* Do you think Sonic would have grown as large as it did today if it had remained a sole proprietorship? Why or why not? * What were the advantages and disadvantages to sonic of each form of business ownership? * There have been lots of drive-in and fast food restaurants over time. In your opinion‚ what makes Sonic and other major franchises more successful than others? I personally do not think that Sonic wouldn’t have grown as large as they are now if they would have remained a proprietorship
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Executive Summary Sonic is the largest drive-in chain in the United States. Under the slogan "America’s Drive-In‚" a Sonic features fast service by roller-skating carhops and unique menu items that cannot be found at McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ or Wendys. Sonic restaurants operate in 27 states so it is smaller than leading fast food chains however it is still a significant competitor. Founded by Troy Smith and Charlie Pappe in 1953‚ Sonic went from a single root beer stand to a popular franchise
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Executive Summary SONIC America’s Drive-In is a fast food joint where customers drive into a car slot and order from a menu at the driver’s side. Orders are placed through an intercom system‚ and then you can swipe your plastic card near the intercom to pay. The novelty is that servers roller skate out to your car for a true drive-in experience. There are two options either you can take your order to go‚ or stay and eat in the car. “SONIC has over 3‚500 locations in more than 40 states‚ serving
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Sonic SWOT Analysis Mgt/521 October 11‚ 2011 Willie‚ Zebedee The use of an SWOT analysis helps obtain information to understand the position of a company. The company chosen is Sonics Corp. This analysis will help determined whether to invest in this company. This discussion will include the company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ threats‚ and trends. The information that follows should allow me to determine if this is a good company to invest in or not. Next I will determine
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the text conform to‚ or deviate from‚ the conventions of a particular genre‚ and for what purpose? ! ! Known for his dislike of conventions and structure‚ the highly structured nature of a sonnet would‚ at first glance‚ appear to be unappealing to e e cummings. However‚ Cummings has struck the fine balance between maintaining traditional form and introducing radical reform. His sonnet ‘it may not always be so’ conforms to the conventional fourteen-line length‚ positioning of the volta and iambic
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The American poet‚ E. E. Cummings wrote verses with an experimental style that presented romantic attitudes‚ and also dabbled in playwriting and painting. His poems crafted physical objects that show a fresh way of looking at reality. Cummings’ unique style of romantic transcendentalism is innovative‚ modern and visual. The visual aspect was unusual to other poets at the time he debuted. The way his poems are laid out on the paper are important‚ as was the unusual way he used punctuation and capitalization
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e e cummings e e cummings (no‚ this is not a typographical error‚ take note to the way he writes his name) was an unusual‚ yet highly acclaimed writer of the 20th century. His style of writing was much different than that of any other contemporary or even 18th and 19th century writers. Although difficult to understand at times‚ e e cummings is a very profound and inventive writer. e e cummings was born Edward Estlin Cummings on October 14‚ 1894 in Cambridge Massachusetts. His parents were
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Sonic Boom Angel Dewberry MAN 1030 Introduction to Business Everest University February 2‚ 2013 Sonic is a large chain of fast food restaurants with over 3‚200 drive-ins all over the country and in Mexico. (http://sonicboomsc.com/sonichistory.html) I would have never thought that it all began as a sole proprietorship‚ a business owned and managed by one person. There is no way that Sonic would have grown as large as it has today if it had stayed that way. Today Sonic is now a successful corporation
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To begin with‚ e.e cummings always wanted to be a poet. As a child his mother would read and write with him. E.E Cummings was a very creative child and had a lot of potential. Eventually‚ E.e Cummings grew up and started writing poems. Some of his poems ended up in an anthology named “eight Harvard poets”. Also‚ some other poems ended up getting published in “the dial”. An interesting quote that he wrote said “so far as I am concerned‚ poetry and every other art was‚ is‚ and forever will be strictly
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Definition of E-Procurement E-Procurement is the term used to describe electronic methods of conducting business transactions. The ’e’ in e--procurement stands for electronic. E-procurement can be used in every stage of the process. It can begin with the actual sale coming through to the purchaser and end with the customer’s invoice and payment. E-Procurement is more than just a system for making purchases online. A properly implemented system can connect companies and their business processes
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