world around them‚ including troubling concepts such as death. Stephen Burt spoke of his difficulty processing abstract thoughts and feelings without putting them into words. Poetry exists‚ at least in part‚ to serve this very purpose. It seems that Burt’s stance on whether there is a correct interpretation of most poems is that the ‘correct’ interpretation
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1. Who can be an entrepreneur? I believe anyone can be an entrepreneur‚ but they have to have the right attitude‚ realistic yet high expectations‚ and that drive. They need to have the entrepreneurial spirit that gives the business energy. They also need to have the resources or the ability to generate the resources necessary to be an entrepreneur. 2. What are the risks‚ rewards‚ and trade- offs of a lifestyle business versus a high- potential business— one that will exceed $ 5 million in sales
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BLOOMINGTON BEES CASE The Bloomington Bees‚ an independent minor league baseball team‚ competes in the Mid-States League. The team finished in second place in 2011 with an 87-57 record. The Bees 2011 cumulative attendance of 434‚348 spectators set a new record for the team‚ up from 390‚121 in 2010. Bank loan covenants require the Bees to submit audited financial statements annually to the bank. The accounting firm of Howe and Wen‚ CPAs‚ has served as the Bees auditors for the past five years. One
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Burt’s Bee’s: Leaving the Hive 01-26-2013 Burt’s Bee’s is committed to providing the best products for its consumers by ensuring they are 100% natural and produced in environmentally friendly conditions. I believe it is possible for the company to become the “Starbucks of personal care” without foregoing the initial values established by Roxanne Quimby. Roxanne’s original vision was making Burt’s bees a big brand‚ not an exclusive brand‚ and so moving into the mass market sector is in-keeping
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1. Does Burt’s Bees’ pricing strategy truly differentiate it form the competition? (Armstrong & Kolter‚ 2013) Burt’s Bees’ pricing strategy does differentiate themselves from the competition. With them using 99% majority of natural resources‚ that sets them away from the competition already. (Armstrong & Kolter‚ 2013) But with the high pricing marketing strategy they propose‚ it creates a higher level of quality into the consumer’s eyes. Having both of these attributes to there products
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A World without Bees! What is causing pollinator declines in the northern hemisphere and what are the potential implications for South Africa? The world depends heavily on pollinators. Although the bee is not the only pollinator‚ pollination is the bee’s main niche‚ so without bees‚ there would be an enormous decrease in plant life. Plants that are not pollinated will not produce fruits and seeds. And would therefore cause and end of animals and human life. Albert Einstein said: “If the bee disappeared
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companies to help them achieve their goal in going completely green. Mr. Shavitz and Ms. Quimby the original owners of Burt’s Bees had a huge fall out that began in the late 1990’s which has been going on ever since. (1) The reason that Clorox was willing to pay almost $1 Billion for Burts Bee’s because they see a big opportunity in the market to make their products green. The Burt’s Bess is really into the whole giving back to the community‚ and always helping. A few events they have done for the
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dumbest thing I ever did. Those bees flew out of that beehive faster than the speed of light! There were so many of them just buzzing their way toward me. As I was screaming my head off and running towards the door to get inside that voice came into my head and said “swing at the bees maybe it will kill them or hurt the bees and they will leave you alone.” Another dumb decision on my part‚ because of course I got stung like ten times in the same hand. The pain of the bees stinging you in the same hand
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Bees’ reported revenue would have to be within $100‚000 or a little more for it to be considered reasonable or fairly stated. There could be a number of reasons reported ticket revenues may be outside the reasonableness range”. Simply put‚ I could have figured the expected revenue incorrectly with the information I was given(which could make me completely off in expectations. The allocation of tickets per weekend and weekday as I assumed‚ could have been different in the actual numbers for each
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Leah Rudolphi ACCY405 AE4 (8-10) Individual Assignment 10 Bloomington Bees Case 1) 43+29=72 games over the year 434‚348/72=6‚032 people per game 6‚032 * .25 = 1‚508 + 6‚032 = 7‚540 (25% increase in weekend games) total sales per weekday game: 5‚016 * .30 = 1‚504.8 * 10 = 15‚048 5‚517.6 * .30 = 1‚655.28 * 10 = 16‚552.8 5‚016 * .35 = 1‚755.6 * 6 = 10‚533.6 5‚517.6 * .35 = 1‚931.16 * 6 = 11‚586.96 5‚016 * .20 = 1‚003.2 * 4 = 4‚012.8 5‚517.6 * .20 = 1‚103
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