Intro to business: most important institutions in the money markets; capital financing
What are the most important institutions in the money markets? How should a entrepreneur approach capital financing?
What are the most important institutions in the money markets? How should a entrepreneur approach capital financing?
Case attached - Lost in Patagonia. Questions to be answered at end of the case in the attached file. Each answer should be 5-6 lines. Please see attached.
People who have worked for the company for short periods of time (sometimes only a few months) have been promoted to management positions. Several of these new managers lack sufficient management experience. This led to poor leadership and weak communication between employees and managers. Discuss two different options for ad
How do you educate a manager to manage an organization as it evolves over time from an entrepreneurial structure to a more sophisticated and complex organizational structure?
Do entrepreneurials have to leave large organizations to acheive innovation, or can they successfully transform larger companies? Why?
What mechanisms does ebay use to built trust? Make decisions? Communicate? Set policies and rules? Governace? How do these shape/impact the community?
Attached case - Educating Octavia. 1. What market research has Octavia done? 2. What else could she be doing in her market research? 3. How well is she using her market research information? 4. Does Octavia's product line make sense? Why/Why not? 5. Does her distribution strategy make sense? Why/Why not? 6. How could sh
Many small business owners may claim that banks will only loan them money when they don't need it. The reason for this may lie in the fact that many small businesses are perceived as high-risk entities; an argument that owners of such companies will fully reject. In a paragraph or two, elaborate on claims like these made by smal
Attached case study on the time merchants. Following questions to be answered , Limit your answers to 4-5 sentences per question. 1. How does their executive summary explain how their service will fundamentally change the way their consumers live? 2. What unique features does Time Merchants offer that will account for thei
DESCRIBE THE FOUR STEPS IN TYPICAL RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS: STEP 1-RISK PLANNING: (Risk Management Plan, etc.) STEP 2-RISK ASSESSMENT/IDENTIFICATION/ANALYSIS (RISK IDENTIFICATION: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Plan/WBS Plan Decomposition, Schedule Analysis, Lessons Learned Files, Expert Judgemen
Here are a few strategies that successful firms have employed to succeed when expanding internationally: Choose the right partners. Winning companies avoid teaming up with inept and inefficient state enterprises or relying too heavily on in top level connections. Successful companies are searching for partners from entreprene
How much should the auditor use the client's staff in performance of the audit? What factors should be considered?
Joe Faboozi, an entrepreneur, wants to form a corporation with his partner Paul Prince. They want to develop a new fiber multiplexer. Joe is rich. He generates over $50MM/year and he can afford to drive a Porsche to work. He is open to contributing a majority of the capital needed to start the company. He wants to contribut
1. Here is the description of a two player game. Player A selects a, b, or c. Player B selects i, ii, or iii. Player B i ii iii a 5 7 2 Player A b 4 8 5 c 6 4 3 Payoffs are to Player A. This is a zero sum game. a.                  Indicate any dominated strategie
1. Outline five (5) specific actions you feel organizations/managers should do to promote corporate entrepreneurship. 2. What are the characteristics of the following structures? Which provides more 'fertile' ground for corporate entrepreneurship? Why? a) Mechanistic b) Organic
How can the student/entrepreneur go about locating a promising business to buy? Where can he or she get help in identifying businesses that are or may be for sale? Apart from expert merger & acquisition firms like The DAK Group in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, the prospective business owner can get much useful information on a v
Describe some ideas--or tests--that an entrepreneur can make when developing a request for and source of funding. Many entrepreneurs, particularly those folks who want to start new ventures know they need to raise money but don't know how to develop a funding proposal or to locate a source of funding.
You are starting a new marketing company, have been able to raise $500,000 "seed capital." What are some ways to conserve cash?