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Family-Owned Businesses: Determinants Of Business Success And Profitability, Jeffrey S. Wallace

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine many factors associated with family-owned businesses that lead to business success and profitability. The panel data used in this study came from the 1997 and 2000 waves of the National Family Business Study (NFBS). Many independent variables from the 1997 wave (e.g., age, gender, managerial activities, business size, home-based, business problems) were tested to predict business success and profitability (dependent variables), which were variables from the 2000 wave.

Some of the descriptive analyses indicated that, compared to female managers, male managers perceived less business success, participated more in managerial activities, managed older …

A Marketing Plan For Main Street Small Animal Hospital In Templeton, Ca, Lisa Karcher

Agribusiness

A marketing plan was developed for Main Street Small Animal Hospital in Templeton, CA using client survey research. The surveys determined the possible marketing avenues to improve the current marketing status of Main Street.

Communityspot, Daniel Graham, Ryne Dubach, Chris Norcross

Honors Theses

Communityspot.com does for the community what Facebook does for the individual. Our website allows cities to develop a profile for their community in a standard format, presenting information about businesses, classifieds, attractions, local news, public services, and events. In addition to the basic information, our site also allows the members of that community to contribute personal comments and photos, giving a very real representation of what community is like in that city. The best part about this is our site is completely free, since our profit is made in advertising.