Introduction to Entrepreneurship Session 1 Olivier Witmeur September 2011 2 Desired outcomes of the session • • • • Introduce the course Tour de table What is entrepreneurship, what are the key constructs Who is the entrepreneur • AGENDA 1. Introduction 2. Course design and organisation 3. About entrepreneurs 4. What entrepreneurship is GEST-S547 - 2011-2012 © Olivier Witmeur 3 1. INTRODUCTION 4 What have these companies in common? • • • • • • •
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service offering. Who or what tools? Solutions Administrator to create. (Sales and Marketing – Service Offerings – Site Actions – New Site – Blank and Custom – Create – Title (offering name) –URL Name (offering name abbreviated) Business Model Canvas (Print and complete - continually amending as the below initiatives are defined) Why/objective? To capture the fundamental building blocks in developing a new service offering. Who or what tools? https://sp.intecgroup.com.au/sites
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place to measure how the firm operated in the different business segments they serviced. A special emphasis was placed in how marketing efforts should be concentrated to increase growth, how value propositions could be improved, and how costs could be minimized without sacrificing service and product qualities. Service Description Vanguard group provided low-cost long-term mutual fund investments to consumers. Although the two major business categories were retail clients and institutional private
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Course Project Paper #4 John Richardson Keller Graduate School of Management Abstract Marvel Entertainment, LLC (Marvel) has been producing toys, comics and stories filled with characters that have played a substantial role in the childhoods of millions. In this paper I will examine the leadership that allowed Marvel to emerge out of bankruptcy into a largely profitable company in less than a decade. The type of change that Marvel experienced is not the norm for companies that were in their
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consist of the objective (the ends), scope (domain), and advantage (means). The objective is to grow to become the leader in the state as a provider of licensed therapeutic foster care and residential treatment facility through engaging in new business partnerships and growth through positive reputation and responsible fiscal management. The scope of this objective consists of three dimensions: offering or customer, geographic location, and vertical integration. The offering specifically is mental
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Tom’s shoes and the One-for-One model Elizabeth Cardamone June, 2014 Abstract The main product that has created a distinction for Tom’s shoes in the business world is the alpargata, a shoe worn by Argentine farmers since the 16th century when they arrived from Spain. The alpargata became known as “the common man” shoe due its comfortable nature and inexpensive price (Kat, 2012). The shoe’s sole is made of rubber or fiber threads like hemp and features a canvas top for breathability. When Toms
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Business Letter Writing The Importance of Letters Commercial correspondence is the correspondence you share with another party during the course of or in continuation of a business transcation. It is a very important part of business, primarily because it is a form of written documentation. It gives statement of objectives. Commercial correspondence is not only important to business; it is a critical aspect of business. Commercial correspondence acts as a reference point for any queries. A business
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After visiting and learning about the beautiful country of Morocco it is clear that there are relationships among religion, culture, and social innovation. It is also evident that Morocco is very different from the U.S. and has some parallels with Spain. We got the chance to explore several different terrains and climates while in Morocco and how the people live and intermingle in each one. The traditional dress for men and women in Morocco is a djellaba, which stems from the fact that Muslims practicing
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2.0 Part Two: Analysis and Findings [pic] 2.1 Background/History of Bata Shoe Co. Bd. Ltd.: [pic] The business that became the Bata Shoe Organization was established on August 24, 1894 in Zlin, Czechoslovakia by Tomas Bata, and included his brother Antonin and sister Anna. Although this business was new, the Bata name had been part of a tradition of shoemaking for eight generations, spanning three hundred years. It was one of the first modern-day shoe 'manufacturers', a team of
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COURSE SYLLABUS BMGT 230 - BUSINESS STATISTICS Summer Session 0301 - 2014 Instructor Information Professor: Frank B. Alt (falt@rhsmith.umd.edu ) Office: 4323 Van Munching Hall (VMH) Office Hours: After all teaching days (2:00-3:00 p.m.) and by appointment Office Phone: 301-405-2231 Course Assistant Mr. Daniel Klein Office Hours: After all class days (except 6/19) from 3:00pm – 4:30pm Office: 4308 Email: dklein99@terpmail.umd.edu Class Information
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