Essays on Venture Capital

German authority and hesitations have since decided the determination of strategy choices in the EU. There is the inexorably intergovernmental modus methodology of the EU system. Foreign accomplices, for example, the U.S. progressively recognize Berlin as the strategic place in the Euro zone. Concerns about Germany's future remote and security role persevere. The change of political initiative in Berlin was caused by the September 2013. Federal decisions have expanded the interest for investigation of German European, external, and security strategies. Basing on the above notions, it is true that the making of Europe was Germany’s answer to its Continue reading...

The federal and state governments and some nongovernmental organizations have been offering an array of assistance to elderly persons in the society. Of most importance is the support offered by both federal government and state government where they help aged people from the age of 60 years and above to access health care, housing and retirement issues. They fund various centers that offer these services for senior citizens of the nation. (Butler, 3)
In my response to the requirement of this course assignment, I selected Silver Manor Home of The Aged, which is located in Meriden, Connecticut. This independent Continue reading...

Globalization is an integration process that occurs across the world and arises from interchange of products, world views, ideas and cultural aspects. The act of globalization can be traced from the old ages to present modern world (Stromquist M. P 2009). It begun with investments, trade, migration and dissemination of knowledge and was further linked with global climatic challenges, cross boundary pollution and sharing of socio-economic resources. Location of globalization begins at the local, national then regional continuum with economic and social relations organized at all stated levels. Modern forms of globalization can be said to have begun during Continue reading...

PART 1

An international Joint Venture is an equity agreement in which foreign and local business organization co-own a business by pooling their resources together, share the risks associated with the business as well as exercising managerial control to operate an autonomous business in order to make profits or to enjoy economic and premeditated advantages.
The success of such ventures depends on a number of factors as. Some of the factors that determine the success of Joint Ventures include:
- Cultural factors- the way of life among different partners in a joint venture has a significant influence on the success of Continue reading...

Any hospital security engineer must observe the HIPAA privacy rule, which monitors the access and sharing of individual health information, as well as the HIPAA security rule, which comprises of the national security standards that safeguards the electronic health information. Since the hospital stores patient information using the paper based system, the manager will ensure that the implementation of electronic based health information systems is achieved within the shortest time possible (Keller & Associates, 2011). The paper records are always not secure and they contain massive irregularities and drawbacks towards the process of patient care and treatment. The paper based Continue reading...

Data Analysis

TABLE 1

The above stance collaborates with the fact that Saudi women are well educated, ambitious and determined. In the last 40 years, the Saudi government has built an educational infrastructure that reduced illiteracy rates, especially in women. Because of a favorable environment for entrepreneurship, the possession of advanced education and the presence of still a very limited amount of employment opportunities for women in Saudi Arabia, the interest for entrepreneurship are very high among women.
Furthermore, the analysis is in line with the postulation that much of the wealth in Saudi is under the control of women; women Continue reading...

Biography on Steve Israel, a U.S. Representative for New York
Steve Israel is a member of the U.S House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of New York since 2001. Steve is a true leader. He values education. He respects the middle class and the low-income group. Even in the worst situations, Steve always raised his voice and stood up for his people. He has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous bills and voted in favor of several reforms that benefit the public to a great extent. He has been in power since 2001 and never misled his people. He Continue reading...

Introduction

Financial budgets refer to monetary estimates of expenditure that the organization expects to incur in future as it carries out its periodic business operations.
Budgets have proven to be important business tools over the course of time. One of the most important uses of the budget is that it can be used by the management of a business entity to make decisions. Decision making is the most important process in a business entity because it determines the direction of the business after a financial period. Financial periods are marked by losses or profits depending on how the entity has Continue reading...

Introduction

Financial markets in the economy have a role of linking the demanders and also the suppliers of funds. They enable firms and individuals to access capital and invest any surpluses. These are the markets that allow the financial sectors of the economy to run smoothly. However, many individuals do not understand these markets despite their crucial role in the economy. They have varied reasons for their failure to comprehend these markets and these reasons limit their understanding of the markets. This serves as the foundation for the thesis of this paper that is – accountants have a role to play Continue reading...

The quality and aggressiveness of the marketing and advertising strategies that a business, especially the startup ones, implements can spell the difference between a booming and steeply declining startup sales figures. Naturally, more innovative and aggressive marketing and advertising strategies would equate to significantly larger sales margins and vice versa for more lame, old school and outdated marketing strategies. Marketing and advertising strategies are so extremely important for startup businesses that it can be one of the primary indicators of the company’s success in future, aside of course from more innate factors such as the necessity index of Continue reading...

The America youth population comprises about a third of the total population although the 2013 census showed that there was a decline in this figure. Children are taken to school from their early years of childhood to be taught and educated. By the onset of the teenage years, they are eligible to join colleges and universities to specialize on various courses and various fields of study. Equipped with this knowledge, the youth can now apply the knowledge leant to positively contribute in raising the GDP of a country. Before we enter deep into critically analyzing the input brought into Continue reading...

Business management

Business management
Coast acquisition is business sales term that refers to the total expenses necessary to to attain a sale or retain a customer. Therefore, it the total cost associated with the buying and selling of goods and services, or even assets. In general, the net price plus the associated cost of purchase and taking the good to the point of use comprises the total acquisition costs. These cost include the following; the purchase cost i.e. research, closing, accounting, legal fees, and commissions, the transportation fee from the point of purchase to the end use location, preparation and other Continue reading...

Management Practices at Web media

Management Practices at Web media
Planning, leading, organizing, staffing and controlling are widely accepted functions of management; effective implementation of these management practices helps managers in better decision making and problem solving. In fact, principles of management have, at times, been, synonymized with P-O-L-C framework that includes planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
This paper exemplifies the application of these management practices at Web media, a website design and development organization. It will provide a holistic understanding to readers about the implementation of management practices at workplace.

As Web media is a startup, managers have planned to create brand awareness Continue reading...

EXAM QUESTIONS ON BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

1. To what extent are companies justified in claiming that they are good corporate citizens?
The key goal of any business enterprise is to maximize profits and minimize cost. The management must safeguard the social welfare of the employees. In addition, the company must respect the social and cultural values as well as providing quality products and services to the consumers. Therefore, corporate citizenship is the understanding of all stakeholders in a company or business enterprise that it has social responsibilities to the employees, the surrounding society and the consumers, who indirectly influence the company’s performance in regional Continue reading...

Difference between entitlement program and block grants

An entitlement program is one of the government mechanisms in which public funds are given to people who meet specific requirement. Good example of an entitlement program in the united state of America is Medicare program. In the Medicare program on the part of it would qualify to be an entitlement program. In this program, the people who are unable to meet their medical care cost are given some funds. Other may confuse an entitlement program with social security program during their working day, but this is not a form of an entitlement program. The only time in which Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

In this information age, the digital revolution has transformed the industry to an information based economy. Since the late 1970s, the day to day evolution of technology has shaped the modern society by introducing globalized communication. The UK mobile phone network industry is developing day by day by introducing the new-tech systems in the market. O2, Vodafone, EE, T-Mobile, and Orange are the biggest mobile phone network providers in the UK (Rushton, 2012). This report has presented a thorough economic analysis of mobile phone network industry in the UK, considering the biggest network providers in the country.

ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE OPERATORS IN UK

Mobile Phone Continue reading...

Kwame Kilpatrick former Detroit Mayor Case

Kwame M. Kilpatrick who was the former mayor of Detroit was sentenced for 28 years in jail for being involved in a corruption scandal. The defense should not apply to either reduce Kwame’s sentence or exonerate him. Kwame had greatly embezzled the city’s funds not only during his time as the mayor but also when he was a state legislator (Spence, 2011). His corrupt actions warranted him to get the harshest sentence possible given that he was a public official. Although the defense requested that he should receive a term that is not more than 15 years, Continue reading...

Thesis topic

‘Instructor’s Name’
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Will Governor Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula improve the ability of districts to meet student needs compared to the former system?

Brief Background and Aims of the Research

The current education system in California lacks transparency and is extremely complicated. All the participants, be it policymakers or parents, struggle to comprehend the current system, which offers different pupil per rate across various districts. There were many allegations that affluent schools ended up getting more per pupil rate than the other schools. To negate this inequity in the distribution of federal funds, Governor Brown in the year 2013-14 introduced the Local Control Continue reading...

The leadership style applied in the United States may not be successful. If the business is to venture in Australia, it needs to appreciate that Australian people will react better to another leadership style since the leadership style used in the two countries is different. However, there are similarities between the two leadership styles that enjoin business and are accepted universally. For an individual to be an effective leader in Australia, a person must be respected. In the United States, on the contrary, the position is more respected than the person who holds it. Respect for the person rather Continue reading...

Change is only realized whenever modifications to a given system are implemented. This may be in line with a new innovation, new ideas or techniques of handling a given task. Adoption of these notions calls for hard work, dedication, trial and also error. People tend to resist change mainly because of the communication channels embraced, management policies, and the concept behind the innovative process. Change executors can carry improvement for the client by inspecting their preconceived thoughts about the way things ought to be carried out. Personnel must be open to change themselves; they must have the capacity to Continue reading...

Abstract

The Nelson – Siegel – Svensson model is one of the preferred methods by which investors determine the value of bonds in the long run and thus make informed guesses as to the viability of each investment option. It is an accurate method of prediction when an investment portfolio needs to be set up. In this paper, by using the Nelson – Siegel – Svensson process, an attempt will be made to inform investors like to the best option for a fixed income portfolio. The paper would demonstrate how the process is to be used and applied to the data related to treasury Continue reading...

The Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC) is an agency under the jurisdiction of the U.S Department of Justice dedicated to supporting justice and to healing for victims of crime. OVC administers funds to support victim services, provides training for diverse professional who work with victims, develop projects to enhance victim’s rights and services and embark on civic education and advocacy actions on behalf of crime victims. OVC works to provide comprehensive services to felony victims in collaboration with global, nationwide, tribal, states, military and local victim aid and criminal justice agencies and other proficient organizations. They include Continue reading...

Cross-listing is a process to access other stock exchange markets to collect the investments. The main advantage of cross-listing for the share-issuing companies is that due to the different business time zones, the companies have the opportunity to trade for more than the normal trading hours available. Therefore, more trading hours allow the companies to complete their ‘right issue campaigns’ in a short time. Another main advantage of cross-listing is that the companies which are listed in different countries are in a position to collect funds in different currencies that reduce their translation and currency risk. Moreover, the list Continue reading...

Business Strategy

Competitive advantage can be defined as the advantage gained or accrued by a firm or company over other firms in a competitive industry. This is done by offering customers a greater value of the purchased products and through several mechanisms (Rumelt, 2003). Such mechanisms may include low priced goods, high quality products, and after sale services that are superior to competitors. Competitive advantage may stem from several factors such as economies of scale, integration and non- integration and process based core competences (Peteraf, 1993). To further understand the concept of competitive advantage, several theories have been put forward for Continue reading...

Part I

Answer 1
It is a static budget in since the planner had already set the expenses together with the expected revenues. The fees each student was to pay had already been determined and accounted for. Each student was required to pay, the estimated grants to expect and the expenses that would go to salaries, purchase of equipment and other miscellaneous expenses.

Answer 2

The total revenues for the 120 students less grants was 802,567-(50,000+10,000+5,000+10,000) =727,000. Total revenue per student727,000/120=6058.3333. The total revenue less grants for the 100 students was: 681, Continue reading...

Misallocation of funds

The Make a Way Foundation was founded with the aim of fighting poverty and hunger that involved communities with hope and self-reliance. The foundation had planned for a children’s summer expense project but in the process of goal realization for this fiscal year, it has been realized that there is a misallocation of funds that can be attributed to the following reasons.
Some officials who do the scoring for the awarding of the funds fail to follow the right criteria in many cases. So some applicants were unequally treated and in times were awarded more or fewer dollars Continue reading...

English

Fighting Superbugs; more refined tactics need to be discovered
Frequent use of antibiotics promotes growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria or superbugs. These bacteria are immune to the strongest medications. Despite the great progress in healthcare and medical technology, antibiotic resistant bacteria still need to be addressed very effectively. Superbugs are at rage against the humankind. An estimated one in twenty, or five percent, of patients now pick up a threatening superbug infection from the hospitals and this number is rising all the time. A recent study has shown that more than 1.7 million patients in the United States develop Continue reading...

Introduction

Russia is a huge producer of oil and gas. It is the second largest producer and exporter of oil, and the largest producer and exporter of natural gas (Winfrey, 2010). Its economy largely depends on its oil and gas reserves. The funds acquired from its oil and gas reserves have greatly contributed to the survival of its political system. Boix (2004) argues that there are no examples of a successful transition to democracy in a country in which the contribution of the oil in the country’s export income is more than one third, and it seems to be Continue reading...

Thesis

The global financial crisis was a period during which downturns were experienced in the stock markets, economic activities as well as losses in the housing market all over the world. During this period, banks had to be bailed out by national governments and consumer wealth declined significantly. The result was a major recession between 2008 and 2009 .
This paper looks at the global financial crisis in the world, its effect in the US and measures taken by the US to manage it. This financial crisis was experienced in the world in the late 2000’s and the US was Continue reading...

The Effect The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act Of 1944, Otherwise Known As The G.I. Bill, Had On The Economic Boom Experienced By The United States Post World War II

Introduction

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (P.L. 78-446,58 Stat. 248m) was a statute that was aimed at providing a range of benefits to the returning Second World War troupers. The Bill was assented to law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944. The law was aimed at creating pool fund for the active fighters in the Second World War that would enable them to acquire education, Continue reading...

- Can schools be managed and operated like business?
Management of schools should take a form similar to any other organization that is geared towards achieving certain results. Management, in a general sense, involves several functions that lead to the coordination of peoples’ efforts in a manner that would make them achieve some desired goals and objectives. These goals and objectives are set by the management of these organizations that undertake the coordination of the said efforts. For the coordination to take place, there must be the deployment of certain resources that must also be used in an effective Continue reading...

The role of policy makers in any economy is to regulate macroeconomic activities with the main goal of maintaining economic stability. The goal of the policy maker is to maintain stability, which is significant in promoting economic growth and social welfare of the citizens. The policy makers have implemented various policies to stimulate the economy since the financial crisis when government suffered a critical national debt. They are also trying to implement a reliable strategy for balancing the government’s budget in the long- run to solve macroeconomic problems. Therefore, implementing long-term fiscal sustainability is vital for today’s Continue reading...

This paperwork will comprise of what I have learned about GIS by tackling the following questions: What is the technology of Geographic Information Systems? How the ESRI’s GIS products designed for environmental management? How can GIS be used to help solve the complicated physical environmental issues in the real world?
I have learned that the geographic information system technology maintain and convey information to both the community and the environment managers. The flexibility of geographic information system also permits the examination and amalgamation of numerous layers of location-based statistics plus ecological measurements. ESRI’s geographic information system environmental Continue reading...

Heilemann, J. (2002). Machine of Dreams. Vanity Fair, No. 501, pp. 185-188.
The article is an appraisal about the achievements of Dean Kamen. The author begins by looking at the manner in which Kamen revealed his latest invention, which is what the author refers to as the ‘Machine of Dreams’. The article documents the character and the successes that Kamen has achieved over the years.
The major theme of the article is resilience. Throughout the article, the author tries to demonstrate the resilience and achievements of Kamen, a college dropout. This is evidenced by the fact that Kamen took Continue reading...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought Continue reading...

Government spending refers to the money and resources that the government uses to cater for basic but essential national goods and services. Ideally, government spending can either be investment or consumption oriented. They include defense, education, health and infrastructure among other services. In the United States, there has been a gradual development in the rate at which government spending has been carried out since1960 (Siu par 8). First, education has taken a rising pace through which government spends to facilitate the development of education. Ideally, the proportion of the GDP was rated to be apportioned by 0.20% that has Continue reading...

Polio: An American Story is a scholarly book written by David Oshinsky, a historian from the University of Texas, examines American medical research in the 20th century where there was Polio epidemic. Poliomyelitis is a dreadful disease that has claimed a lot of lives before the discovery of a vaccine. Though children are considered to be more prone to getting the disease, adults could also be infected with polio. This means that no one was excluded from attaining an infection despite their age, gender, or class. Oshinsky writes, “Polio hit tidy and stable neighborhoods harder than the areas marked Continue reading...

Summary

Introduction
The current paper relates Porter’s Five Forces analysis of two companies – Starbucks and Nordstrom. Starbucks is the global company involved in selling coffee beans. Nordstrom is an American upscale retailer selling clothing, handbags, accessories, cosmetics, jewelry, and fragrances.

Starbucks
Bargaining power of suppliers of Starbucks is low because coffee beans are a commodity. The price on coffee beans is affected by multiple factors including weather, natural disasters, political factor, inventory levels, and economic conditions. Besides, Starbucks is pressurized by the international community to be responsible for fair trade and ethical sourcing of the final products. These factors Continue reading...

Internal control practices are the activities that enable a company to maintain an environment that is solely focused on accountability and ethics. These are systems that are put in place to safeguard the resources of the business. By putting in place these practices department benefits in the following ways; one of the benefits is that the internal controls provide checks and balances on the usage of resources. They also ensure that the areas of priority in an organization are identified as well as addressed. Another benefit of putting in place internal controls is that it allows the company to Continue reading...

Institutiona Affiliation

Healthcare dilemma:
Among the challenges experienced in healthcare service is the provision of the health services under the limited the funds. There have been many strenuous efforts to remedy the problems, but the business problem has always been a major problem. Financial problems have led to many dilemmas to the service providers the hospital, the service production and also the service delivery to the patients. On the other hand, the issues of inflation, whether it is not even higher, it is a tremendous challenge to the health providers. (Katherine 2005, p. 35) There has been this dilemma in the Continue reading...