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External Blog    –    Blog post in response to Lauren Bloom’s blog titled “Being a civilized human being and succeeding in business?” is below

Comment 1 on Adrian Fung’s Blog

Comment 2 on Jason Koh’s Blog

A West Midlands auto parts manufacturer, Sertec, recently invested £7m to buy a metal press from Spain that will allow it to become the supplier for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). JLR’s growth over the last few years have really been phenomenal and have enticed many auto parts manufacturers to join with them to benefit from their success. Ratan Tata, owner of Tata Motors, bought JLR in 2008 and believes that within the next decade, his company’s thriving growth rate will result in countless auto part companies coming into the market.

Personally, I think that buying the metal press was a good investment. Although Sertec has used their entire capital expenditure for the next two years, the company will be rewarded sooner than they expected. As opposed to outsourcing their automotive components, the company is quite pleased that the equipment did not go abroad and that all of the jobs created with the purchase of the metal press did not leave the industry. Also, by having more auto parts manufacturers enter JLR’s supply chain, it will significantly reduce the likelihood of a major halt in production as a result of natural disasters. JLR is on the road to recovery.

Source:Financial Times 

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Jump Forward is a web-based company that offers athlete recruiting, reporting and compliance solutions to over 60 universities throughout North America. This innovative company undoubtedly redefines the world of college athlete recruiting as it makes it easier for coaches to view the reports of high school athletes and it’s the only company that proactively prevents NCAA communication violations.

Adam McCombs, founder and CEO, had a mission to completely change the face of college recruiting since many current professional NBA athletes were overlooked during the high school recruiting process. Currently, the amount of wealth and the rate at which it is being produced is growing at a staggering pace and was projected by Adam McCombs to being a 20-million dollar top-line revenue business. Being an innovated company, Jump Forward has the competitive advantage of being the first innovator in the market and by having a patent on the mobile application. However, the business is quite risky due to the technological aspect and the amount of capital required in expanding the business.

Adam and his team spend most of their time searching for and creating the best possible technologies to further enhance the world of college sports recruiting.