...because of fear of getting beaten and losing support. Also, the price of Condoms is expensive in Brazil compared to other countries. In India, 5 million are already infected with HIV 6 years after the first detection, which makes this country spreading the virus faster than in any country. But AIDS is not the primary concern due to other health problems. And some Indian states deny the existence within their areas. Tamil Nadu was the first stat is introduce AIDS education and awareness. The London International Group (LIG) is well known in its latex and thin-film barrier technology, which is used in Durex condoms. Durex is the only global condom brand and protecting its position by “feeling is everything”. LIG entered Japan with a joint venture with Okamoto Industries and promoting the Durex Avanti condoms, which is stronger than latex and can be made thinner and can make the experience more natural. Identification of the Problems 1. Brazil • Brazilians don’t like condoms, and females are afraid of getting beaten or loose support if they told their husbands to use it. • Due to Brazil being a Catholic country, the church doesn’t tolerate the use of condoms. • The price of condoms in Brazil is expensive compared to other countries. • Most of the Brazilians are having multiple partners, especially for the males, Married or the youth. • For the females, having HIV is the number one cause of death in child bearing. • Most of the Brazilians, both male and female, don’t...
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...their current position as part of a joint venture in Russia includes: * The joint ventures’ ability to generate future sales growth and substantial operating margin * The impact of Russia’s changing external environment on the joint venture and MABE as a whole * Other global opportunities for growth in emerging markets, including China and India OPTION 1. Continue Operations in Russia with the JV Cons: * The JV may have not yielded the results the venture intended on achieving, but the potential for earning increased profit exists. They will have to work hard for it to produce, as it should. * Amount of expenses currently incurred by MABE can be cut significantly but not at the current operational plan. Pros: * The venture currently has a 4 percent market share in stove sales, and a 2 percent market share in refrigerators and washing machines in operations in Russia. * Sales were at $70 Million in 2011, which suggests an increase in consumption and spending in Russia since the economic downfall of 2008. * The narrowing of the JV’s product line should produce better results than their previous expectations of providing a broad line of products able to serve the Russian market. * Strengthened management team within the past four years * Being fused within Fagor’s portfolio * Being within a such a vast geographical market. OPTION 2. Implement changes to continue the Russian JV. Pros: * The JV already has a few years of exposure...
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...a Business The Partnership There are several pros and cons of the partnership as a form of ownership. These are discussed in the succeeding paragraphs. The pros will be discussed first. The first pro of partnership is the ability to combine resources. When partners join forces towards a common goal, they are able to compliment the weaknesses of one and enhance the strength of others. These resources can come in many forms. Very often, the individual or party with the knowledge or product might not have the capital funding to start the business. They can enter into a partnership with someone who can provide the needed finical resources. The second pro of partnership is the idea of shared risk. When partners start a business, the risk of failure and financial liability is divided and shared amongst owners. The amount or extent of liability of each owner varies with different partnerships. These guidelines are usually outlined by a predefined arrangement. The third pro of a general partnership is that they are easier to form than corporations. According to legalzoom.com, “Another benefit of general partnerships is their simplicity and flexibility. General partnerships are usually less expensive to form and require less paperwork and formalities than corporations, limited partnerships or limited liability partnerships.” The cons will now be discussed. The first con of partnership is the lack of complete “creative freedom...
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...DISNEY BUY PIXAR | Pros | Cons | Disney have the brand and distribution | External factors, such as increasing competition or a declining industry, can affect future growth | Pixar have the technology and creative part | The seller’s personality and their established relationships may be a major factor for the success of the business | Buying an established business means immediate cash flow | Influenced by Apple | The business will have a financial history, which gives you an idea of what to expect and can make it easier to secure loans and attract investors | Culture between Disney & Pixar | Acquisition of existing customer, contacts, goodwill, suppliers, staff, plant, equipment and stock | Financial stock Dilution | The market for the product (animated movies) is already established | | Existing employees and managers will have experience they can share | | Skipping the start-up stage | | Inheriting systems, customers and image | | Disney consolidate its dominant position in the market | | Pixar improve the capacity of profitability and then create more value | | Revitalize Disney’s animation department, eliminate competition, access to technology & human capital | | | | 1. Buy When assessing if Disney should buy Pixar is necessary to evaluate the pros and cons of the action. Considering the cons, firstly is necessary to understand that there are some external factors such as, increasing competition or the decline of the...
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...run by one person only. Even though he can employ people, he is still the sole proprietor of the business. These businesses are so common since there are so little legal requirements to set up: • The owner must register with and send annual accounts to the government Tax Office. • They must register their business names with the Registrar of Business Names. • They must obey all basic laws for trading and commerce. • There are advantages and disadvantages to everything, and here are ones for sold traders: Pros: • There are so few legal formalities are required to operate the business. • The owner is his own boss, and has total control over the business. • The owner gets 100% of profits. • Motivation because he gets all the profits. • The owner has freedom to change working hours or whom to employ, etc. • He has personal contact with customers. • He does not have to share information with anyone but the tax office, thus he enjoys complete secrecy. Cons: • Nobody to discuss problems with. • Unlimited liability. •...
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...Joint Venture The globalization strategy our team is going to explore for Moonglow is Joint venture. We are going to discuss the pros and cons to a joint venture along with some environmental factors that Moonglow needs to consider before deciding on a location. We are also going to explore different organization structures and give a recommendation on how to restructure Moonglow to succeed in the global market. Lastly, we will describe ways Moonglow can expand internationally while maintaining its eco-friendly practices and continue producing organic products. According to Jones (2011) a joint ventures is a “strategic alliance among two or more organizations that agree to establish and share the ownership jointly of a new business” (p. 342). Joint ventures are formal and bounded by a legal agreement with all parties’ rights and responsibilities spelled out. Joint ventures are considered one of the best methods for entering into foreign markets. As with any business venture, there are pros and cons that need to be considered (Jones, 2011). Many foreign markets have the potential to be closed to outside companies. Joint ventures make entering into closed markets easier. The pros to entering into a joint venture are access to limited capital resources, transfer of technology, bypass of legal restrictions, access to raw material, knowledge of regulatory climate, and investment incentives (Hall, 1984). In a joint venture, Moonglow will gain...
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...SITUATIONAL AUDIT Industry Analysis: the Telecommunication Industry Market Structure Tellme’s Customers a) Consumers * Older consumers * not the technically savvy early adopters, nor the technically illiterate b) Network Services * Competitor Analysis a) Voice portals | Founded | Launched | Key Investors | Audiopoint | June 1999 | December 1999 | NextGenCapital, LLC | BeVocal | March 1999 | June 2000 | Mayfield Fud, US Venture, Technology Crossover Ventures, Trans-Cosmos USA, Angels | HeyAnita | August 1999 | October 2000 | SOFTBANK Capital | Quack.com | November 1998 | April 2000 | Acquired by AOL, Prior to AOL, investors included Jefferson Partners, Bid.com, ELab Technology Ventures | Talk2 | October 1998 | Not yet | HP, Smart Technology Ventures, SunAmerica Investments, homas Weisel Partners, Oracle Corporation, BlueVector | TelSurf | January 1999 | February 2000 | Angel-backed | b) Voice ASPs Fell into 7 categories based on their focus: * Transactional ASP * Contact-Centric ASP * Incumbent/Contact Centric * Carrier/VRU * Carrier ASP * Multi-Modal/Incumbent * Munlti-Modal/ASP c) Speech Recognition Software Providers All competitors in this group offered a complete set of products for firms. * Nuance * SpeechWorks * Lernout & Hauspie d) WAP Services Wireless Application Protocol is an open technology standard developed by Phone.com, Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia. WAP...
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...Venture capital (VC) is monetary capital gave to early stage, high-potential, development new businesses. The venture capital store procures cash by owning value in the organizations it puts resources into, which typically have a novel innovation or plan of action in high innovation businesses, for example, biotechnology and IT. The ordinary venture capital speculation happens after the seed financing round as the first round of institutional capital to store development (likewise alluded to as Series A round) in light of a legitimate concern for creating a return through a consequent acknowledgment occasion, for example, an IPO or exchange offer of the organization. Venture capital is a sort of private equity. In addition to angel investing, equity crowd funding and other seed funding options, venture capital is attractive for new companies with limited operating history that are too small to raise capital in the public markets and have not reached the point where they are able to secure a bank loan or complete a debt offering . In return for the high risk that venture capitalists accept by putting resources into little and less develop organizations, venture capitalists typically get huge control over organization choices, notwithstanding a significant allotment of the organization's proprietorship (and subsequently esteem). Venture capital is likewise connected with occupation creation (representing 2% of US GDP), the learning economy, and utilized as an intermediary measure...
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...economic conditions. There are 9 competing firms other than bailey’s each offering different services and price ranges. In the commercial market bailey’s is also unaware of the exact size of the market or his company’s share in the commercial sector. In this market as well, a few prominent firms compete with smaller ones; the commercial is more competitive in relation to pricing. Ms. Marlene smith, a local marketing consultant estimated that bailey’s could capture 50% of market share depending on it is marketed. Mr. Bailey strongly believed that if there’s one thing that all businesses need, is working capital; however, baileys financial position was weak .Bailey’s former accountant did not always complete financial statements and had the company’s accounting history in a general state of disorder. Mainly because of the company’s weak financial state it had limited working capital which is necessary for the procurement of materials. In the...
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...Funding A Business Venture John S. Garrett Jr. American Intercontinental University Abstract A business venture is a huge risk that involves money, time, patience, endurance and commitment. Money is needed to get the business off the ground and running. Time is required to give the business a chance to produce a profit. There are going to be good and bad days and you must have patience to see the venture through. There will be some tough and long roads ahead and you will need to endure them. If there is no commitment, you have wasted money, time, patience and endurance to a project that will affect you monetarily and possibly credit wise. Funding a Business Venture The pros and cons to starting-up a business have been weighed. I do not have the money to start-up a business and neither the patience or time to see a business venture through. I weighed my options in starting a business: borrow money, sell stock, or license the technology. I have decided to license my technology. By doing this, I will have freed up my time and will not have to worry about incurring the expense in manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling a product. (Jackim, 2009) Nothing is easy in business. Sacrifices have to be made and deciding in which direction to go are major decisions. Go and talk with an investment banker. An investment...
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...software apart from their company. Many questions arise from the fact that they are renting an available software. Is it in fact better for companies to use other software available on the market or to create the software themselves and create the code and house the servers. The answer in the end like many broad questions such as this is, it depends. It depends on the usage the company will give it and the company itself. In this case we have MobiKash, an African based company who most has the vision to give this service to many countries but doesn’t have the software and or capital investment needed to create such software. For them it would be more useful to use and outsource this software. As with many scenarios in real life it is always a good idea to do a Pros and Cons list or a SWOT analysis (Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). For MobiKash there may be even the same quantity of pros and cons, but what it mostly comes down to is the opportunity cost and the comparative advantage of...
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...Disney Case Write-Up Notes Problem: Walt Disney and its joint venture partner, Hong Kong gov’t. are struggling with Hong Kong park less successful than plan. Attendance lower than expected for three years since opening. Must come up with a plan to turn things around, with or without increased capital investment. Context to problem includes Disney’s mixed results with parks outside US (Paris and Tokyo) and importance of HK park given Disney’s plan for a park in Shanghai. Analysis: Need to look at reasons behind poor performance in order to come up with a plan. Could organize the problems several ways (look at planning vs. tactical problems or 5 C’s, 4 P’s, etc.). Issues include: * Small size * Site problems (environmental issues, too short an evaluation period) * Mismatch between product and target market (local and Mainland visitors * Seasonality issues * Pricing issues * Neglected importance of travel agents * Poor PR * Decision-making power primarily with American expats * Employee relations issues * Underestimated ability of Ocean Park to compete effectively * Poor environmental policies (fireworks) * Opened when not really ready * Poor capacity planning * Culturally tone-deaf * Poor employee relations Should look at what fixes would require capital investment and what could be done with current funds Should discuss issues of standardization and adaptation. What aspects of the Disney experience should...
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...Finland and Nokia Executive Summary Finland had transformed itself from a sleepy economy to a highly competitive one with maximum contribution from the telecommunications sector. Focused efforts in R&D and education helped Finland achieve this position with Nokia being a major player. While Finland maintained its ranking as a leading competitive nation in 2001, it was facing challenges. The overall growth rates were declining and the telecommunications cluster was experiencing a severe downturn. Nokia’s revenue and profits were falling and considering the fact that Nokia and the telecommunication sector played a large role in Finland’s economy, there were concerns about the level of exposure to a single cluster and company. Also, Finland was facing shortages of experienced engineers and scientists. Universities were offering programs tailored for foreign students in order to attract people to Finland. However, unemployment was increasing among the young and less skilled. Nokia was facing a challenge in evolution of standards and innovation. New standards were being developed in mobile internet services as well as software and hardware for phones and infrastructure. Smart mobile phones with multimedia messaging, internet connections and downloads from websites were being around the corner. We feel that Nokia has the options of outsourcing production to India and China to achieve reduced costs, higher production and improved benefits. They should consider development...
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...their stakeholders that a joint venture with ALPES is beneficial to the growth of the company. Internal Analysis_______________________________________________________________ The internal analysis will partially determine how capable CRL is with their business resources moving forward within their industry. With a VRINE analysis, descriptions of what this company may endure internally will be discussed. Value There is a clear value for CRL in their industry. Under B&L, CRL is one of their most profitable divisions. They contribute around ten percent of B&L’s corporate net income. CRL was sold to B&L for 110 million dollars. This acquisition gave the CRL division a greater growth opportunity within an organization. CRL planned to have a growth of twelve to fifteen percent a year. CRL also acquired SPAFAS for six million dollars, which also added value to the B&L division. A large capital investment in SPAFAS increased production of SPF eggs in the United States. Rarity For CRL, resources were important and ALPES represented an opportunity for them. ALPES was the sole producer of SPF eggs in Mexico. A joint venture with ALPES would give CRL a market where basically no competition exists. To enhance this opportunity, CRL will need to contribute funds for the joint venture which would ultimately increase the SPF egg production capacity. Adding this production in Mexico would give competitive advantage. The high capital that B&L has in possession...
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...LLC, a Registered Investment Advisory Firm, specializes in asset management for high-net-worth individuals and trusts. With over thirteen years of experience managing client portfolios, Mr. Berman is a professional analyst of financial vehicles, including equity and bond mutual funds, and is an expert in global investment, asset allocation and modern portfolio theory. As the president of JBGlobal LLC, the general partner of the JBGlobal Fund LP, Mr. Berman manages a global equities fund that invests in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Berman is a faculty member in the Finance Department of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies where he teaches corporate finance. He serves as sub-advisor to Eitan Ventures LLC, a venture capital fund based in New York. Mr. Berman has appeared on CNBC and the Fox Business Channel and is regularly published and quoted in a variety of publications, including Barron's, Fortune, Bloomberg, and CNN Money. As a regular blogger for The Huffington Post, he covers financial topics ranging from hedge funds to the economy. He holds a B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta...
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