CHAPTER 1 The Problem Introduction Small-scale business, small-scale industry and small-scale entrepreneurship are used interchangeably to mean a small-scale industry firm. Its deliberation was to refer to the operational definition. Therefore, small businesses are common in many countries, depending on the economic system in operation. A reasonable number of business establishments for instance, small-scale enterprise of different sizes and nature in Nigeria at large and Benue State in particular
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mostly for fulltime workers to work either 7:30am to 4:00 pm or 11:00am- 8 pm. The two main positions are attendant or washer who’s job is to vacuum, wash/dry cars, wash/fold towels, perform light maintenance on machinery, and engage customers in small talk and ask them to inspect the vehicle. The custom service specialist (CSS) details the car. So far he has a staff of 70 attendant and 20 CSS’s. Wally promotes from within so the only way to become a CSS is to be promoted from attendant and the
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Influence of Internet and E-commerce in international business Introduction: Commencing from 20th century, enormous use of Internet was witnesses in all the fields with a major impact on international business. Although the Internet and web 2.0 serve as improving trend of economy and business, there is negligible research done to advocate their impacts on international business and marketing (Urban, 2003). The present literature review essay is an attempt to address the gap of existing literature
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Training and Development in Small Businesses Name: Tynisha M. Smith Professor Lawanda Henderson BUS407- Training and Development Date: July 28, 2013 The purpose of this paper is to provide you with key elements of training and development and its effects towards improving performance within Gracie’s Coffee Shop. I will also cover challenges managers or owners may face when addressing organizational performance. Key Elements Why do we train? In one word: performance. Training leads
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Accounting Principles The primary objectives of accounting is to keep track of transactions and recording revenue and expenses are important business processes often assigned to an accounting department or a financial manager. Accounting is a business discipline that allows companies to record analyze and retrieve critical financial information that can be used to determine a company's financial status and provide reports and insights needed to make sound financial decisions. There are four
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popular accounting software specially designed for the needs of small businesses. Both provide excellent solutions to many of the accounting challenges faced by small businesses that use double entry accounting. QuickBooks Pro and Peachtree Pro are promoted as software designed for users with little or no accounting knowledge. Although very similar, there are key elements that differentiate one from the other. For the small business owner ease-of-use, efficiency, security, systems compatibility
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loss and maximize return on investment the small business owner with a limited security budget must plan carefully in order to be able to choose security measures that can deter and even prevent criminal activity. Protection of assets is a top priority for any business due to the repercussions that theft can have on the business, such as: loss of productivity, diminished morale around staff and unscheduled spending to replace stolen items. A small business with a limited security budget should choose
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17/04/2012 Semester1, 2012 Professions Learning Centre Marg Chapman What is a case study? A report presenting an analysis of problems and issues facing a particular company, with recommendations of a plan of action and justification of that plan What is the purpose of a case study? To persuade audience that the recommendations are feasible, desirable and the best ones available Who commissions one? A client, or a firm‟s senior
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being a small business has the potential to have many risks with legal issues. There is the issue of personal information; this would mean this small business would need to hire workers to keep all personal information of a customer safe. The potential loss of a customer’s personal information, whether the loss of information is internally or external there is a potential of serious crime to be committed, such as identity theft. This could become a serious threat to this small business because if
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Assume you own a small company that makes widgets. Carefully review the federal government acquisition process and determine how you would best position yourself long before you placed your first government bid. If my small company wanted to get into the federal government acquisition process the company would need to position itself in order to be successful before doing so. Because, federal procurement is a big and complicated process my company would need to create an acquisition/procurement
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