profit, meaning they ultimately focus on making money; or Not-for-Profit, meaning they have a bottom line objective other than returning profits to their owners. Within the realm of for-profit businesses, analysts break it down even further into business purely out to make a profit, or “socially responsible” businesses, meaning that in addition to making money, proprietors are also out to make a difference in society by contributing profit resources to the community, protecting the environment, or
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Assignment 1 Ryan Butler Darren Tunnyuk BUS107 26 January 2012 Identify the advantages and disadvantages of taking your small business online by performing a SWOT analysis. Include 2-4 items in each category. When performing a SWOT analysis you have to take into consideration the four categorizes of SWOT which is strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats. Strengths consist of what does your company do well, for my company we make comfortable jeans, jean shorts, cargo pants, and cargo
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February 11, 2012 Porcini's Pronto - Harvard Business Case What is unique about the “new” approach being considered and how does it tie in with the competitive advantage being sought? Porcini’s “new” approach is unique both to Porcini’s and the restaurant business. Facing a saturated restaurant industry, Porcini’s is striving to differentiate their business by providing excellent quality food at moderate prices to customer’s looking for a quick eating experience. Great service is also expressed
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Case Study II, Old Metamora Instructor: W.E. Simonpietri Course: Fundamentals of E-Business – BUS107 Date: February 26, 2011 Betty Shriver is the owner of Betty’s Crystal, a small shop that sells collectible glass figurines in Metamora, Indiana. She has hired me to be a consultant for her on building her ideas and to help her develop an expansion strategy for her online business activities using either Amazon.com or eBay and by using social networking sites. Before I can go into
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led UPS to pursue an integrated marketing communications approach? What was the promotional objective as it repositioned itself in the "synchronized commerce" market space? Integrated market communication was required in order to get the maximum business out of the market. It was important for UPS to make the market understand that they are not only the package delivery company but they do so much more than just the package delivery. “Synchronized commerce” the name was given to this marketing model
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Business Writing Portfolio Part I: Business Writing Steps. Target Audiences Store Managers Store Employees Consumers and Public Communication types that will be used Store Managers – Business memo Store Employees – E-mail Consumers and Public – Business letter Part II: Letter: 614 Crestwell Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 January, 2010 Dear Store Managers: Rising gas prices and increased operating expenses require our company to amend our current store policy regarding
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 About TimoTel 2 TimoTel & Supplier Diversity 3 Criteria and Methods 3 The Business Case for Diversity, its Challenges & Awareness 4 Diversity Challenges 5 Recommendations 5 References 7 Executive Summary A diverse workforce is more common today than it was decades ago, and is a challenge more companies are faced with today. Multi-generations are working side by side, learning from one another’s experiences. Immigration has increased
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Business-to-Business Messages Comm/470 September 5, 2011 Business-to-Business Messages Business-to-business (B2B) messages are sent and received by the organizations, companies and business firms. These messages can be sent for various different purposes including invitations to do business, initiating a new business together, for joint ventures, and other reasons. Communication is extremely important for businesses that work in the virtual environment. The communication process includes
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Coca-Cola’s business strategy? What is the relationship of collaboration and innovation to Coca-Cola’s business strategy? Business strategies are long-term plans of actions that are designed to achieve a particular or a set of goals and objectives. Essentially where is the company at now, and where does it want to be in x number of years from now, and what is the road map to meet that goal. When Muhtar Kent took over as CEO of Coca-Cola back in 2008, he set a long-term business strategy in
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Entrepreneurial Leadership Entrepreneurs are aggressive promoters for change in the world of business opportunities. Entrepreneurial leaders play a critical role in society by developing an idea, implementing it, and building a successful business based on it. The characteristics of seeking opportunities, taking risks beyond security, and having the tenacity to push an idea through to reality are hallmarks of successful entrepreneurs (Frye, 2009). The two leading entrepreneurs who will be addressed
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