...System Evaluation Week 4 University of Phoenix Alexandra Camacho Sadiqq Abdullah, MBA PMP CIS 207 There are organizations that are still out of date with technology either these companies do not want to conform to the trends or do not have the resources or knowledge to advance their company. From witness the companies that have issues with creating any type of new information system are small businesses like restaurants ran by family. It tends that these small businesses are having issues with attaining the resources at an affordable price and sometimes they do not knowledge of what exactly the company needs to advance. Providing an example of a small business that is run by family in my neighborhood is a Chinese restaurant name Mai Dragon. Two years ago a Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood closed shop. Before they closed shop it showed on the building and in business that it was not doing well. Even with the appearance on the outside I gave them a chance and gave them my business. In my opinion their food was not the best Chinese cuisine in the neighborhood; as well they did not have any sort of website to check out their menu. The re-opening of the restaurant in the beginning of this year, I admit I was skeptic of the service and business. However upon further debating within myself I decided to give their business another try, what I discovered is that not only did the owners do a complete restructure of business, they as well added a simple information system...
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...package on the relative order of importance of the evaluation factor which will state as follows: The following five criteria will be evaluated in order of importance. All non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance, with the most important criterion listed first. Criteria 1-5 combined are significantly more important than price. Price will not be scored, but its reasonableness and fairness will be evaluated. 1. Technical capability 2. Past performance 3. Corporate experience 4. Key personnel 5. Quality assurance The evaluation team considered only two criteria for this requirement since this project has a relatively small dollar value and restricted the competition to 100% small business set-aside. Experiences not considering for contractor’s as an evaluation factor will give new small business owner a better chance. As part of the solicitation...
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...Final Team Project A new medical clinic is opening up in your hometown and a mutual friend has recommended your services to the administrator of the clinic. You have received a letter asking you to provide information that would support their retaining your services rather than hiring employees for the same purposes. Assume that this letter may have gone out to other local firms as well. Working as a team, you will do the following two things: (a) After discussing and choosing a small business with your team, you will prepare a letter (in effect, an informal proposal) in response, offering your services to the clinic. (b) Follow up with an oral presentation before the administration of the clinic to discuss and further sell your services to them. On the date scheduled for the final presentation, each student will be responsible for evaluating one team, as assigned by the instructor, on their written and oral presentation. To help you prepare, a copy of the student team evaluation form has been provided. Additionally, students will evaluate the contribution of their fellow team members and themselves in developing the presentation. Evaluations will be taken into consideration in determining grades for the project. In preparing your written presentations, consider the following: • What business services will you choose to provide to the clinic? Billing, secretarial, computer, health, landscaping? • Who will present the letter to the clinic...
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...Small Businesses and the Use of Social Media Networking Rasheeda Saboor Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management June 16, 2013 Abstract Social media has grown to be very significant to small businesses in the past few years. In this study, I will analyze how a small business currently uses social media, how the business can expand the use of social media and precautions small businesses should consider when utilizing social media. The business owner interviewed for this research study is a small restaurant owner. The conclusion of the research will include recommendations for why a small business may consider the utilization of social media as a strategy to gain or maintain competitive advantage. Brief Company Background Stonewall Fish, Wings & Things (SFWT) is a small take-out restaurant located in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant is owned and operated by Kariem Abdul. The restaurant has been operating for 10 months. The restaurant has 4 employees that are responsible for providing customer service and preparing orders. I have established that Stonewall Fish, Wings & Things has a need to get its name out to more locals in the area. This need is brought about by the limited use of technology and marketing by SFWT. I propose that the company begin to use social networking outlets that are available as well as setting up a website. I will provide SFWT with the many advantages...
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...the different between corporate and healthcare financial job? • You have been worked in CPA firms. How do you use your past work experience in current job? • Bon Secours is a non-profit healthcare system. What is the biggest challenge working in a non-profit organization? Bartlett • Healthcare reimbursement system is complex. How do you distinguish error and fraud? Can you share your experience about it? • How does your organization avoid fraud and abuse? • There are several laws to prevent fraud and abuse. What do you think about the current regulations and how do the regulations can be improved? • There is an example in your PDF file talking about how to calculate define small or large business. How does this formula come? Is any meaning or concept behind it? • If I were a small business owner, what preparation I should do now? • What is the biggest different in new plan between previous plan? What is the biggest problem that the new policy will encounter after...
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...Unit 1 Assignment 1 The Johnson Company is a small business that provides networking components and services. They are in need of new methods of communication for reaching out to new customers, standing out from other businesses, meeting existing customer needs, and keeping customers informed of news and updates. The Johnson Company still uses analog phone lines and still takes customer orders by hand. Their only current method of advertising is an ad in the yellow pages. They have reached out to our IT consulting firm to help them update their current business processes and communications Setting up an intranet site is one of the best ways for small businesses to keep all their workers in the loop and communicate new information. The Johnson Company can also use Microsoft SharePoint application and services to set up internal websites designed for specific projects. Providing customers with a website capable of taking online orders while advertising online as well would give the customers ease of access and efficiency. Project managers can also use these specialized websites to share documents and information, and this can help the projects run more smoothly and effectively. Email is one of the most widely used forms of technological business communication. Instant messaging services such as Skype and Go To Meeting are very up and coming and can provide better communications even more than email. Online advertising, forums, blogs, as well as some possible radio ads may...
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...A centralized company is a company which relies on one individual, central person to make all the decisions of the company and direct the company. This is more commonly used in small companies as there is a small amount of people therefore control is very easy with only 1 person. Advantages - Efficiency when making decisions Objectives are set and there is only one leader, so it is easier to decide on things. Disadvantage - Stress on the leader So many decisions coming to the leader puts a lot of stress on the leader Short Term Effects Decisions will be easy and efficient, and the company can expand fast Long Term Effects Employees might not be happy to be under control of one person, as evident in the testimonies from ex-Microsoft workers A decentralized company is a company which implements several individuals which help to make all the decisions, not just one person who does all the decisions for the company. A very good example of a company that utilizes the decentralized organizational substructure is Apple. Advantage - Broad Based Knowledge A broad base and many different groups and people make it easier to acquire different kinds of knowledge. Disadvantage - Conflicting opinions Decisions can be hard to make because of the different people making decisions. Short Term Effects There will be a lot of innovation as different kinds of ideas help provide a variety. Long Term Effects Slow decisions have a possibility of making the company...
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...Finding a Mentor A mentor is someone who is usually more experienced and older. Mentors tend to help and guide individuals towards their goals. Mentors are there to help from their heart and not personal gain. There are a lot of different types of organization groups that provide mentors like a organization called SCORE. SCORE is an organization that Provides free and confidential counseling, mentoring and advice to small business owners nationwide via its network of more than 12,400 retired business executives, leaders and volunteers. SCORE is sponsored by SBA and has volunteers share their expertise through in-person and online counseling (Steps to finding a mentor). When it comes to trying to find a good mentor there are some steps I like to follow which include making sure that the person I pick is someone who I would like to build a relationship with and someone who is willing to teach and advise me. First I would pick a mentor that is a positive role model (either a male or female) who has a good reputation and is admire by their peers. Second, I want a mentor who is a good listener and someone who will be able to tell me my weakness as well as my strengths. Also when it comes to getting feedback from my mentor I aspect not to be lecture but given advice on a solution. Third, I would like to find a mentor that will level with me and give me the honest truth because I do not want someone who is just going to tell me what I want to here. Another way I like to search...
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...The Corporations Role in Small Business Success Your Name Here English 122: Composition II Aimee Garten October 14, 2013 The Corporations Role In Small Business Success Devastation. This describes the state I was in when I walked into my favorite coffee shop and was notified by the owners that they would be closing the doors for good at the end of the business day. I had been going to Donut Connection, a small family owned business, for about a year. I had been loyal to Starbucks since my coffee drinking days began, but this place came highly recommended and it was right on my way to work. I was quickly enamored with their amazing customer service, and I have to admit, the coffee was better than Starbucks. As all good things come to an end, the Donut Connection had to close down for financial reasons. This was a shock to most of the regular customers and myself because the establishment was jam-packed every morning. But this poses the question: Are large corporations, such as Starbucks, responsible for the failure of small businesses? Because consumers appreciate great customer service, and small businesses dominate the economy, corporations should be looked at as nothing more than competition as small businesses are responsible for their own success or failure. A major reason why consumers shop small businesses is the family feeling they experience as well as superior customer service. People appreciate going into a business and being greeted by name and also knowing...
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...site provide for individuals, small businesses, and large businesses? List these services. The UPS website provides information and services regarding billing, shipping, tracking, and business solution for large and small businesses, and individuals. Services for Individuals are: • My UPS and UPS account – This service has features such as billing information, account summary, address book, etc; and can be maintained online by the customer. • Shipping – The customer can create and start a shipment online, calculate the time and cost for the shipment, schedule pick-ups, and create returns and imports. • Tracking – This feature allows the customer to track packages and freights with services like Quantum view, UPS my choice, Flex global view and Void a shipment. • Freight – Services for freight are Critical Freight, Air Freight, Ocean Freight, LTL (Less then truckload) and Trucking (Full truckload), and UPS Cross border connect. • The website lets customers order supplies online. • UPS Communication via E-mail – The website has features like New product announcements/enhancements, promotions and offers, newsletters, and service updates/ regulatory changes. • Customer service – Customers will be able to contact to the UPS staff via Live chat, phone call, and other online support. They can also connect with UPS on Facebook and Twitter. • Locations – Customers can find various UPS locations on the website. Services for Small and Large Businesses are: • My...
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..."Double taxation" refers to the fact that the corporation itself must pay taxes on its net profits, and the stockholders must also pay taxes on the portion of those same profits distributed to them as dividends.Answer T "Knocking on the doors" of businesses an entrepreneur would like to buy—although they are not advertised "for sale"—is a waste time. Answer F ____ percent of small businesses sell on credit.Seventy-seven ____ recognizes any improvement in quality may improve a company’s competitive ability.Return on quality _____ are those things that a business owns which have value.Assets _____ is simply the money owed the firm by customers because they’ve purchased goods or services on credit. Accounts receivable ______ gives owners the security of a sales contract but permits them to stay at the “helm” for several years.The two-step sale ______ is a small number of customers to give you feedback on specific issues in your business—quality, convenience, hours of operation, service, and so on.Focus Group ______ is not a primary goal of a competitive intelligence program: All these are primary goals of a competitive intelligence program ______ is the process of creating and delivering desired goods and services to customers, and involves all of the activities associated with winning and retaining loyal customers. Marketing ______ publishes Annual Statement Studies, showing ratios and other financial data for over 650 different industrial, retail, and wholesale...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Every industry operates within two sets of constraints. Internal constraints are those problems within the organization and over which the enterprise has reasonable amount of control. Personnel problem, capacity utilization and the techniques or process of production are some of such factors. External factors could pose formidable problems to an enterprise. The problems are made more severe by the fact that these problems are caused by factors outside the competence of a given enterprise to control. Examples of such factors are government regulation, traditional or cultural values etc. The bakery industry in Nigeria has been a victim of externally imposed constraint. Hitherto, bakers depended on local millers who produced their vital raw materials, flour from imported wheat. Government banned the importation of wheat and wheat product in 1986, thereby, sending shock waves to this very well established and expanding industry. Wheat products has started to consume an unacceptable amount of the nation’s foreign exchange as the table 1.1.1 below clearly demonstrates, as well as figure 1.1.1 in page 3. Table 1.1.1 Foreign Exchange Spent on Wheat and Food Import 1981 – 1985 Import 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 N,000 N,000 N,000 N,000 N,000 Total food 1,820,215 1,642,245 1,296,714 843,246 946,567 Wheat 159,422 79,629 255,717 243,067 327,870 C/o of total 9% 5% 20% 29% 35%` Source: Federal Office of Statistics...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Every industry operates within two sets of constraints. Internal constraints are those problems within the organization and over which the enterprise has reasonable amount of control. Personnel problem, capacity utilization and the techniques or process of production are some of such factors. External factors could pose formidable problems to an enterprise. The problems are made more severe by the fact that these problems are caused by factors outside the competence of a given enterprise to control. Examples of such factors are government regulation, traditional or cultural values etc. The bakery industry in Nigeria has been a victim of externally imposed constraint. Hitherto, bakers depended on local millers who produced their vital raw materials, flour from imported wheat. Government banned the importation of wheat and wheat product in 1986, thereby, sending shock waves to this very well established and expanding industry. Wheat products has started to consume an unacceptable amount of the nation’s foreign exchange as the table 1.1.1 below clearly demonstrates, as well as figure 1.1.1 in page 3. Table 1.1.1 Foreign Exchange Spent on Wheat and Food Import 1981 – 1985 Import 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 N,000 N,000 N,000 N,000 N,000 Total food 1,820,215 1,642,245 1,296,714 843,246 946,567 Wheat 159,422 79,629 255,717 243,067 327,870 C/o of total 9% 5% 20% 29% 35%` Source: Federal Office of Statistics...
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...Small Business Examination Paper Danita Benson LDR/531 February 12, 2013 Cherlyn Conner Small Business Examination Paper ESI Companies is a small company in Bartlett, Tennessee. ESI Companies is proud of their credit of providing tactical security specialist, and solutions to relieve threats to the environment. They install and build security systems in courthouse, detention facility, transportation hub, office building, and production plant. The company has partnered with private industry, law enforcement, military agencies, and correctional and detention facilities to keep their operating environments safe and secure from the threats of criminal activity and terrorism. Organizational Structure ESI Companies small business organizational structure is or can be a partnership. They are comfort of knowing their professional posses the needed skills and expertise to assist with the customers design and build techniques with courthouse, detention facility, office building, production plant, and others. They also partner with customers for facilities renovations, and maintenance of their security system regardless of any unique and challenging security needs. ESI Companies requires the customer partner in the design and implementation of their standards of operation intended to reduce the risks of security catastrophes. ESI Companies believe in working together to design, implement, build, install, and support state – of – the – art electronic surveillance and security...
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...CHAPTER ONE * 1.1 introduction What constitutes a small business varies widely around the world. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships. What constitutes "small" in terms of government support and tax policy varies by country and by industry, ranging from fewer than 15 employees under the Australian “Fair Work Act 2009”, 50 employees according to the definition used by the European Union, and fewer than 500 employees to qualify for many U.S. Small Business Administration programs, although in 2006 there were over 18,000 "small businesses" with over 500 employees that accounted for half of all the employees employed by all "small business". Small businesses can also be classified according to other methods such as sales, assets, or net profits. Small businesses are common in many countries, depending on the economic system in operation. Typical examples include: convenience stores, other small shops (such as a bakery or delicatessen), hairdressers, tradesmen, lawyers, accountants, restaurants, guest houses, photographers, small-scale manufacturing, and online business, such as web design and programming, etc. Characteristics of small businesses Size definitions The European Union generally defines a small business as one that has fewer than 50 employees. However, in Australia, a small business is defined by the “Fair Work Act 2009” as one with fewer than 15 employees. By comparison, a medium sized business or mid-sized...
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