received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in Microfinance. Muhammad Yunus was cited for developing “micro-credit into an even more important instrument in the struggle against poverty”. What is micro-credit? Why do poorer people need micro-credit? Discuss how the availability of credit might be able to help someone move out of poverty. Make sure to discuss empirical evidence as well. Having ‘about one billion people globally live in households with per capita incomes of under one dollar per day’
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Classification Final Draft Types of Friends When I was a child‚ my parents raised me and my siblings to appreciate various kinds of friends. There are three types of friends I know of in this lifetime. I classify them according to how well they know me. We make friends or encounter them as we go every day. My first type of friends are called “pest friend”. They are my acquaintance‚ or in other words I only know them by their name. I may not remember what they might look like if I go away for
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4 Types of Adultery This post was first published on ROOTSS on Wednesday‚ 7th February 2007 When I was a young boy growing up in church‚ I remember one particular Sunday when there was no Sunday School. My sisters and I accompanied our parents to Sunday Service and Rev Sam Goh was preaching. Back then‚ our church was pretty small and cosy‚ and could sit about 300 persons. Our dear Pastor asked the congregation whether any of us could remember the Ten Commandments.I remember one member mentioning
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family entertainment and dining experience within the community will ensure sales and profitability of Food’n’Fun. Market Segmentation Currently‚ Jacksonville has very little to offer families for entertainment. There is one Roma’s and one Scooter’s family playground. Jacksonville’s youth and families do not have a fun place to dine‚ mingle‚ and be entertained. This market has already been tried and tested for Food’n’Fun through Scooter’s and Roma’s. Scooter’s is outdated; run-down and
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audio conference Types & Teamwork: Working With Different Personality Styles presenTed by A 90-Minute Audio Conference for Administrative Assistants‚ Secretaries‚ and Office Support Staff Featuring diane Moore‚ Editor‚ The Office Professional and Lisa Trudel‚ Career Consultant‚ Office Workers Career Center session Objectives This audio conference will: • Help you to understand how your preferences and work style influence your behavior and communication style in the workplace
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foreign import of virtually every resource it uses. The country is located on islands‚ which are poor in minerals/resources. Thus‚ Japan is able to engage in industries other than extraction and mining. In conclusion‚ stated by John Dower in “The Useful War” Japan has went through a period of drastic economic growth and development after the end of the World War II‚ yet apparently faced an economic depression and recession that Japan experiences even at present (Dower). Japan is famous for its industrial
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Data Types and Why We Care | Written Assignment | | | | Kayla | 1/30/2013 | | Kayla Coleman Wednesday‚ January 30‚ 2013 Principles of Testing and Measurements Data Types and Why We Care There are a million different types of data in the world. Some types we have learned through years of education and others have yet to be discovered. One question about data types that is asked frequently is “Why do we care?” Though there is no text book answer; I believe we care because
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Types of forecasting There are two major types of forecasting‚ which can be broadly described as macro and micro: Macro forecasting is concerned with forecasting markets in total. This is about determining the existing level of Market Demand and considering what will happen to market demand in the future. Micro forecasting is concerned with detailed unit sales forecasts. This is about determining a product’s market share in a particular industry and considering what will happen to that market
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Brand Positioning and Market Segmentation Brand positioning is an important strategy for achieving differential advantage. Essentially‚ positioning reflects “the place” a product occupies in a market or segments. GAP has a wide range of products that are reflected in multi-segments. Initially‚ as a specialty clothing retailer‚ GAP segmented the market using price as the sole criterion. GAP strategically decided to serve three major segments‚ which can be seen from price differences among GAP’s
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Qualitative Characteristics of Useful Financial Information The purpose of financial reporting is to provide decision makers with useful information. When accounting choices are to be made by individuals‚ those choices should be based upon the usefulness of that information to the decision making process. The Framework identifies six qualitative characteristics of financial statements as follows:- • relevance; • faithful representation; • comparability; • verifiability; • timeliness; and
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