...the second phases, you will make sales forecast, conduct cost-volume profit analyses, prepare budgeted financial statements, and come up with strategies to improve the profitability of your business. After you complete all phases of this project, you will have good understanding of how managerial accounting tools can help managers run a business. Group Policy: This project is to be done in groups of two students. No individual work will be accepted. Collaboration Policy: You CANNOT discuss any portion of this project with anyone outside of your group other than the instructor for this course. Any exchange of information with anyone other than the instructor for this class, whether orally, in writing, or electronically, will be considered a violation of the academic dishonesty policy of this class. Business Description: Your project group will assume the role of young entrepreneurs to start a small company. Your company will rent a retail cart inside the Stoneridge Mall to buy plain T-shirts and imprint them with one of the twelve beautiful pictures exclusively designed for your company by a famous artist who is a friend of yours. He has agreed to design twelve super attractive T-shirt pictures for you each year at a special discount. Your target customers are teenagers and young adults who have your kind of good taste. Your business is scheduled to launch on January 1, 2016. Cost information: 1) Stoneridge charges you $2,500 rent per month, which includes utilities...
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...Hollywood Revival While the generation of today is more focused on who wore what on the red carpet, some tend to forget the origins of modern fashion and how much of it has evolved from ideas that will soon be a 100 years old. Many actors nowadays neglect the common standard and look towards a unique style they can call their own, whereas many rely on commercial endorsement. Almost all the benchmarks followed by directors, actors and studios alike, come from, as most critics would agree, the golden age of Hollywood. Lasting from the 1920s-1960s, films produced between these years gave true recognition and uniqueness to US cinema. Also known as Classical Hollywood, these years provided the public with a sense of fashion like no other. We...
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...cartoons that show it in use, etc. In addition to your props, power point slides that show lists of ingredients, charts, and other images are helpful. As with all of your speeches, you must turn in a typed outline at the time that you deliver your speech. Objectives: You will deliver a 4 - 6 minute speech that informs your audience about how to do something. The explanation should be clear and concise. You need to actually demonstrate what you are explaining as you explain it. If, for instance, you are going to tell us how to make a cake, then you really need to bring the ingredients, really mix them together, really grease the pan and really pour the batter into the pan. Obviously, you can't bring an oven and bake the cake, but do all the steps that you can in baking a cake and then bring in the final product to show us what it should look like when finished. We should be able to do whatever it is you are demonstrating to us following your speech. Part of your grade for this speech will be based on whether you have demonstrated so clearly that we could turn around and do it as well. So you might be able to explain how to fix a car motor in 4-6 minutes but, if your presentation is so complicated that we couldn’t absorb/learn and turn around and do it after you speech, than your grade would reflect this. One factor in picking a topic that will result in a successful demonstrative speech is simplicity. Four to five minutes will go very fast when you are showing...
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...Weapons, Force, and Personal Protective Gear William A. Childress CJA 585 September 5, 2011 Professor Brain Kissinger Weapons, Force, and Personal Protective Gear Law enforcement officers and personal protection agents use much the same in weaponry, tactics, force, and personal protective gear in the performance of their daily duties. Within this paper those vital elements will be examined. Weapons used by the police and personal agents will be examined, beginning with offensive weapons, next will be defensive weapons, followed by tactical weapons. The use of force by the police and protection agents will follow weapons, and the paper will finish with an examination of protective gear, to include Kevlar® vests, neck and shoulder protection, and full body suits. Weapons Weapons are just as much a part of an officer’s or a protection agent’s uniform as his clothing. The weapon can be offensive, defensive, nonlethal, or a combination of these. What follows is a brief synopsis of some of the classes of weapons. Please note that many of the weapons can cross over into other classes, e.g. a water cannon may be used either offensively or defensively. Offensive Offensive weapons are used by law enforcement and protection agencies in the performance of their daily duties. These weapons include can include water cannons, rubber bullets, and percussive or flash explosive devices – meant to disorient the subjects involved temporarily. A sniper...
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...preference and standard of living. They generally take after the client's need, and interest to make their products more compelling and dependable in the client's psyche. Wall’s include product includes Cornetto, Paddle Pop and Magnum and a price range from low to high take in the context of premium ice cream. (Adding vitality to ,2014) Wall’s is currently under maturity product life cycle. In order to stay as a strong competitor in the market, Wall’s continue to launch new products to compete with their competitors. Therefore Wall’s is consistently the star brand, conveying the picture of premium ice creams that have been secured over many years. With solid on-ground initiation and fruitful purchaser advancements the brand had two-fold digit development. This report will be touching on micro & macro analysis, marketing strategy as well as marketing mix. (Adding vitality to ,2014) 2.0 Internal Analysis: Customers & Competitors Wall’s spoil its clients as indicated by their needs. It can be seen from the numerous kinds of ice cream product offered, and wide price range ranging from high to low price....
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...Special Events: Finding a Sponsor for your Event by Usha Menon These are recommended steps for finding a sponsor for your event 1. Determine who your audience is: Sending “blind” proposals usually does not work well. Knowing your audience helps you to figure out who to solicit Events that are successful in securing sponsors often (1) have a ton of people involved or (2) have a very specific focus. Sponsors like the former because they can reach a large audience in one shot. The latter works well for sponsors who are trying to reach a particular target market. Unless your non-profit has the resources to handle an event with thousands of attendees, you should explore the “specific focus” route. When you are planning your event, plan to go beyond your orghanisation. For instance, if your agency provides shelter to animals, think about hosting an event in which you can invite local veterinarians, pet store owners, zoo employees etc.. One reason to invite “professionals” is because it is lucrative from the sponsors point of view. Sponsors may not be interested in your organization, but they may be interested in getting their product into the hands of these professionals. Another advantage to inviting a new pool of people is that more people will know about your organization and possibly volunteer or donate money. Once you have established your audience, do some brainstorming. Think about which companies and local and local businesses are likely to be interested...
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...September, 2012 ABSTRACT THE INFLUENCE OF THE CULTURE DIMENSION ‘POWER DISTANCE’ ON PRODUCT CHOICE: A CROSS CULTURAL EXPLORATION OF EFFECTS OF CULTURAL TRAITS ON THE CHOICE OF BRANDED FOREIGN PRODUCTS Adriana Cordeiro Socha University of Guelph, 2012 Advisor Dr. Brent McKenzie Committee Dr. Vinay Kanetkar Dr. Sara Mann This thesis investigates how cultural traits, such as the cultural dimension of Power Distance, influence preference for foreign made branded products. Cultural background influences several aspects of human behaviour, including the behaviours of consumers. In marketing, individual cultural differences affect consumers’ choice as well as their response to advertising message and brand associations. One example, impact on consumer choice, is related to the country of origin (COO) of the product. The effect of COO has been extensively explored in the literature. However, cultural frameworks like those of Hofstede (2001) have seldom been considered as a factor explaining the variability of consumers’ preference (or avoidance) for products originating in different countries. The objective of this research is to identify how cultural aspects affect product choice for foreign made branded products. A quantitative cross-cultural study was conducted to explore Hofstede’s cultural dimension of Power Distance. This study found that the replication of PDI measures within students samples from Brazil (UDESC) and from Canada (UoGuelph) do not replicate the...
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...| Canadian Apparel Federation | Exploratory Research Assignment | Owner June 2, 2012 | Introduction The Canadian Apparel Federation is facing numerous challenges as the apparel industry is very competitive and consumer tastes and preferences are constantly changing. Our study will present some of the major trends developing in the apparel industry and what companies can do to capitalize on the market and distinguish themselves from the competitors. Research Objectives The purpose of study is to identify what a company must do to separate themselves from their competition and how to best retain and attract customers. We will examine what actions are required by companies to become successful in the market. We will compare what qualities and traits successful companies possessed which provided them with a competitive advantage in the marketplace and kept their customers satisfied. We will compare three companies; Lululemon, American Apparel, and Roots Canada and report on what separates them from their competition and mistakes they have made in the past. Research Method Our research consisted primarily of exploratory research which will focus on the industry’s background to help us determine key industry trends, customer preferences and keys for success. We will collect background information from articles, industry data, companies internal data, competitors data and consumers opinions which will be gathered from online social media. Secondary data will...
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...[pic] INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH CHITTAGONG CAMPUS ASSIGNMENT ON: Challenges of garments industry in Bangladesh COURSE TITLE: International business-mba-514 SUBMITTED TO: dr. tahlil azim COURSE INSTRUCTOR Mba-514 SUBMITTED BY: irfan riaz ahmed ID: 0531045 SEC: 01 Mba-514 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 20-09-2010 TABLE OF CONTENT |SL. NO. |PARTICULARS |PAGE NO. | |1. |ABSTRACT |3 | |2. |INTRODUCTION |4 | |3. |BACKGROUND OF THE INDUSTRY |5-7 | |4. |PRESENT COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS OF THE INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD MARKET |7-13 | |5. |PROBLEMS OF THE INDUSTRY |13-15 | |6. |PROSPECT OF THE INDUSTRY |15-18 | |7. |CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION |19 | |8...
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...been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft. There is a great need for sarcasm font. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the hell was going on when I first saw it. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much; it actually becomes...
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...A SWOT Analysis on RMG Sector in Bangladesh RMG is the leading industry in Bangladesh. It is basically a labor-intensive industry and it needs limited financial investment and relatively simple technology compared to other high technical industries. The success story of Garment Industry in Bangladesh is the story as to how the readymade garments starting in the late seventies as an insignificant non-traditional item of export. In 1998-99 this sector has earned 4019.98 million US$ through exporting which is 75.67% of the total export. The tremendous success of Readymade Garment (RMG) exports from Bangladesh over last two decades has surpassed the most optimistic expectations. At present Bangladesh is the 6th largest exporter to USA and in 1997 Bangladesh becomes 18th largest exporter in the world. Now Bangladesh ranks first export of T-shirts to Europe (BGMEA, 1997-98). The overall impact of the readymade garment export industry is certainly one of the most significant social end economic developments in contemporary Bangladesh. The remarkable achievement of RMG sector is now exposed to each and every country. Despite these impressive achievements and the probable challenges in the near future, if properly managed, the prospects for further expansion and growth for this sector remain bright. There are some major threats still exits in this sector but Bangladesh has the ability to overcome these threats. Readymade Garment (RMG) industry holds a key position in the...
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..."A description is an arrangement of properties, qualities, and features that the author must pick (choose, select), but the art lies in the order of their release--visually, audibly, conceptually--and consequently in the order of their interaction, including the social standing of every word." (William H. Gass, "The Sentence Seeks Its Form." A Temple of Texts. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006) Ads #1 Reason Men Pull Away www.beirresistible.com The Biggest Mistake Women Make That Kills A Man's Attraction Fast Easy Self-Publishing outskirtspress.com/selfpublishing You keep 100% of your royalties. You keep 100% of your rights. Show; Don't Tell "This is the oldest cliché of the writing profession, and I wish I didn't have to repeat it. Do not tell me that the Thanksgiving dinner was cold. Show me the grease turning white as it congeals around the peas on your plate. . . . Think of yourself as a movie director. You have to create the scene that the viewer will relate to physically and emotionally." (David R. Williams, Sin Boldly!: Dr. Dave's Guide To Writing The College Paper. Basic Books, 2009) Selecting Details "The descriptive writer's main task is the selection and verbal representation of information. You must choose the details that matter--that are important to the purposes you share with your readers--as well as a pattern of arrangement relevant to those mutual purposes. . . . "Description can be an engineer describing the terrain where an embankment must be built, a novelist...
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...Natalia Ramirez Mary Sheffield Interpretation of Fiction 29 November, 2011 A five-year old’s World Changed in a Second The innocence of a child not only brings hope and purity into any situation but also shows genuine happiness to any mother. A mother and her son relationship and obstacles is what the novel Room by Emma Donoghue is about. Five-year old Jack’s view of life and his world in Room is constrained to the most basic of needs. His world is simply four walls with a bed, TV, a wardrobe where he sleeps every single night, and his friends (a snake made of eggshells, a broken remote, Dora the Explorer, and of course, his mother, Ma). This is a story of a young woman being held captive in a room by a mentally unstable man who physically and emotionally abuses her told through the eyes of her son, Jack. This eleven by eleven room is in this man’s, Old Nick, backyard where Ma was locked in for two years before her son was born. Seven years of routine composed of singing, eating, playing, reading and sleeping is all that Jack has known. Ma is the only person Jack’s ever looked up to, and seemingly, looked at. After a successful escape Jack is shown a whole new world of real people, trees, streets, buildings and overall, things. Even though he lacks social skills, Jack’s mental capacity is just like any other boy’s or even larger due to constant attention from Ma. Even recent studies show that at age five that is the prime time to develop. The way Jack perceive the world...
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... watching people pass by, with the bones of the past slowly tearing it apart. The roof always met the black sky, and the only way you would distinguish it from the darkness was the single candle placed on the topmost window. The evening sky was overcast, the moon casting light in the unfamiliar darkness. A black sedan pulled to a stop on the side of the street. A brown-haired man struggled out of the car's driver seat, not bothering to cover himself from the penetrating rain. The wind blew at him, hard enough to make him stumble back. Glancing around, he locked his car and walked up to the shadowed building he had parked in front of. “God, what kind of weather is this?” he muttered to himself as he straightened out his buttoned shirt and knocked on the wooden door. It felt hollow, the door, as if time had eaten through it. Lightning cracked as the door creaked open. A pair of white eyes peered from the opening. “Yes?” The voice was fragile and old. It was easily drowned by the wind's howling and the rain's drumming. The man gave a timid wave and scratched his head. “Good evening...” he trailed off, unable to continue. “Ms. Henreich.” “Good evening, Ms. Henreich. My name's Arthur. I came for-” “Oh, Mr. Evans! Come in, come in.” The door swung open to reveal a wrinkled woman in a black...
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...Business Plan Of LE-CHATEAU IN INDIA Submitted to MOHAWK COLLEGE HAMILTON In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Diploma in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Under the guidance of Professor. Alyce Lyne Amritpal Kaur 000309497 Amritpal Kaur 000313218 David Nmoye 000304076 Chukwuma Nwachukwu 000309201 Karanveer Singh Khaira 000318652 Department of International Business Management Mohawk College, Hamilton Table of Contents Executive Summary: 3 Corporate Profile: 4 Nature of Business 4 Product Offering 4 Organizational Chart 6 Human Resources Management 6 External Resources: 8 Company strength 8 Company weakness 8 Target Market & PESTE Analysis 9 Target Market Segmentation: 9 PESTE Analysis: 10 Opportunities 11 Threats: 11 Market Entry Method: 12 Market Strategy: 13 Global Supply Chain 16 Warehousing & Inventory: 17 Legal System 18 Company contracts 18 Free Trade Agreement 19 Risk Management: 21 Internal Risks 21 External Risks 22 SWOT Analysis 23 Summary: 24 Conclusion: 25 References: 26 Executive Summary: Le Château Inc. is one of Canada’s oldest specialty retailers and manufacturer of contemporary fashion apparel, accessories and footwear’s all at valued pricing...
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