...Don't discard banana peels; they are valuable as plant fertilizer. Bananas are packed with nutrients, and that includes their peels. Though you won't want to eat them yourself, your plants benefit from the nutrients as the peels decay. Plants need nutrients need to thrive. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are required in the highest amounts, and nutrients such as calcium, manganese, sodium and sulfur are necessary in lower amounts. While various levels of these nutrients occur naturally, some soils can use a boost. Adding banana peels around prized plants is a widespread gardening practice that can improve your soil. Sponsored Link Expat Health Insurance Free Quotes Instantly Online Save Now on Best Cover for Expats www.nowcompare.com/Expats ------------------------------------------------- Potassium Dried banana peels are 42 percent potassium, more than most other organic substances, such as manure at 0.5 percent, wood ash at 10 percent and cantaloupe rinds at 12 percent. Potassium promotes the movement of water and nutrients between cells. It also strengthens stems and protects plants from disease. Because the plant is healthier, it might flower more. After the plant blooms, potassium can improve the quality and size of any fruit or nuts. ------------------------------------------------- Phosphorus Banana peels are 3.25 percent phosphorus, one of the other major nutrients that plants need to grow. Phosphorus helps rooting, improves winter hardiness and speeds...
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...Along with the above brochure, the internet is an inexpensive mode and invaluable tool to market our business and reach potential customers. The first step would be to develop a website in which customers learn about the unique business approach of United Candle in offering beeswax and soy; from here they can order products, ask questions and get more information about the products and services we have to offer. Here customers will learn about United Candle’s commitment to being socially responsible and the many health benefits of choosing our candles over our competitors. The internet and our social media accounts will also give us the opportunity to reach customers who would not otherwise know about our new start-up company. Customers...
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...……………………………………………………….5 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………..6 Recommendation ……………………………………………………………………………7 Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………………...8 IV ABSTRACT In this day, floor polishes are mostly made from synthetic materials, which could be too expensive for a lot of people. This project involves making a cheap alternative to commercially available floor polishes through the use of banana peels, kerosene, paraffin and polyethylene wax crystals. Instead of just throwing banana peels away, the researchers have decided to put them to good use by making floor polish out of them. This project highlights that floor polishes made from banana peels are cheaper than, yet as effective as those available commercially. We used candles because a candle contains paraffin and polyethylene wax which will give us a glossy finish. Next, we used kerosene which will give us consistency we needed for the floor wax. Lastly, we used banana peels because it is naturally slippery and that...
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...Strategies 24 3.2.3Branding: 29 3.2.4 E-CRM: 30 4. Operational Plan 31 4.1 Information Architecture 31 4.1.2Site Map 31 4.1.3 Explaination 32 4.1.4 Design 33 4.1.5 Composition and layout 44 5. Financial Plan 53 Projected start-up Costs 53 Break-even Analysis 54 6. Management Plan 54 Organizational Structure 54 Family Diagram 56 Conclusion 57 Reference 58 VNNIC 2012, Report on internet statistics of Vietnam, VNNIC, Vietnam, viewed 20 December 2012, 58 Appendices 59 Executive Summary Kim Tien Candle has entered recently into the Vietnam market. The business’ current transactions are Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Customer (B2C). With the promise of providing the best quality of Kim Tien’s products to customers, the company’s target is to be listed in top three- candle Vietnamese companies. The e-business plan is intended to provide the beneficial objectives of online purchases to Kim Tien sales revenue. The first analysis is focused on evaluating the business’ objectives via SMART basis and the core...
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...natural and earth-friendly products would ultimately reach "everyone, everywhere." Replogle liked to provocatively claim that Burt's Bees wanted to become the "Starbucks of personal care," in reference to the niche coffee" brand that won over its category by imposing superior product expectations and a renewed sense of meaning in consumption. Achieving this ambitious goal, however, would require many changes for the Maine-born brand that carried an anti-commercial image of friendly quirkiness. Already, rapid growth had propelled Burt's products into mainstream outlets such as CVS and Walgreen pharmacies. Under Replogle's leadership, the product range would be changing rapidly as well. It would still star the brand's classics, including beeswax lip balm and lip shimmers, and "hand salve" and other esoteric creams and ointments contained in small, endearing containers. Many products would continue to carry the brand's early (and highly recognizable) symbol: Roxanne Quimby's original drawing of Burt's bearded face, half shaded under a flaky hippie hat. However, new product lines, with a noticeably different look, were about to appear on Burt's Bees honey-yellow...
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...Shoe Polish out of Banana Peel extract An Investigative Project Presented to: Mr. Paul Keenan C. Butt At Philippine Women’s University Jose Abad Santos Edsa QC In Partial fulfilment of the research in Chemistry By: Gabrielle Balanon III-Newton March 2014 Abstract The product of my research is a shoe polish made out of Banana peel extract. Tannin, an astringent that is an important ingredient in the process of tanning leather, can be found in Banana peels. This makes it an efficient ingredient for making shoe polish. I also decided to use Banana peels because there is a significant amount of banana peel waste being generated all around the world, so instead of just throwing them away and letting them rot, it’s better to put them to good use. The materials and ingredients needed for my research are very easy to get a hold of and doesn’t cost much as well. The process of making the product won’t take long either. It is a very affordable and effective product. It goes to show that Banana peels are more than just a part of the classic physical comedy slapstick visual gag, the "slipping on a banana peel" because it can actually make your shoes shine. Acknowledgement In the making of this research, I have a number of people who I would like to acknowledge for their unending patience and their big help. Firstly, I would like to acknowledge my parents. For all the patience they have given me. They have put in the effort of...
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...the business plan in short-term as well as long-term objectives and goal fulfilments. Distribution strategy for market penetration will be established and the production process of Honey and Honey Products will be discussed in detail. Company Mission Statement The mission statement for the company will be: “To source, distribute as well as sell the best quality honey and honey substitutes with continuous commitment of incorporating an ethical and sustainable growth and development, increasing stakeholder’s value and promoting best corporate practices that respects the environment and Earth.” Introduction of the Product/Service Natural honey is a very popular and liked sweetener with several benefits. It also possesses many health benefits. As a result, honey and honey products are preferred by millions of customers across the globe (Murphy, et...
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...Conceptualizing a New Product or Service Division of an Existing Business Aura Cacia is a leader in aromatherapy sales and quality, as well as a key source of expert information that has fueled the widespread awareness of aromatherapy that can be seen today. Aura Cacia prides itself in sourcing authentic, high-quality essential oils and dealing face-to-face with the people growing the plants and extracting the essential oil whenever it is feasible. Aura Cacia frequently makes trips to visit its suppliers and processors to demonstrate their commitment to finding the best sources for their oils. Aura Cacia carries products for aromatherapy such as essential oils, perfumes, to skin care oils, body butters, aromatherapy mists, scent stones, candle lamp and eye pillows as well as bath and a massage products. ("Aura Cacia", 2014). Aura Cacia's Mission Statement Aura Cacia's mission statement is to make aromatherapy easy by offering an extensive selection of high-quality essential oils and aromatherapy products for all ages and spaces ("Aura Cacia", 2014). Aura Cacia is dedicated to serving a variety of customers encompassing a variety cultures, ethnicities, and religions all with the common goal of achieving relaxation, stress relief, balance, purity of mind and body as well as relief from common ailments such as allergies and minor aches and pains. The main competition for Aura Cacia would be other aromatherapy venders such as Young Living as well as spas and massage therapists such...
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...• 1. Notre Dame University Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Department of Management and Marketing B-Balady To Dr. Kamal Zakhour By Hanady Eid Serj Massaad Anthony El-Hage Rami Daaboul Naja Faysal Promotional Strategy MRK 321 - Section B Fall 2004 • 2. Outline: I. Pay a field visit to Jezzine area to learn more about the parties involved. Like the WRF, the COOP, the beneficiaries, the environment, etc… (Already Done) II. Participate in the survey targeted to the End-users to learn more about the egg buyers’ behavior. (Already Done) III. Find ways to reduce the current operating costs. (Already Done with the assistance of Dr. Kamal Zakhour and the Coop in Jezzine) IV. Improve the current eggs package. A. Package components B. Package Evaluation V. Generate ideas to develop other B-Balady products, while providing prototypes. A. Introduction of new products B. Enhancement of established products C. Increasing profitability VI. Develop a communication plan for the Coop as well as for the eggs project, to make the non-aware aware, and then lead them to the interest, then trial, then finally to the adoption stages. (With the minimum communication budget possible) A. Advertising • 3. B. Sales promotion C. Public relations D. Direct marketing E. Personal selling VII. Start a personal word of mouth campaign beside your plan, to encourage trial and adoption of B-Balady products. (Already Done on the 25th of December with Mr. Ramzi at NDU Main Campus. Entitled “B-Balady...
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...PROBLEMS: Standard setting Raw Materials . Shampoo Company is a chemical manufacturer that supplies industrial users. The company plans to introduce a new chemical solution and needs to develop a standard product cost for this new solution. The new chemical solution is made by combining a chemical compound (Nyclyn) and a solution (Salex), boiling the mixture; adding a second compound (Protet), and bottling the resulting solution in 20-liter containers. The initial mix, which is 20 liters in volume, consists of 24 kilograms of Nyclyn and 19.2 liters of Salex. A 20% reduction in volume occurs during the boiling process. The solution is then cooled slightly before 10 kilograms of Protet are added; the addition of Protet does not affect the total liquid volume. The purchase prices of the raw materials used in the manufacture of this new chemical solution are as follows: Nyclyn P15.00 per kilogram Salex P21.00 per liter Protet P28.00 per kilogram The total standard materials cost of 20 liters of the product is: A. P1,043.20 C. P 834.56 B. P1,304.00 D. P1,234.00 . El Andre Co. uses a standard costing system in connection with the manufacture of a line of T-shirts. Each unit of finished product contains 2.25 yards of direct material. However, a 25 percent direct material spoilage calculated on input quantities occurs during the manufacturing process. The cost of the direct materials is P150 per yard. The standard direct material cost per unit of finished...
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...INTRODUCTION Human resources is the most important asset for any organisation . In competitive business world main part of activities is carried out by the employees in the organisation. A healthy workforce ensures increased efficiency and productivity for organisation. Maintaining quality of work life for its employees is an important concern for the any organisation. The grievance handling procedure of the organisation can affect the harmonious environment of the organisation. The grievances of the employees are related to the contract, work rule or regulation, policy or procedure, health and safety regulation, past practice, changing the cultural norms unilaterally, individual victimization, wage, bonus, etc. Here, the attitude on the part of management in their effort to understand the problems of employees and resolve the issues amicably have better probability to maintain a culture of high performance. Managers must be educated about the importance of the grievance process and their role in maintaining favorable relations with the union. Effective grievance handling is an essential part of cultivating good employee relations and running a fair, successful, and productive workplace. Positive labor relations are two-way street both sides must give a little and try to work together. Relationship building is key to successful labor relations. This survey is an essential instruments that attempt to determine employees perception of working environment. There...
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...nasa.gov Received 7 November 2005 Accepted for publication 7 March 2006 Published 27 April 2006 Online at stacks.iop.org/BB/1/P1 Abstract Evolution has resolved many of nature’s challenges leading to lasting solutions. Nature has always inspired human achievements and has led to effective materials, structures, tools, mechanisms, processes, algorithms, methods, systems, and many other benefits (Bar-Cohen Y (ed) 2005 Biomimetics—Biologically Inspired Technologies (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press) pp 1–552). This field, which is known as biomimetics, offers enormous potential for inspiring new capabilities for exciting future technologies. There are numerous examples of biomimetic successes that involve making simple copies, such as the use of fins for swimming. Others examples involved greater mimicking complexity including the mastery of flying that became possible only after the principles of aerodynamics were better understood. Some commercial implementations of biomimetics, including robotic toys and movie subjects, are increasingly appearing and behaving like living creatures. More substantial benefits of biomimetics include the development of prosthetics that closely mimic real limbs and sensory-enhancing microchips that are interfaced with the brain to assist in hearing, seeing and controlling instruments. A review is given of selected areas that were inspired by nature, and an outlook for potential development in biomimetics is presented. Introduction The term biomimetics, which...
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...Irish Roman Catholic Church is reflected through a similar inner conflict in his recurrent alter ego Stephen Dedalus. As the result of his minute attentiveness to a personal locale and his self-imposed exile and influence throughout Europe, Joyce became simultaneously one of the most cosmopolitan and one of the most local of all the great English language writers. Source: Wikipedia 2 Chapter 1 The Sisters There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke. Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly. If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind, for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse. He had often said to me: I am not long for this world and I had thought his words idle. Now I knew they were true. Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the word paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears, like the word gnomon in the Euclid and the word simony in the Catechism. But now it sounded to me like the name of...
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...ADRA AC&H AC&H H&S ADRA HA HA H&S OI REC NAT NAT OI VOC VOC SGO&H REC SGO&H pathfinder honor book 2014 revision general conference youth ministries department -1- ADRA AC&H H&S NAT HA OI SGO&H REC VOC pathfinder honor book 2014 revision general conference youth ministries department -3- General Conference Youth Ministries Department Director: Gilbert Cangy General Conference Associate Youth Director/Pathfinder World Director: Jonatan Tejel General Conference Honors Committee: Jonatan Tejel, Chairman Vanessa Correa, Secretary Gennady Kasap: ESD Youth Director Busi Khumalo: SID Youth Director Mark O’Ffill: NAD representative John Sommerfeld: SPD representative Paul Tompkins: TED Youth Director Jobbie Yabut: SSD Youth Director Udolcy Zukowski: SAD Pathfinder Director Copyright © 2014 by the Youth Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Adventist® Church All rights reserved. Published 2014 First edition published 1998. Second edition 2011. Third edition 2014 Rights for publishing this book outside the U.S.A. or in non-English languages are administered by the Youth Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Adventist® Church. For additional information, please visit our website, www.gcyouthministries. org, email youthinfo@gc.adventist.org, or write to Youth Ministries Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists® Church, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904, U.S.A. Cover and inside design by Jonatan Tejel Printed in the United...
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...Business Plans Handbook Business Plans A COMPILATION OF BUSINESS PLANS DEVELOPED BY INDIVIDUALS NORTH THROUGHOUT AMERICA Handbook VOLUME 16 Lynn M. Pearce, Project Editor Business Plans Handbook, Volume 16 Project Editor: Lynn M. Pearce Product Manager: Jenai Drouillard Product Design: Jennifer Wahi Composition and Electronic Prepress: Evi Seoud Manufacturing: Rita Wimberley Editorial: Erin Braun ª 2010 Gale, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. This publication is a creative work fully protected by all applicable copyright laws, as well as by misappropriation, trade secret, unfair competition, and other applicable laws. The authors and editors of this work have added value to the underlying factual material herein through one or more of the following: unique and original selection, coordination, expression, arrangement, and classification of the information. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Gale Customer Support, 1-800-877-4253. For permission to use material...
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