programs that provide credit for self-employment and other financial and business services like savings and technical assistance to low income people. The meaning of Micro finance includes small scale financial assistance to people who work in agriculture‚ animal husbandry‚ fishing‚ poultry farming‚ trading‚ herding and running small or micro enterprises etc. It also renders services like insurance‚ group empowerment programme‚ and technical assistance in various income generating activities etc. According
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Quantitative & Semi-quantitative Viable Plate Counts Molly Wright‚ Jenny Cano‚ Rosa Ramirez BIOL 2420 Lab M/W 4/20/15 Professor Rotibi ABSTRACT: Accurate evaluation of bacterial colonization as a predictive index for alfalfa sprouts has relied on a quantitative culture technique that provides exact colony counts per gram of tissue by culture of five serial dilutions of the alfalfa water. In this study 1 package of alfalfa sprouts were cultured by a semi-quantitative technique that enumerated
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Chapter 3 Consumption and Investment Consumption (C) and investment (I) Since we are more concerned with two sector model in our course‚ we will discuss about consumption and investment. In a two sector model‚ a simple but an imaginary assumption of no government and no foreign trade is made. Here Yd =C+S or Yd =AD (aggregate demand) This also implies that C+S=C+I Consumption Introducing you with: (Think yourself in advance) What is consumption? What is consumption function
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products. The macro-environment consists of six types of forces economic‚ demographic‚ cultural‚ natural‚ technological and political. “Vital Foods” must ensure that they take into account the trends‚ changes and alterations in these environments which can both pose threats and reveal opportunities. Economic Environment The economic environment is best described as having the “factors that affect consumer buying power and spending patterns" (Kotler et al 1998). These factors include income
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1); perfectly inelastic (E = 0); and perfectly elastic (E = ∞). (LO6-1) The more substitutes a good has‚ the greater its elasticity. (LO6-2) Factors affecting the number of substitutes in demand are (1) time period considered‚ (2) the degree to which the good is a luxury‚ (3) the market definition‚ and (4) the importance of the good in one’s budget. (LO6-2) The most important factor affecting the number of substitutes for supply is time. As the time interval lengthens‚ supply becomes more elastic. (LO6-2) Elasticity
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using Porter’s Five Forces model‚ and; 3. an analysis of CFSTD’s main competition. Based on this assessment‚ strategic objectives will be identified and recommended. External Situation As presented by Grant (2007)‚ macroenvironmental factors are beyond a firm’s control. To adapt and remain competitive‚ a firm must understand how these external influences “affect the firm’s industry environment” (p.66). The
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2011 By : - Rini Bhattacharya Rashi Dawar Nehal Mittal Abhishek Swami Gaurav Yadav Sagnik Ghoshal Micro Small & Medium Enterprise Index: - Definition: - (a) Enterprises engaged in the manufacture or production‚ processing or preservation of goods as specified below: i) A micro enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and machinery [original cost excluding land and building and the items specified by the Ministry of Small Scale Industries vide ii) A small enterprise
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Page 1 of 22 © IMM Graduate School of Marketing Good Answer Booklet MAC/ECO101 Page 2 of 22 Note: These answers were written by students under examination conditions. Whist it may be possible to find fault with some of the answers‚ keep in mind that they satisfied the examiners about the student’s knowledge and ability. © IMM Graduate School of Marketing Good Answer Booklet MAC/ECO101 Page 3 of 22 MACROECONOMICS (MAC) ECONOMICS 1 (ECO101) 24 OCTOBER 2012 SECTION A (40 MARKS)
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between the educated and uneducated for jobs. The economy’s output will increases because the increase in supply and demand. 6. What are the benefits of increased investment? 7. Do trade deficits help or hinder economic growth? Explain. 8. What factors determine technological progress? 9. How do we define a recession? 10. Why doesn’t the economy always operate at full employment? 11. Why do
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Wright‚ Graham and Aleke Dondo. “’Are You Poor Enough?’ – Client Selection By Microfinance Institutions.” Microfinance- Evolution‚ Achievements and Challenges. Ed. Malcolm Harper. London: ITDG‚ 2003. 142-149. Yunus‚ Muhammad. Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. New York: Public Affairs. 1999. 71
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