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This looks at a cafe during the establishment and growth phases over the first year. Discussions were held with the owner and staff on the ups and downs of starting a business, the plans, changes and adaptation that had to be made, the importance of a good chef and service staff and the desire to never give up even when not enough profit is being made. This is a cafe wine bar in Sydney called Roasted Grape but could be a similar business in the USA...
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Tesco was the retail success story of the 90s and early 2000s. By 2007 it came close to capturing a third of the UK retail market, and was a true international retail giant - but by 2014 profits were falling and scandals were brewing. It seems the wheels came off the trolley. What went wrong? Stack 'em high... Founder Jack Cohen's aggressive growth policies in the mid 20th century set the pattern: his successors had grander plans: to make Tesco all...
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A versatile resource to study meeting facilitation and/or practise taking minutes. See a typical meeting in progress with Sadhana, the team leader and six participants of various ages, nationalities and communication styles. The group discusses quality and delivery issues, team breakfasts and schedules - not always agreeing.
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The rise of Amazon.com since its start-up in 1994 is the classic case study in disruptive innovation. First an on-line retailer, broadening into a platform for other sellers, Amazon has been guided by the restless spirit of its founder Jeff Bezos. Bezos thinks long term – he expects his people to challenge, to constantly embrace change. Amazon is at the cutting edge of technology – but it’s also based on old-fashioned values: a wide range at...
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PART 1 Introduction Change in business is nothing new – it’s the pace of change. The digital revolution has destroyed old businesses and created vast new empires. To survive, organizations must be quick to adapt – but people, generally, don’t like change. How can change be best managed?. Drivers Of Change: these might be threats or opportunities, they may come from inside or outside the organization, they may involve a merger or restructuring...
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PART 1 Introduction - Globalization in the car industry is nothing new. By 1928, General Motors and Ford were making vehicles in 24 countries. The 50s and 60s were the golden age of US and European car makers – but that was challenged by the arrival of the Japanese in the 60s and 70s. Over the decades the car industry has been constantly forced to change in order to survive. An explaination of the modern global car industry.. PART 2 PSA Case Study...
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Autism in America: Putting the puzzle together, one beautiful piece at a time, is a genuine and straightforward look into the Autism Spectrum Disorder as told by the families and individuals living with Autism daily. Many parents are interviewed including Ruth Sullivan, Ph.D., the mother of a man named Joe who was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman’s autistic character in the movie “Rain Man.” We also hear from a young woman named Alexis, the...
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A Buddhist nun, a fashion designer, a student and a playwright - their paths have never crossed yet they have common experiences in their struggle for identity, maintaining a connection to their cultural roots and reconciling two worlds: Vietnam and Australia. Just over 30 years ago, the first wave of non-European refugees - Vietnamese refugees - arrived in Australia. Their homeland had been torn apart by war and most were not looking for a new life,...
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Accounting and finance clips volume 4
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v. 1. A new salad bar chain is chasing growth - but will it run out of cash? Tossed is the baby of twenty-something entrepreneur Vincent McKevitt who aims to make big money out of healthy eating. The business is successful, but if he tries to grow it too quickly, he risks running out of money. We eavesdrop on a critical meeting with his business advisor. --v. 2. Cash flow isn't about how much money you're making - it's about when you get paid for...
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In 2009 director Garrett Zevgetis googled the word "Beauty." He had been working on a number of darker-themed documentaries and was determined to find an uplifting story for a future project. The search returned a poignant Helen Keller quote that led Garrett to Perkins School for the Blind outside Boston, a renowned institution where a feature documentary had never before been made. He began volunteering at Perkins. On the last day of his scheduled...
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Accounting and finance clips volume 2
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v. 1. How does a business choose between different sources of finance? Is it always better to get money from inside the company than get an overdraft or loan or to sell shares in the firm? And what are the pros and cons of selling assets to raise finance? --v. 2. Divine Chocolate found its funding in a novel way - by giving an ownership stake to the cocoa farmers which supply its beans. This source of finance fits well with the fair trade company's...
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In 2008, eighteen high school girls from Gloucester, Massachusetts were accused of making a pact to become pregnant. The mainstream media perpetuated and sensationalized the story, with reporters flying in from as far away as Australia, the UK, and Brazil. The Gloucester 18 looks behind all the headlines and hype to tell the real stories of these girls, and in the process puts a human face on a startling statistic: that the United States has the highest...
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Basics of finance volume 2
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Jay expands his financial enlightenment. The profit and loss account (as described in The basics of finance I: are we making a profit) tells him a lot, but only the balance sheet will reveal to him the overall “financial health” of his company. Jay's friend takes him through the balance sheet explaining the key terms: fixed/current assets, current/long-term liabilities, creditors & debtors. She also shows him how to extract some basic financial...
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Accounting and finance clips volume 6
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v. 1. Vital to commercial success is how well businesses control their costs. These come in two basic types: direct and indirect. But in the real world classifying costs is rarely clear-cut. Manufacturer Blakeway Ltd divides its company up into cost and profit centres to help it monitor how different parts of its business are performing financially. But there's disagreement inside the company about how to act on the figures. --v. 2. Acme Whistles...
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A blockbuster in its native Korea, where it would go on to become the country's most successful film of all time, MY LOVE, DON'T CROSS THAT RIVER presents an unforgettable story of true love that transcends both generations and cultures. 100-year old lovebirds, Jo Byeong-man and Kang Kye-yeol, have been inseparable companions for 76 years. Observing this fragile couple for 15 months, director Moyoung Jin acts as a fly-on-the-wall, capturing the tender...
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"Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man." The Jesuit maxim behind the landmark UP Series has now been taken to South Africa, where a group of children, first filmed in 1992 at the age of 7, are now 21. Rich and poor, black, white and "mixed race," the fascinating and revealing portraits featured in 21 Up South Africa offer unique insights into the social and political upheavals that have occurred throughout South Africa since...
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The film explains how two very different types of business manage their finances - high-flying salad bar chain Tossed and SRA, a social enterprise dedicated to helping people with mental health problems to get back to work. SOURCES OF FINANCE: Before you can do anything you need money. Tossed founder Vincent McKevitt deliberately avoided selling equity in his business, relying instead on loans from wherever he could get them. By contrast, as a social...
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Basics of finance volume 1
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How does the established business get finance? Dave Nellist makes the points, illustrated by real-life case studies. SALES REVENUE is, of course, the best finance a business can have, because it's self generated. “Retained profits” can be ploughed back into the business without any of the “strings” attached to loans and shares. But even established businesses have cash flow problems. We look at the role of OVERDRAFTS in helping them through....
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