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Strategies For Achieving Sustainability Of Small Business Restaurants, Tanisha Thomas-Beard
Strategies For Achieving Sustainability Of Small Business Restaurants, Tanisha Thomas-Beard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many small business restaurant owners perform unprofitably and fail within 5 years of opening. Small business restaurant owners are concerned about sustainability as approximately 50% of small businesses that start up do not last beyond the fifth year. Grounded in the general systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business restaurant owners use to grow and maintain profitability to sustain business beyond 5 years. The participants were five small business restaurant owners in the Southeastern region of the United States who sustained their business beyond 5 years. The data were analyzed using …
The Supplier Shield: Covid-19 Effects On Suppliers Of Highly Affected Industries, Maisy Mills
The Supplier Shield: Covid-19 Effects On Suppliers Of Highly Affected Industries, Maisy Mills
CMC Senior Theses
This paper examines the effect Covid-19 has on hard-hit industries and their suppliers. By looking at the widening of credit spreads on corporate bonds, a shield can be observed through the disproportionate way Covid affects hard-hit companies compared to their suppliers. The dataset looks specifically at three highly affected industries which are accommodation, air transportation, and full-service restaurants. This paper runs a linear regression that looks at the effect that being one of the main 3 frontline industries has on credit spreads of corporate bonds versus that from being a supplier of these industries. The regression highlights the effects that …