There are numerous new things that I gained from Comm 299, most of them are perhaps the most useful skills for my future careers. Not only do I learn how to write an excellent resume and cover letter, but most importantly, I also learned how to enlarge the opportunities to get the job. Not a […]
Lots of people have influenced my life and shape who I am today. So far, one of the most influential people in my life is my teacher. She taught me the greatest thing in life; perseverance. She taught me literature and I knew it wasn’t my subject at all. Literature was uneasy for me, perhaps […]
Wal-Mart, Topshop, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Gap, Levis, who doesn’t know all of these brands? Most of them are our favourite brands. It has been a consumer’s nature to buy things at its cheapest. There will be more demand when prices of goods are lower, vice versa, less demand when prices of goods are higher. Of […]
‘An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome.’ That is a very common entrepreneurship definition most of us know, but what most people don’t know is that there are several types of entrepreneurship; social and traditional. Often, […]
Most of useful inventions came from total accidents or failures (as in the case of 3M post it notes). What amazing about it, is that it always works and mostly successful! Jane accidently invented Sugru, “I was making things with silicone sealants and sawdust, and started using the leftovers around the house,” she says at […]
Last lesson I had Murray Carlson and a special guest of Sauder’s Dean, Dean Dan Muzyka to talk about financial crisis and financial breakdown. One major cause of global financial issues is mortgage or what most of us known as a bank loan purchased to buy homes. I found the topic really interesting and found […]
Not many people are familiar with Morgan Cars, especially those who are not into the European automotive industry. Morgan Cars is a car manufacturing company that produced hand made cars and is famous for its signature classic cars. The company produced hundred of cars with approximately 163 employees, annually. Comparing the market shares of Morgan […]
A few nights ago I had dinner with my friends in West Broadway, on my way back to the bus stop I saw a Blockbuster store. Coincidently, earlier that day I was discussing about it in class. The business is experiencing a major turnover which is clarified in an article on http://www.bnet.com/blog/retail-stores/blockbuster-scrambles-for-cash-and-stalls-for-time-but-neither-will-save-it/386. One major reason […]
Forever 21, is a shop a popular clothing shop in the realm of young adults. The store sells fashion forward items in very affordable prices. When it first open in Jakarta a few years ago, it became one of the ‘it’ stores in the city. Switching gears to Vancouver, as I am here for almost […]
Who doesn’t know Pepsi and Coca Cola these days? Those are the most popular and the most consumed soft drinks worldwide. There are actually a lot of unethical approaches in the marketing world. A few days ago I saw two of my friends gave a speech about an unethical advertisement that they saw. As you […]