Deibler Rose writes about how her faith in God helped sustain her through her many years of deprivation and darkness as a missionary. Recounting her life, Rose writes about her beginning years as a new bride and missionary traveling with her husband, Reverend C. Russell Deibler, to New Guinea in 1938 to her liberation from a Japanese prison camp in 1945. During these many years, Rose encounters the horrific effects of World War II and learns to rely on God to be a light in the midst of darkness. In her lifetime, Darlene Deibler Rose shows her faith through strenuous situations while undergoing horrendous situations, but she makes it known that she could not have survived without God....
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... that smells of cigarette smoke. In this case, Charles Renford, office supervisor for Redwood Associates, assigned a task to one of his employees, Darlene Lambert, to help him with a report that was due right away. When the office supervisor asked his employee to go into the file room to start assembling the data needed for the report, Darlene refused the task claiming that the file room smelled like smoke and it was too bad for her to be in there. Darlene has worked in the file room before, and she has never went to her supervisor and complained about the smoke smell. This case shows that Alice and Frank are considerate as they were always considerate of Darlene, as well as nonsmokers, by opening the windows to air the room out ahead of time if they knew that Darlene was going to be working in there. Companies have implemented a non-smoking policy in places of employment, and according to this case smokers have rights, and the office supervisor reminds Darlene that their state law does not ban smoking in the workplace. Due to Darlene not going into the filing room, the office supervisor is concerned with the report that is currently due. With this case, Charles Renford could have handled the situation better than what he did, and Charles Renford should implement a policy on smoking. This case may or may not change if what Darlene is complaining about is Alice’s perfume or Frank’s body odor. In addition, a company banning smoking in their car on company property may or may not...
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...Walker Richards watched as Darlene nimbly raced around the hood of his light blue 1999 Chrysler 300 M to the passenger side. A moment later her reddish-tan colored face filled the passenger window. She didn’t flash him her usual bright, cocky smile. He hadn’t expected that tonight, though. He’d been up to four in the morning with her the previous night listening to her rant and cry until she’d worn herself out and fallen asleep. Darlene had called him as soon as she’d woken up that morning and had tried to convince him she was better, that Logan’s wedding didn’t bother her anymore. Walker had accepted her lie without comment. What harm came from letting her pretend she was fine, at least for the day? With surprise, though, Walker did notice a furious glint in Darlene’s hazel eyes that made them glow emerald green when hit by his headlights....
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...report I will examine a case study dealing with an employee at Redwood Associates, Darlene Lambert and her supervisor Charles Renford. Darlene was upset about having to deal with the odor of old cigarette smoke in her company file room. She decided to take a stand and inform Renfold that she refused to work in the file room. This jeopardized a report that was due immediately. I will explain how I would handle this situation if I were Charles Renfold. I will describe the policy on smoking that I would recommend to Redwood Associates. I will also look at how this case would have change if what bothered Darlene was not old smoke but the smell of Alice’s perfume or Frank’s body odor. And finally I will resolve whether it is fair or reasonable for companies to ban employees from smoking in their cars in the company parking lot. Supervising Smoke In this case, I believe Darlene Lambert may have a very good argument but her handling of this legitimate problem is very wrong. Charles Renford is the supervisor in this situation and Darlene is not showing the proper protocol. Charles has reminded Darlene that she has never come to him to discuss this problem before. He also made it clear that the file room workers were not violating company policy with their smoking. Darlene on the other hand is being insubordinate by refusing to do the work. If I was supervisor I would remind Darlene of that fact and remind her of the jeopardy she is putting her position in by refusing...
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...might be right for someone might not be for another. In this particular case I fell Darlene Druyun is acting unethical. Among the twelve categories of ethical dilemmas in the Article by Jennings, Darlene falls into a few. “ Buying Influence or engaging in Conflict of Interest”, Is one of the ethical dilemmas mentioned. Darlene was in charge of contracting airplane manufactures for defense contracts. She often dealt with Boeing Inc. through which she got to know many Boeing mangers. When her daughter and son-in-law could not find new employment, she tried to influence Boeing managers to hire them by indicating that she would be favorable towards Boeing in offering contracts. She is abusing her job by engaging in this kind of favoritism towards a company that has helped secure jobs for her daughter and son-in-law in confidence that Darlene will offer the contracts to Boeing over other companies. Darlene, I feel, is in the middle of what is called in the article as, “Balancing Ethical dilemma.” Her family members are unemployed and on the verge of losing their unemployment benefits. She feels a need, a responsibility to help them. She is in a position to use her contacts developed on her job to help them get a job. I don think her helping her family member to get a job through the network she developed at her job. After all networking is one of the most talked about subject in college. I feel Darlene was unethical when she hinted that she would be favorable towards Boeing if they...
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...Two Victoria Blackmon Strayer University Professor Dominique Sweeting BUS 309 November 21, 2011 Assignment One – 2 1) Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold? I would ask Darlene to come back into my office. I would politely remind her that she had a job to do and regardless of our personal feelings about smoking we had work that had to be completed. I would also remind Darlene that her feelings would be considered and let her know I intend to find a solution that will satisfy everyone which included scheduling a meeting with the department to address the issue. After that conversation, I would ask for Darlene’s patience while I work with everyone through the issue. I would mention some of the things I plan to do in the short term while we reach a permanent solution. I would also mention to Darlene that maybe the approach she took toward me as her supervisor may not have been the best choice. I would not necessarily reprimand her for being insubordinate to me at that moment because I would not want Darlene to feel like I was threatening her but it would be noted in my file on her to be discussed at review time when the tension may not be as high as it is now. I would offer suggestions to Darlene on obtaining the files needed to complete the report like getting the files needed and take them to her desk. That would reduce the amount of time she would have to spend in the file room. I would make sure she understood that...
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...“Old Smoke” BUS309 11/23/2011 1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. Charles Renfold is put in a tough situation. He is counting on Darlene to help him with a report and last minute was left alone to do it because of the “old smoke” smell that lingered in the filing room. The way Darlene handled the situation was not professional or appropriate. I would have told her that as soon as we were done with the report, I would have done something about the smell. She is right in the idea of her not having to work in such a choking environment, but she also had a job to get done. If I was Charles I would have told Frank and Alice that their smoking was affecting the work of others. In the meantime, I would open all windows and call a professional cleaning service to get rid of the smell. Once Darlene found out that all of the steps have been taken to get rid of the smell, hopefully she would have been the bigger person and worked in that condition one last time. 2. Describe the policy on smoking that you would recommend to Redwood Associates. I would definitely recommend a smoke free environment for Redwood Associates. It is more sanitary. I don’t think that clients and future employees would want to walk into an office that smells of “old smoke.” It is even worse that the smell sticks to your clothes and will be with you for the remainder of your day. This means nonsmokers have no choice but to smell like smoke if they have activities...
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...that I understand completely when working in an uncomfortable environment, especially those with offensive sights, sounds, and smells, it can be quite a hindrance to complete tasks and assignments in a timely manner and with proficiency. As her supervisor, I would look into trying to provide an alternative work space then that of the environment with the bad smell, and even though Frank and Alice have been trying to air out the room, I would also explore the possibilities of providing better ventilation in the small confined areas. Reminding Darlene that yes the company is aware of the states law about providing a ‘smoke-free’ work area for those non-smokers who desire it, I would ask Darlene to try and understand the difficulty one who smokes has in stopping, considering that many seemingly feel like they’re being forced to stop, and how coping with this ‘cold turkey’ mindset can be somewhat demoralizing. I would express to Darlene that as the supervisor I must be sympathetic to all the employee feelings and individual characteristics, good and not so good. While being a former smoker I know first hand how...
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...situation if you were Charles Renfold. If I were Charles Renfold and Darlene came into my office complaining about the smell of old smoke, and insisting that she would not complete a task that I asked her to do, I would first be upset. I would feel that she is really putting me on the spot. I have a task that I need completed as soon as possible, and I have someone telling me that they are not going to complete the task. I would have to think about everyone involved in the situation. I would have to make sure that I am not violating anyone’s rights. And at the same time I still need to make sure that this task can be completed. Darlene has approached me to tell me that she is upset about the smell of old smoke in the file room. She does not want to complete a task that I have given her to do because she says that she can’t stand the smell of the file room. I may feel differently if Darlene came to me earlier and complained about the smell. But this is the first I have heard of it. I am pretty shocked. I try to explain to Darlene that if she had come to me sooner, maybe I could have done something about it. But as things stand right now, there is nothing I can do about it at this present time. I tell her that I will look into the situation further, but for right now I just need her to do what she can to get through the day and complete the task. I would certainly feel bad that I have asked Darlene to complete a task in an area that she feels uncomfortable. The first...
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...Old Smoke Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. In the situation with Darlene at Redwood Associates, if I were Charles Renfold I would restrict smoking in the workplace. Non-smokers can suffer drastically from secondhand smoke and can put them in great risk. The dangerous particles in secondhand smoke can linger in the air for hours. Breathing secondhand smoke for a short time can irritate your lungs and reduce the amount of oxygen in your blood. Prolonged or repeated exposure to secondhand smoke is all the more dangerous. In regards to Darlene refusing to write the report that management was requesting, I would take into consideration Darlene feelings and the health hazard that she is exposed to by inhaling the smoke in the office. To alleviate the problems that Redwood Associates are having with their employees, Charles Rednfold should create a designated room just for smokers, something like a smokers lounge or break room. According to Charles Renfold, even though the law in their state requires companies to provide a smoke-free work area, it cannot force companies to ban smoking altogether. By creating this space for those that smoke, Redwood Associates would still be in compliance with the state law. Describe the policy on smoking that you would recommend to Redwood Associates. Because the goal is to recognize the hazards caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, the policy I would recommend to Redwood Associates...
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...1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. If I were Charles Renfold, first I would have told her that this first complaint that you have came to me about the smoking problem. I would tell Darlene that we can have a company meeting with everyone in the conference room and see if there were anyone else that was bothering by the smoke. If anyone else were, then we need to come up with how we should solve this problem for the non smokers. This can be a company decision that can be made together and resolve together. I would also tell Darlene that the way she came about the situation was all wrong, instead of barging into my office and demanding me to do something. She has not right to give her boss a choice like that to make like right now. She didn’t consider that the report was needed like yesterday and it’s a chance that she is putting her job online over this smoking situation. She should have come to him in a different way and with a solutions or an idea to help solve the smoking situation. I would have also tried to find a better spot beside the file room to accommodate the smokers in the company. Maybe a place outside the building, where there are open fresh air and plenty of space or places to smoke, where it wouldn’t bother the non-smokers at all. 2. Describe the policy on smoking that you would recommend to Redwood Associates. The policy on smoking would be that you must take two fifth teen minutes breaks, this will give the smoker...
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