Posts Tagged: Forms of Business Ownership and Organization (p144)

New Taxes Could Trigger a Japanese Craft Beer Renaissance

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 4: Marketing Management.

Description: Unifying rates for all beer makers is good news for craft brewers. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 1, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-02/new-taxes-could-trigger-a-japanese-craft-beer-renaissance Questions for discussion: What does this article say about government involvement in the industry? Is there an upside to this involvement for any of the players?  

Founder Friday: Meet Josh Udashkin, Founder and CEO of Raden

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: This 33-year-old is making high-tech luggage that charges your phone and weighs itself. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 17, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2kS1hZc Questions for Discussions: Do you think this is a better “mousetrap”? Who is the target customer? Describe Josh Udashkin from an entrepreneurship point of view?

Here’s How Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Combat Isolationism

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: He wrote a 5,700 word manifesto about it on Facebook. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 17, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2lrvSzP Questions for Discussions: What is globalization? How is Facebook a reflection of globalization forces at work? Do you think the world is pulling away or moving forward to more globalization?

Founder Friday: Meet Max Goldstein, Co-Founder of Gol Labs

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: He worked at Google in product marketing, partnerships and data science. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 10, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2kcCPFO Questions for Discussions: What is the business thinking that is guiding Max Goldstein in Africa and other emerging economies? How does he compare to the traditional models of entrepreneurs?

Hoteliers Comb the Ranks of Tech Workers to Gain an Edge

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: The front desk manager or housekeeper may epitomize the hotel employee, but the hospitality industry is increasingly dependent on tech workers, vacuuming data scientists, web designers and other experts into its ranks. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 13, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/business/hoteliers-comb-the-ranks-of-tech-workers-to-gain-an-edge.html Questions for Discussions: What changes are taking place in the industry? How is technology… Read more »

Innovations Threaten the Neighborhood Bike Shop

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: Sean Sweeney opened the door to the refurbished 1839 barn behind his home in Wayne, Pa., outside of Philadelphia. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 29, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/business/innovations-bike-shop-bicycles.html Questions for Discussions: What is happening to the small neighborhood bike shop? Why are these mobile services growing in popularity? How is this business environment similar to… Read more »

The $99 billion idea

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: In January 2009 the three founders of a little-known website called Airbedandbreakfast.com decided at the last minute to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 26, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2017-uber-airbnb-99-billion-idea/ Questions for discussion: Summarize how each company maneuvered past regulatory hurdles? How much of their success do you think was pure luck?

The Doctor’s Office of the Future

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information, Part 6 Managing Financial Resources.

Description: The Doctor’s Office of the Future Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 26, 2017 Link: http://bloom.bg/2k43fsJ Questions for discussion: Summarize the business model presented. How different is the management of health care today in comparison to the model presented? Is this all “smoke and mirrors” or is there really an improved model waiting… Read more »

At Repair Cafes, ‘Beloved but Broken’ Possessions Find New Life

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management.

Description: If you’ve ever despaired of getting your vacuum cleaner fixed or thought that your broken lamp was a lost cause, there’s hope. A worldwide movement is trying to reform our throwaway approach to possessions. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 18, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/repair-cafe.html?ref=smallbusiness Questions for discussion: Summarize the business model presented. Do you think this… Read more »

More than 1.8 million teens are reading books by text messages thanks to this start-up

Posted by & filed under Part 1 Business in a Global Environment, Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives, Part 4: Marketing Management, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information.

Description: OK, it’s not exactly Dickens. But how about a great story delivered to you by text message? Source: WashingtonPost.com Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/12/02/more-than-1-8-million-teens-are-reading-books-by-text-messages-thanks-to-this-start-up/?utm_term=.f8a70ec4abf7 Questions for Discussions: Why do you think this business model is working? What other products or services might work the same way?