Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2010 No Comments »
The person that first comes to my mind when I hear the word “entrepreneur” is Steve Jobs. Today he is the CEO and Chairperson of the powerful Apple Inc. In today’s society it is impossible to not have the desire to place our hands on an apple product, such as their newly released Iphone 4 and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
After our last COM 101 class, I was tempted to do more research about the risks for financial investments. One of the biggest reasons behind our 2008 recession is caused by the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers. During the month of May, shareholders were constantly selling their shares. As more and more people sold their […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
In our last COM 101 class we had a Finance guest speaker, Murray Carlson, to give us a brief understanding of finance. We discussed why Wal-Mart was planning to bid the South African retailer Massmart with such a big risk. We found out that in the long-run Wal-Mart will gain substantial profit from the company […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
As technology is in its booming age, consumers around the globe are constantly exposed to new gadgets. The Apple Ipad has finally bet its new rival, the Blackberry Playbook. With only half the weight of an ipad, the Blackberry Playbook contains many exclusive features. For example, the Blackberry Playbook has its advanced security feature with […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
From our class discussion, we brought up the topic on whether Lieber Light Company should decrease its product price by 15% to attract more customers. Firstly, by lowering the price of the product, Lieber Light must be losing a substantial amount of profit. Attracting customers and selling more products will serve no good to the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2010 No Comments »
The first thing that came up to my mind from “business ethical issues” is child labour. Most consumers including ourselves don’t realize we are constantly purchasing goods, such as chocolate were made from child labour. Believe it or not, half of the world’s chocolate production is produced in Ivory Coast of Africa by child labour. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 10th, 2010 1 Comment »
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