management only to new businesses are called a. industrial parks. b. community development centers. c. shopping centers. d. business incubators. REF: p. 268 4. A good reason for relocating a typical manufacturing business is to a. stabilize income taxes. b. increase customer traffic. c. be closer to raw materials. d. provide free-flow space. REF: p. 267 6. For small service or retail businesses‚ the top priority in location decisions is a. personal preference. b. resource availability.
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communities‚ others do not. Suppose Wal-Mart has announced plans to seek the approval from the planning commission of a small town to build a new store. Develop a list of the main arguments‚ pro and con‚ that could be present at a public hearing on the matter by members of each of these groups: Owners of small businesses located nearby: o Increased Traffic = Increased Business (pro) o The Anchor Effect (pro) o Effects on Product Quality and Customer Service (pro)
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their own small businesses. Paul Galvin was such a man. He was successful beyond his wildest dreams‚ for the small business he founded grew and grew until it became the giant communications equipment manufacturer known as Motorola. The way in which Galvin achieved his dream stands as an inspiration for the generations that follow. L The Beginning Paul Galvin was born in the small town of Harvard‚ Illinois‚ on June 27‚ 1895. His biographer tells us that Galvin’s upbringing in this small town environment
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That example would be the instance where two small companies gave a good and service for exchange of another good or service. An owner of a small contracting company and an owner of a small concrete company were both building large supply sheds next to their business over the summer. Both owners were good friends and have worked together on projects before and on this particular job they decided they would
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as to the root cause of why most small businesses go under and don ’t work. I learned a great deal by reading it and it has given me foresight as to what I need to improve in my skill set to become the best entrepreneur I can be without sabotaging anything of value to my business. The book focuses primarily on the entrepreneurial myth which is involved in a fatal assumption that the success of a business rides purely on the entrepreneur’s desire to own a business‚ the amount of capital he/she puts
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November 6‚ 2011 Is Wal-Mart smothering small town America? As of 1994‚ Wal-Mart had 2‚504 stores across the U.S. and was expected to open 125 more that year (Ortega 205). Wal-Mart stores do over $67 billion dollars in annual sales (Norman 207). Everywhere there is evidence of new establishments being built. It seems that cities are now reaching out further and small towns growing up overnight. Some call it progress; others call it sprawl. One of
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Public relations‚ is the art and science of making people‚ governments and organizations look good. PR professionals work behind the scenes by sending press releases‚ courting journalists‚ researching public opinion to position their clients as positive role models‚ ethical businessmen‚ and concerned public officials. Public relations success requires a deep understanding of the interests and concerns of each the client’s many publics. The public relations professional must know how to effectively
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9/15/2013 Case study 6 Question 2 You have been hired as a consultant to a small clothing manufacturer who wants to emulate the success of Zara and Benetton. She wants advice on an innovation strategy which takes the key lessons from these successful firms. What would you offer? (Tidd 295) Within the entire business a change needs to be made in order to transition into a more electronically effective business‚ this can be done by growing Mechanization of operations. By introducing technological
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definition requires that both the idealistic vision –values‚ goals –and the realistic version –attitudes and practices –of an organization be taken into consideration when determining the culture. Google claims to perpetuate a small business culture. It maintains the ideal of a small company by promoting interdepartmental collaboration on projects‚ which at Google often require at least one person from multiple departments‚ and during free time with social groups formed for individual hobbies (Google‚
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