Category: Business and Management : Business

By the passing of the resolution of the company’s board consenting to the issuance of preferred stock to the investors, what documents need to be prepared and what documents need to be filed with the corporation authorities? Does an attorney need to draft a corporation registration document?

-˃ Individual Assignment – Case Analysis
-˃The report should contain:
1. An Executive Summary on the first page (around 200 words)
2.Answers to the questions listed after the case.
which are 1.If you were the CEO of Costco, would you have chosen to enter the market? 2.Identify and define the target market. Who are your target customer and what are their common characteristics?3.Assess the development stage of the market. Is it at the emerging or mature stage? Please consider the perspective of local law and regulations, political environment, infrastructure and supply chain.4.Identify the objectives and company assessment skills? What are your future objectives? What are the criteria of accomplishing the objectives?5.Assessing the competitive environment? Who is solving the same problem of the target customers? Compare and analyze Costco’s strengths and weaknesses with those of the competition.6.Which entry method to the new market should have been chosen -˃Read the case and understand to answer and The powerpoint provided is as the guideline regarding the questions provided by professor and the case analysis framework for strategies/approaches.
Expectations from prof:
The executive summary is not an introduction. It should capture all key messages that you would like the readers to focus at.Please ensure that there is headings/sub-headings in your analysis. better to have ″Conclusion″ or ″Recommendation″ ending the analysis. The conclusion should include your opinion about the strategies/approaches and etc. as described in the case. It is a case analysis and you should have opinion about the case such as ″good or bad″ and ″WHY″.

Assignment: Create a social media crisis plan. You need to consider when your social goes right or wrong (crisis management). Consider the following situations and develop a plan to address the issues specific to your business/brand.1. A post that was meant to be lighthearted or funny has unintentionally caused offense. This could be for any reason, including bad timing. How will you deal with going viral in a way that could damage your brand?2. Someone posts about your brand and their post (not yours) goes viral, in a positive way. How do you capitalize on the situation?3. Someone posts a public complaint about your brand. What do you do to handle the situation? Consider public and private solutions.For each, explain how you, your staff, or someone else in the company should deal with the situation. Include rationale for this solution. Why is this appropriate for the situation and for the brand?

We will be discussing negotiating strategies this semester.  Two essential elements in any compensation offer are health insurance and retirement. 
Pretend you have two job offers. 
University of Utah Health Academics is offering you a position that pays $60,000 and includes the benefits described here:  https://www.hr.utah.edu/benefits/health_wellness.php
You are offered a job that pays $85,000 at a small employer that does not provide health insurance or retirement or other benefits. You will have to choose an individual plan for you and your family, or go without health insurance.  You will have to consider ways to save for retirement without an employer benefit.  You will have to consider the worth of other benefits that may or may not be desirable to you.
Step One:  Health Insurance
Go to ehealthinsurance.com or healthcare.gov   Shop for a plan for your family.  Compare your chosen plan to the University of Utah healthcare  plan: 
https://benefits.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/04/Summary-Comparison-2023_OE-only.pdf
(Note, this is the University of Utah Health Sciences benefits plan, which is for employees of Health Sciences, not employees of University Health Hospitals and Clinics.  You can tell if a job is at Health Sciences if the job code starts with the letters PRN.  The Hospitals and Clinics employees get slightly different benefits for health and dental, retirement and time off. FYI)
Considerations:
Compare premiums (sometimes referred to as “contributions). Check to see if you would be eligible for a premium subsidy if you buy from healthcare.gov. Remember, employer- provided plans are not eligible for subsidies.
Consider your tax bracket. Remember, your contributions in an employer based plan like the U are typically deducted before-tax, which means they are tax free.  Premiums you pay in the individual/ACA market are paid with after-tax dollars, which means you pay taxes on them.  You can deduct these premiums, but only if you itemize your taxes and only to the extent they exceed 7.5% of your income. Most people don’t itemize, so essentially the premiums must be paid with after tax dollars.
Consider the deductibles that must be paid for each family member and estimate what this would cost
Consider the coinsurance percentage you must pay on each bill, after the deductibles are met, up to the maximum out of pocket
Consider the provider network you will want to be able to use
What are the ramifications for your family if you go without health insurance?
Step Two:  Retirement
Consider your retirement goals.  How does the availability or lack of retirement option impact your decision?  How much will you have to save in addition to the U’s benefit?  How much will you have to save if you don’t have an employer benefit?
 
Step Three:  Other benefits
                       Review the motivator section on your Career Leader assessment.   What benefits might relate to your top motivators?  Which job will best meet your motivator needs?
 
Step Four:  Complete the Fillable Benefits Worksheet.
The Worksheet has two tabs (1) Married Filing Jointly, and (2) Single. Choose the tab that is applicable to you and complete that tab. You do not need to complete both tabs.
Step Five:  Summary Considerations
How might this information impact your decision about which job to take? What are the pros and cons of the plans available for people shopping in the individual marketplace?  What ideas/suggestions would you have for Congress about how to improve/change/retain the ACA program?

Link for short story: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1952/pg1952-images.html
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YOU ARE NOT to write a summary of what you read; you need to analyze.  If a summary is written, the assignment will automatically receive a zero.  Make sure to mostly include what you think certain things mean in the piece and WHY you say that.  I want to hear what YOU think things mean.  What are your thoughts about the language, characters, etc?  What do you think is the THEME (the overall message) of the story?  When explaining the theme, you need to offer what you think the story’s message is and why you think that.  Discuss any symbols you find. Definitions of symbols and themes can be found in the Introduction to Poetry lecture/notes.  Make sure you give evidence from the poems for your opinions.  

Environmental Science and Sustainability
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Explain the concept of environmental sustainability in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Assess the effectiveness of international agreements such as the Paris Agreement in addressing climate change concerns, and critically evaluate the role of governments, businesses, and individuals in achieving global sustainability goals. Furthermore, discuss innovative technologies and policy frameworks that could expedite the transition to a low-carbon economy while ensuring equitable and inclusive development.

Challenge yourself this week!  I hope that you can offer some constructive feedback in the discussion this week to improve the class.  I also recommend reflecting on what you have learned over the last seven weeks.  After reflection, consider the things that you would like to change about yourself or your organization.  Committing to improvement is half the battle.
In closing, challenge yourself to make these kinds of changes in your life as well as in your business. A little change can go a long way. One does not need to develop a business plan to support a recycling program in a company (but it is still a good idea). In any event, best of luck in the class and I look forward to our interactions in the discussion this last week. 

Impact Venture Plan proposal. The following should be described:
Product or service
Product/Customer need
Triple bottom line description
Size of opportunity
Required start-up investment
Description of fund-raising
Financial valuation
Investor proposal (how would you convince an investor to invest?)
To complete the presentation, develop a PowerPoint that provides an overview of the plan with author notes included to what to say during presentation.

An 3 page essay on the topic Is Social Media the new Market? 5 outside research cited including cover page with my name, date, Business 139

Write a literature review on Economics of Climate Change. Use academic sources (e.g. from google scholar).