Tuesday, 26 April 2011

10a the BIG question...

Explain how it can be that Amazon's profits have fallen but their sales have risen. What could have caused this?

10d the BIG question...

Explain how it can be that Amazon's profits have fallen but their sales have risen. What could have caused this?

11X the BIG question...

Explain how it can be that Amazon's profits have fallen but their sales have risen. What could have caused this?

11D the BIG question...

Explain how it can be that Amazon's profits have fallen but their sales have risen. What could have caused this?

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

10d The BIG question

Why do small businesses often have trouble raising the finance they need? Read page 41-42 in the black books. How might having a detailed business plan give banks/venture capitalists the confidence to loan a small business money?

Monday, 4 April 2011

10d The BIG Question

Read the 'Panto' case study on page 116 of the Black business books. Summarise briefly why the Panto sometimes has negative cashflow (more money going out than coming in). Should the panto be concerned by these periods of negative cash flow?

Sunday, 3 April 2011

11D the BIG question...

Read http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12949382 and vote (use the poll to the right of this post).

Complete one of the following sentences (depending on your view):

I think shared maternity/paternity leave is a good idea and will be successful because...

I think shared maternity/paternity leave is a bad idea and will fail because...

11X the BIG question...

Read http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12949382 and vote (use the poll to the right of this post).

Complete one of the following sentences (depending on your view):

I think shared maternity/paternity leave is a good idea and will be successful because...

I think shared maternity/paternity leave is a bad idea and will fail because...