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College Athletics
Anastasia Rezac’s blog Betting the House raises the question that is Nike’s endorsements of sports team taking a gamble? My answer to this question is a 100% NO. College football is a 2 Billion industry, which provides a goldmine for … Continue reading
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Lockout
Hearing about NBA players going on tour while their season is currently on lockout isn’t news to me, it’s just really disappointing. The latest news provided to me was through Matt Lundy’s blog titled Google Plus: Unlikely Winners in the NBA … Continue reading
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University?
To go to University or not to go, that is the question millions of soon to be high school graduates ask themselves each day. James Li gave insight into this question in his blog post Opportunity Cost. Well he did a good … Continue reading
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Chevron Is Being Fined
The country of Brazil is fining Chevron Corp. $28 million US for the damages caused from the November 7 rupture in a well of the coast of Brazil. The spill has now “slowed to a residual flow” from the 200 to 330 … Continue reading
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Apple
I consider Apple to be an entrepreneurial company because they embody many of the characteristics that define entrepreneurship. In the past 10 years they have changed the way we listen to music, enjoy our leisure time and conduct business. The creation of the … Continue reading
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Controversy on the Keystone XL Pipeline
The Keystone XL pipeline has become a hot topic in the US and Canada over the past few months. The pipeline would carry oil from the oil sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston, Texas and Port Arthur, Texas. … Continue reading
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Crisis in Europe and Potentially the World
Over the past 2 years, Europe has been dealing with the bankruptcies of numerous countries that are part of the European Union (countries in Europe that are part of the economic and monetary union). This time they are dealing with the potential bankruptcy of … Continue reading
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Netflix Split Cancelled
The main topics in class 6 were brand positioning and value proposition. In that class we discussed Netflix’s decision to split up their service into Netflix (the streaming portion of their video service) and Qwikster (the DVD by mail portion of … Continue reading
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Future of Apple
Last Wednesday, one of the the world most visionary entrepreneurs and Apple’s co-founder’s died at age 56. Steve Jobs man that introduced the Apple computer, iPod, iPhone, and iPad to the world died peacefully today according to a Family Statement. He has … Continue reading
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Oil Drilling in the Arctic
Oil companies Imperial Oil Ltd., Chevron Corp. and many more who have already obtained leases in the Beaufort Sea are meeting in Inuvik, Northwest Territories this week with the National Energy Board (NEB), experts and residents of the region to discuss … Continue reading
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