...ENTREPRENEURSHIP CASE STUDY Faculty of Business and Information TechnologyinBusiness ManagementTHE HEAD SHOPPE |...
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...Guide for Business Applicants New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program The Guide for Business Applicants explains how you may apply to the Business Applicant category of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program. Forms and instructions for completing your application are included in this guide and available for download on our website at www.gnb.ca/immigration. Consult our web site to make sure you have the current version of this guide and application forms. The New Brunswick Provincial Nomination Program will consider your application based on criteria outlined in this guide. To determine if you meet the requirements as a Business Applicant, carefully review the information before submitting your application. Successful applicants must: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Meet eligibility criteria of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program. Complete an exploratory visit, including an interview in New Brunswick. Have a business plan or proposal approved by an official from the Government of New Brunswick. Obtain a minimum score of 50 points in the selection factors. Make a CDN$75,000.00 conditionally refundable deposit. The Province of New Brunswick does not charge any fees for applications to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program. The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program requires that the fees charged by Citizenship and Immigration Canada be included in the application. The Program has been designed to allow you to complete the application process without paid assistance...
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...As one of the earliest settlement areas in North America, the Maritime region has been an emblem of heritage roots throughout the course of Canadian history. Often referred to as a symbol of regional sovereignty, historians have labelled the Maritimes as a pioneer of the earliest commerce and trade activities. It is for this very reason that many have alluded to the Golden Ages of the Maritimes, a period marked by regional economic growth. With a pre-existing maturity in the fishing, logging, farming, and shipping industries, the technological improvements brought by industrialization at the turn of the 19th century led to the boom of industrial bases for steel and coal markets. This enabled the three provinces to capitulate their geographical advantage since the area was abundant in coal deposits, and lead to one of the wealthiest expansions in Maritime history. As Acheson famously points out, the local attitude was that despite transportation problems, it would still become the industrial centre of Canada because only it had commercially viable iron and coal deposits, and only it could control Montreal fuel resources. Why then, did the end of an era dominated by manufacturing lead to an economic stagnation that left a permanent imprint over the course of the century? Over the years, historians and economists alike have deemed a variety of factors as accountable for the general economic backwardness that prevailed. While some of these academic research pose contradictions amongst...
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...18_solomon_cases.qxd 2/18/10 4:47 PM Page 1 Case 6 CASE 6: ATLANTICRIDER.COM “Opportunities are always there. But only people who are prepared get them. If you are prepared, you are lucky. If you are not prepared, you are unlucky.” —Jane Savoie, U.S. Olympic Equestrian Athlete AtlanticRider.com has established itself as the most popular website for horse enthusiasts in Atlantic Canada. In the first 10 days of 2004, the Riders’ Forum alone hosted more than 85 000 page views by its 1129 registered members and other visitors (considered “lurkers” because they visit, but don’t post). This is an amazing accomplishment for a site with a target market of approximately 3851 participants who ride and drive about 18 000 horses. The present challenge for the CEO of AtlanticRider.com is to overhaul the site in a way that meets current challenges and ensures future success (see Exhibit 6-1). The Initial Business Model AtlanticRider.com is a web portal serving horse enthusiasts in Atlantic Canada and beyond (see Exhibit 6-2). The site was launched in October 1999 after several months of planning and development. With a newly acquired MBA (in electronic commerce and international business) and 20 years of horse-industry experience, the founder and CEO, Diana Swain, recognized the need for an Atlantic Canadian horse site. She expected it to be well received, based on the rapid growth of the World Wide Web and the striking similarities in demographics of internet...
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...The makers of Louisiana Hot Sauce Market it as one of the first Cajun food products to become commercially available. The sauce was first made and sold in 1928 by Bruce Foods, about five years after Baumer Foods (another Louisiana-based company) began producing Crystal Hot Sauce. Since then, Louisiana Hot Sauce has grown to become one of the iconic American hot sauces and is currently available in a large number of grocery stores. In order to get a better understanding of what has made this hot sauce popular for so long, let us take a look at what goes into it. The Ingredients in Louisiana Hot Sauce Aged Peppers Vinegar Salt The Pepper in Louisiana Hot Sauce According to the Wikipedia page for Louisiana Hot Sauce, the peppers used are long cayenne peppers. The About page on the sauce's website states that the peppers are combined with vinegar and salt and then fermented. The benefits of fermentation include a more complex flavor in addition to a reduction in the amount of vinegar needed to acidify the sauce. The Scoville rating of long cayenne peppers is in the 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Unit range, which means that it is 10 times hotter than a jalapeno. The Scoville rating of Louisiana Hot Sauce is 450, making it one of the milder hot sauces. Note that the 450 score is the same as that of another popular mild hot sauce: Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce. The reduction in heat is thought to be more the result of dilution with vinegar rather than the fermentation...
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...Ethnic groups Canada is a nation of immigrants, and it is the English and French, who are the dominant ethnic groups in Canada, of a population of 69%. The most common ethnic groups that comprise the remaining 31% in Canada are: Chinese: which comprise 26,9% South Asian: 21% African: 17,9% Arab/West Asian: 7,7 Filipino: 7,3% Latin: 5,5% South East Asian: 5,4% Other two smaller ethnic groups, which is Japan and Korea. Japan comprises 2,1% and Korea comprises 2,0% Language There are many languages spoken in Canada, in Canada are English (which comprises 59,3%) and French (which comprises 23,3%) the official languages. New Brunswick is the only Canadian province that has English and French as its official languages. Quebec’s official language is French. Other languages spoken in Canada are: Chinese (which are 986.000 people who speak this language) Native Indian (800,000), German (622,650), Arabic (365, 085), Dutch (350,470), Filipino (324,120), Hindi (299,600), Spanish (229,000), East Indian languages (280,000), Portuguese (274, 670), Punjabi (215,000), Urdu (208,125), Arabic (195,000), Russian (191, 520), Greek (157, 385), Korean (73,000), and Vietnamese (60,000). Many more other languages are spoken in Canada. In 2011, 21,5 million Canadians spoke English at home, it correspond approximately to 65%. English is a major language everywhere in Canada, but not in Quebec. 85% of the Canadian populations speak English. English is not the preferred language...
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...Two Solitudes is far from being a great work of fiction--it can be hokey, preachy, heavy-handed, trite, and dated--but it is both an entertaining human story and a knowing political novel, only slightly marred by MacLennan's over-idealistic nationalism. The Canada that MacLennan presents, a country in which a citizen is either French-Canadian or English-Canadian (or a rare hybrid) never really existed, but the political climate prompted by this illusion is still with us. MacLennan's novel is one of the most sympathetic (and readable) literary chronicles of the tensions and misunderstandings that gave birth to modern Quebec. --Jack Illingworth “Two solitudes”, which was written by Hugh McLennan at 1945, was his most famous novel. The Author, Hugh MacLennan was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, 1907. There are about seven novels, travel books and uncountable essays that mediate between the European cultural heritage and American vigor and idealism. “Among his many honors, he won five Governor Generals Awards.” And finally, Hugh MacLennan died in Montreal in 1990. It was a literary allegory for English and French Canadian from 1917 to 1939. The author divided this novel into 4 parts. “It is set during World War I, and a cast of “archetype” characters relay the story, being representations of French Canadians or Catholics or Businessman during this time period.” The novel’s plot was focus on the life of the fictional character named Paul Tallard, who is struggling between the...
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...Mini Assignment 1 – McCain Foods Limited 1. If you were in charge of the Asian operations for McCain, how would you recommend the company overcome the challenges in the Chinese market? If I were in charge of Asian operations for McCain, I would take an advertising approach to overcome challenges in the Chinese market. The most effective way is to have famous figures/celebrities as the face of McCain. This method has been proven successful in other advertising campaigns, such as Yao Ming in the anti-shark fin consumption campaign and Jay Chou/Kobe Bryant in Sprite commercials. In both cases, the awareness of both campaigns was widespread and well known. In the shark fin case, the appearance of NBA legend Yao Ming has led to more awareness of the dwindling shark population. Likewise, when Sprite faced the likes of singer sensation Jay Chou and NBA star Kobe Bryant, the popularity of Sprite increased. It can thus be concluded that the use of celebrities or famous figures will lead to popularity in a product. As well, the price of McCain products will have to initially be very low, as a conservative society will not want to spend a lot of money on an unknown item. 2. Drawing from Hofstede’s work on global cultures, what challenges might Canadian managers at McCain face when interacting with their Chinese business colleagues? Hofstede’s works on global cultures are masculinity-femininity, uncertainty avoidance, individualism-collectivism, and power distance. The Canadian...
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...The division of Nova Scotia to create the province of New Brunswick in 1784 set forth a wave of migrating Loyalists to settle this new province. Many of them settled on the ruins of abandoned Acadian villages where many Acadians had settled their families. After the destruction of the “Pointe-Saint-Anne” village in the winter of 1759 by Lieutenant Moses Hazen and a group of rangers, where he was only able to capture three of its families, many of the Acadians were able to flee the village. Some of these Acadians fled west and settled near the Malecite village of Ekoupahag. Afterwards, many other Acadians started to settle nearby, and some settled at what became French Village. One of the pioneers of the French Village was Jacques Daniel Godin who was the grandchild of Gabriel Godin who was one of the founders of the Acadian village of “Pointe-Saint-Anne”.1 The French Village was situated about seventeen kilometres from what became the City of Fredericton, and is now part of Kingsclear.2 There are stills ruins of what seems to be an old church that burned to the ground, and also an old cemetery where we can find Acadian tombstones mixed with those of the Loyalists’.3 1. G. Alain and M. Basque: "Une présence qui s’affirme-La communauté acadienne et francophone de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick" (Moncton, Les éditions de la francophonie, 2003), 75-77. 2. Retrieved online on April 2nd, 2012 from: http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=1378 ...
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...THE DESTRUCTION OF ACADIA Varun Kalra Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Between 1755 and 1763, as many as 10,000 Acadians were forcibly deported from their colonies in the Canadian Maritime Provinces and Quebec by British soldiers. After the Treaty Of Utrecht was signed, the British got the land that the Acadians had settled on. These poor people were to be deported because the British Council thought they were a “threat” to the appropriation of the land, as well as wanted the rich land for themselves. The Acadians had a good relationship with the Mi'kmaq, but the Mi’kmaq did not have a good relationship with the British. The British Council demanded the Acadians to say the Oath Of Allegiance. However, the Acadians wished to remain neutral and wanted to not take any side when the British and French would fight. But, when the British attacked Fort Beausejour, Acadians were found within the walls of the fort. The Acadians protested that they were forced to fight against their will. The British claimed that this was a betrayal of the neutrality, and the Acadians were forced to take the Oath Of Allegiance. “Anyone who would not take the oath was a “rebel” claimed Charles Lawrence (British Army General During The Expulsion Of The Acadians). Acadians refused, and the British said they will be expelled from their land. Charles Lawrence...
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...Quebec is the most distinct province in Canada that is very proud of their cultural heritage and wants to protect its French language and way of life. Quebec has always had a very strong sense of nationalism and wants to preserve and maintain their cultural identity. Many Quebeckers believe the best way to protect their cultural identity and language is to separate from Canada and become their own nation. Quebec’s separatism has been an ongoing topic and debate that many people believe could result in dire consequences. Not only could there be great consequences for Quebec but Quebec’s separation would also largely affect Canada and The United States. Two very predominant politicians, Bill Clinton and Pierre Trudeau, have even warned and advised against Quebec separating from Canada. Both Trudeau and Clinton believe that Canada functions better as a united Canada. Quebec’s separation would have a direct impact on many cultural, economic, and foreign relation issues. Quebec is very proud of their cultural heritage and they want to make sure that their unique culture is recognized and appreciated. Quebeckers feel like their culture is not receiving enough appreciation amongst other Canadians. They also feel as if the English-speaking people are trying to destroy their culture (Canada 2015). Although Quebec is trying to take preventative action to keep that from happening, they also are putting their culture at risks in other ways. If Quebec were to separate from Canada they would...
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...Robert W. Johnson Jr. Robert W. Johnson Jr. was an American businessman who turned a struggling family business into one of the largest healthcare corporations. He joined the company while still in his teens. By the age of 25 he had become a vice-president of J&J. He took Johnson & Johnson to another level by deciding to expand the business overseas, in which was an accomplishment for both Robert Jr and the business. His father was Robert W. Johnson I and was the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson. Robert W Johnson Jr was sixteen when his father died. He left behind an estate of $2,000,000 for his son. He attended Rutgers Preparatory School before he decided to drop out and worked full time at J&J. On January 30, 1968 Robert Johnson Jr died at the age of 74. His net worth was $1 billion by the time of his death. The Johnson & Johnson Company has a net worth of more than $53 million. Robert W Johnson Jr. made various significant contributions to the business world. He was a man that had bright ideas about business and even employee relations as well. During the time Robert Jr was on the board the Johnson & Johnson Company expanded greatly. He played a big role in emerging hospitals and health care; scholarship support in health care; and community service programs. According to http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/web-assets/2005/01/the-robert-wood-johnson-foundation around about 65% of the company’s funds went to support hospitals and health care. It also says that the company...
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...It’s obvious that Quebec culture is very different form Canadian culture. Quebec is a unique culture due to its primary language being French and their history of language and religion. In my essay I’m going to explain the impact of language and religion on the Quebec culture. The differences language has made in the Quebec culture is enormous. Language differentiated the Anglophone and American owners to not unionized French workers. In the reading Canadian Studies in the New Millennium, they show an example of the French/English divide in Canada. Two Solitudes, is a novel about contemporary Montreal and Quebec. It shows how the literacy and pop culture of both languages are the parallel, yet rarely expressed as together in film, literature...
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...I am from Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick. My community members have been protesting against shale gassing and fracking for a couple of months now, fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth. The general public seems to have a lack of knowledge about fracking, because my community members seem to be the only ones who stand up against fracking. I am making these assumptions, because the fight for water and resistance against fracking has become a racial issue. Through social media, people have been generating hurtful and racial comments. Stigma’s that my community members are acting out in a radical fashion because they’re uneducated. What they need to realize, and to realize very quickly, is that this is not a fight for the Indian race, but rather a fight for the human race. There are a few members who are not from my society that support anti-fracking, but don’t do anything about it. I am actually very proud of my community members, for showing such unity, moral standards and courage to stand up for one of our essential natural resources. Elsipogtog in Mi’kmaq means, “River of Fire” and that fire helped spark a nationwide and worldwide awareness of the effects of fracking. First Nations from all over Canada stand in Solidarity with Elsipogtog; I personally had no idea that there were that many Fist Nations in Canada, so it was a beautiful sight for me. Celebrities such as, Susan Sarandon, Mark...
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...Case Analysis for Pepsi Co Acquisition - More high level analysis (by beverages and food) we are in consumer packaged beverage and snack business Identify • Vision • Mission - Market leader in every industry they compete in - Synergies (transferring, management, HR skills, distribution channels – i.e. Power of One) - Market expansion (international) - Related diversification (share some of the same channels, advertising, distribution, etc) - There was no clear cut vision ( analysts and CEO even admitted it (looked like they were taking advantages of long term and short term opportunities) - Why do you have a portfolio of businesses? Maximize shareholder value ( would be one of the main drawbacks - Would buy current companies that will help piggy bank on their current success (i.e. restaurants and distribution channels) - Portfolio management – do they sell things off at the right time Identify Strategic Objectives (Are these objectives SMART) • Financial o Growth sale by certain percentage o Stock price o Cash • Non-Financial o Efficiency o International market Identify Current Business Strategy • Does It Make Sense? Why? Evaluate 1. Industry • Five Forces – Look at the industry today (*implication to the industry) Rivalry - Big companies manage to find niche and expand it - Little guys usually get bought out from...
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