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Intergenerational Dynamics in Your Workforce - Challenge or Opportunity?
Think age diversity doesn’t affect your workplace? Before you respond, read the following situations and highlight those that you’ve observed in your organization:·Baby Boomers who insist on calling meetings for everything. ·Gen X’ers who appear to only be in it for themselves. ·Younger workers who assume that if you don’t have an I-pod you are computer illiterate. ·Seasoned employees who keep reminding everyone the way things used to be. ·Younger managers struggling to gain the respect of older workers who are subordinates.If you checked off more than one box then your organization is among the many facing intergenerational workplace issues. Some companies actually believe these issues will go away on their own. They operate under the premise that older workers will retire and the younger people will mature in time to take the leadership roles vacated by this generation. Problem solved.Forward thinking com

It is the superstructure of your opportunity, the skeleton, and a foundation. If a house has a weak foundation it will not stand up for long. Why entrepreneurs submit documents that do not properly reflect the excitement they believe inherent in their invention is a sad mystery. A poorly executed Executive Summary negates all of the time, energy, investment and innovation built into a new offering.

Assuming the newly submitted Business Plan has an exemplary Executive Summary, and passes the initial screening read, Financials are read next. Why Financials? Well, the Executive Summary is the skeleton of

Russia At A Glance - Why Do You Need To Invest In Russia?
Russia is still an emerging market and the challenges are plenty. However, the country’s economic growth has been remarkable, with an average seven percent GDP growth backed by the favorable energy situation on the world markets, tighter government budget policy, and faster development of other key industry sectors, such as machinery, automotive, info-communication, construction and food processing. The Russian government introduced positive changes into the tax system; including a flat rate of 13% for personal income tax, reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 24%, and reducing the value-added tax (VAT) to 18%. Surpassing even some developed economies, Russia reduced its public debt to 13% of its GDP . Finally, Russia’s evolving middle class creates a strong consumption wave that is a tremendous boost for the Russian economy.Yet, Russian economic problems and challenges are well-known: corruption and bureaucratic red-tape hamper

There are hundreds of thousands of business plans floating around and attempting to find a funding home. I receive hundreds of business plans annually myself, and can definitely state that 99% of these documents are laughable as presentations of an exciting investment opportunity. I am not referring to the value of the product being described, rather the presentation that purports to describe an exciting investment situation.

One of the reasons that so many plans are so poorly written, and there are many, many additional reasons, is that the writers do not understand how plans are read. Investment banks, venture capital firms, family offices, angel firms, banks and blind investment pools receive a stack of plans for consideration every day. Typically a junior reader, often a recent MBA, is assigned to read and screen the plans editing out all of the obvious losers. The remaining business plans are then marked up after sections are read in the following order: Executive Summary, Financials, Management, and Exit Strategy.

Why is the order in which a business plan is read important to recognize? Because, these are the areas that must be powerfully and compellingly addressed in order to have the business plan placed in front of decision- makers. The writing and construction of these sections dictate the level of interest that the original screening reader will express in the synopsis they will attach to the business plan copy as it begins it’s route through the project analysis process.

The Executive Summary is read first. This should be a two page vivid snap shot of the enterprise, and touch on each aspect of the opportunity. The Executive Summary needs to paint an exciting word picture that leaves the reader wanting to know more. Unfortunately, most plans are not read beyond the first paragraph or two.

Why? I have discussed this with investors on many occasions. I have asked the question, “aren’t you worried that you might be missing out on a great product opportunity just because the document has a weakly written Executive Summary”? The universal answer, “if there is no more passion or ability to excite us than we see in a poor Executive Summary, we have never had to look back at a missed opportunity. If you can’t make a great first impression for us, you won’t for anybody else either”?

You only get one chance to make a great first impression. The business plan is your projects first impression. It is the superstructure of your opportunity, the skeleton, and a foundation. If a house has a weak foundation it will not stand up for long. Why entrepreneurs submit documents that do not properly reflect the excitement they believe inherent in their invention is a sad mystery. A poorly executed Executive Summary negates all of the time, energy, investment and innovation built into a new offering.

A Chef’s Personal Choices
In any major field of study, graduates usually have several career options to pursue. For examples, teachers may decide on educating elementary, middle school, high school, or college students; Law enforcers are patrol officers, prison guards, parole officers, or detectives. Likewise, Chef’s also have choices to make throughout his/her career. After experience in other venues of the culinary arts, a professional cook may have decided to become his/her own boss, and join the growing field of personal chef’s.Nevertheless, becoming a personal chef is a growing process. In the beginning, a potential chef may start out working at a restaurant after school as a dishwasher or busboy/girl. The job is anything but glamorous. However, the experience will prove valuable when applying for admittance to a culinary arts school. After doing the tedious jobs related to the food service industry, a young adult’s dedication to his/her future education will

, venture capital firms, family offices, angel firms, banks and blind investment pools receive a stack of plans for consideration every day. Typically a junior reader, often a recent MBA, is assigned to read and screen the plans editing out all of the obvious losers. The remaining business plans are then marked up after sections are read in the following order: Executive Summary, Financials, Management, and Exit Strategy.

Student Loan Consolidation 101
Over $60 billion is allocated by the Federal Government every year to be given out in student loans. The first step in getting a federal student loan is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which can be done on the Internet. In order to be eligible for a federal student loan you must be a US citizen or an eligible non-citizen, posses a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate and be able to demonstrate that you are in need of financial assistance for studies.You can be disqualified from getting a federal student loan if you have a conviction on charges of doing drugs or possessing of drugs. In such cases, there may be a chance of getting student loans from the state, however. Try filling out the form anyway and verify the status later.Its better to obtain student loan directly from the government agency and not through some private agency that may be a scam. Millions of

lan placed in front of decision- makers. The writing and construction of these sections dictate the level of interest that the original screening reader will express in the synopsis they will attach to the business plan copy as it begins it’s route through the project analysis process.

Pre-meeting Information
A large part of what makes a meeting successful occurs in the preparation phase. Although it may vary by committee, department or unit, there are seven key responsibilities expected of chairs or team leaders before a meeting takes place. Each is explained in detail below.1. Clarify purpose and aims. A clearly stated purpose or aim describes the key decisions that must be made or actions that must occur at the meeting. The purpose of a meeting should be stated at the top of the meeting agenda. Some example purpose statements might look something like: • Share best practices in graduate recruitment and identify opportunities to recruit collaboratively • Identify priority goals for next year • Examine and update admission criteria • Decide how to get feedback from faculty, staff and students Everything else on the agenda including topics, times, and presenters are the activities that, taken together, will accomplish

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Applying Blue Ocean Strategy to Product Development
Henry Ford didn't invent the car. He wasn't even the first manufacturer of the car. In fact, when he jumped into the industry, there were more than 500 manufacturers building automobiles. That's a heavy market. It's what some call a red ocean, tainted by the battling competition. So, why is it that we think of Ford when we think of cars? Because he didn't sail that red ocean. He made a blue ocean strategy that not only built long-term brand equity, but brought the cost of a car down from $1,500 to $250 in a matter of a few years, sending him into uncontested market space.Not long ago, W. Chan Kim and Ren?e Mauborgne detailed the benefits of a blue ocean strategy in the Harvard Business Review. They define a red ocean as an existing industry where value is lost to cost-cutting warfare. On the other side, a blue ocean strategy is one that creates new markets through differentiating, much like Ford.This same strategy should be applied to

Financials are based on a set of assumptions that are key to presenting a realistic, justifiable cash flow, balance sheet and income statement. Investors have certain Return on Investment parameters that they must seek to achieve before they can consider any investment commitment. The assumptions upon which the Financials are based must be from thorough research, current market conditions and historical means.

The principal reason Financials lead to project death is that the assumptions are based on dreams, hope and pie in the sky. A rule of thumb for successfully leaping the Financials section hurdle is this: investors need to realistically see that they will receive a mid-30’s per cent return on investment commencing between month 24 and 36 (year 3) after an investment is made. This rate and speed of return must be able to stand aggressive scrutiny. Believe me, investors are manic about analyzing, poking, prodding and tearing apart the assumptions upon which the Financials are constructed.

Good News! Your Business Plan has successfully passed through the Executive Summary and Financials doors. Next up, Management!

The Management section represents the brains of the new enterprise being considered for investment. An experienced (industry specific) management team must be either on hand, or readily available for successful placement. The downfall in this area for so many prospective entrepreneurs is a complete lack of direct management experience. I recently reviewed a terrific safety product that had immense appeal. An exciting product, great margins, consumer need and obvious benefits, however, the group seeking funding had no executive management experience in any area the project required. They are candidates for a sale or license, but no funding round ever occurs without strong management. Remember: the investment is being made in people, people capable of driving an exciting opportunity to success.

Do not dream about running your own company, with someone else’s money, if you are a warehouse manager by trade but need production and marketing experience to succeed at the new business. It just will not happen, unless the investment comes from Aunt Hazel.

However, if you have strong and direct management experience and the Management section indicates a rounded team, the plan will move on through door three and to the last initial barrie

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