The Second World War sparked Canada’s economic boom while drastically changing its political landscape‚ which moulded Canada into the country we know today. Both factors brought Canada back to life after the Great Depression‚ which assisted in creating an economically and politically stable nation. Before the war‚ Canada was suffering a financial crisis‚ infamously known as “The Great Depression‚" where millions of Canadians lost their jobs and savings. However‚ due to the onset of WWII‚ the economic
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The path of small entrepreneurs is not rosy. Small entrepreneurs face the following types of problems: (1) Problem of raw materials: A major problem that the small entrepreneurs face is the procurement of raw materials. They have to confront with numerous problems like; i. Availability of inadequate quantity ii. Poor quality of materials iii. High cost of raw materials etc All these factors adversely affect the proper functioning of small units. (2) Problem of finance: Finance
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SMALL SCALE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT This programme comprises modules for learners who intend to start small businesses‚ or are already running some. They may choose those modules that are of interest to them‚ or do the entire programme. The courses enable learners to run businesses successfully and be able to source funds from financial institutions. Programme components There are a total of 10 modules‚ each divided into two topics. Learners who are interested in doing the entire programme leading
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In chapter 15‚ as the world became flat‚ some parts of the world remained unflat because they could not participate in the flattening process. The unflat world consisted of developing nations while the flat world consisted of developed nations. Since the unflat world could not participate‚ it has kept them unadvanced‚ stagnant‚ and deprived. Rural Africa‚ China‚ India‚ and Latin America were left behind because their nations were plagued with diseases due to their broken government system being unable
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development. The initial efforts were government-led through the vehicle of large industry‚ but lately‚ emphasis has shifted to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) following the lessons learnt from the success of SMEs in the economic growth of Asian countries (Ojo‚ 2003). Thus‚ the recent industrial development drive in Nigeria has focused on sustainable development through small business development. Prior to this time‚ particularly judging from the objectives of the past National Development Plans
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How Google Became the #3 Most Valuable Firm by Using People Analytics to Reinvent HR By Dr. John Sullivan (www.ere.net) consummated by Wendy van Ierschot (www.vanierschot.com) Google has the only HR function on the planet that is managed based on “people analytics” was the title of the article Dr. John Sullivan published on February 25‚ 2013. If you haven’t seen it in the news‚ after its stock price broke the $800 barrier‚ Google moved into the No. 3 position among the most valuable firms in the
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day slavery in the form of human trafficking is one of the major problems of the 21st century. It has become increasingly common to hear of such cases in the world today. Children of various ages as well as adults around the world are being taken captive for either hard labour and/or sex work. This system of selling and buying people is mainly influenced by the increase in poverty around the world. There are a lot of people that come from poverty stricken backgrounds and families. They are desperate
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General Summary David Marquet’s turn the Ship Around: a true Story of Turning Followers into Leaders is one part biography‚ one part self-reformation‚ and one part business recommendation. Marquet was a long-time Navy officer and later was appointed as captain of the U.S.S. Santa Fe. Once he deliberately gave associate impossible order‚ simply to check his soldier. When they‚ of course‚ followed it without cross-questioning‚ Marquet realized that he was leading a culture of followers. Marquet straight
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and services in the most efficient manner has continue to be the only viable and alternative for development of small scale enterprises in Nigeria and for the development‚ growth and survival of any economy. The development of small scale enterprises not only contributes significantly to imposed standard‚ they also bring substantial local capital formation and achieve high level of productivity. Small and medium scales are crucial to the development of all economies of the world. They are the modern
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and it all comes down to one thing: money. The world revolves around money‚ so to speak. Money and power go hand in hand as people of power generally tend to have an abundance of wealth. Since the wealthy have heavy influences on the economy and politics‚ the less fortunate often suffer. Poor people have trouble “climbing up the social ladder‚” tend to not have an influence on politics‚ and have difficulty raising proper families. E.L. Doctorow shows how hard it is for the members of the impoverished
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