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A Financial Analysis Of Five Different Firms, Shane Sazzman Aug 2021

A Financial Analysis Of Five Different Firms, Shane Sazzman

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There are several ways to analyze a business. Looking at a company’s risk position. Measuring a businesses profitability, liquidity, stock prices, bankruptcy, and leverage. Overall, using historical and current data to predict future success. This report conducts a business analysis by looking at the impact of the coronavirus for five different companies in five different industries that are in five different countries. It has looked at financial results during the periods of pre-coronavirus, throughout, and after. Through this, a financial analysis was created to look at the long-term impacts and results of the coronavirus for these five conglomerates. The companies …


Mapping Pressure Points In The U.S. Healthcare System: A Stakeholder Analysis Of Healthcare Industries And Healthcare Cost Inflation, Gabriella Rizzo Mar 2021

Mapping Pressure Points In The U.S. Healthcare System: A Stakeholder Analysis Of Healthcare Industries And Healthcare Cost Inflation, Gabriella Rizzo

UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair

Compared to other high-income countries, U.S. healthcare has similar utilization rates but much higher costs, and with mixed results on quality measures (Papanicolas, Woskie, & Jha, 2018). These patterns have led to ongoing national discussions about how to make healthcare affordable for patients. A better understanding of industry dynamics involved in rising healthcare costs could be instrumental in creating realistic solutions to control them. However, consideration of healthcare spending tends to ignore how complex interrelatedness of healthcare industries contributes to the problem of healthcare cost inflation. The nature of these network connections has vital implications for industry commitment to solving …


Strategic Analysis Of Lifeloop, Llc: Current Positioning And Recommendations For Future Growth, Erin Dabbs May 2018

Strategic Analysis Of Lifeloop, Llc: Current Positioning And Recommendations For Future Growth, Erin Dabbs

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LifeLoop is a senior living software company that has the potential to gain market share in a new and growing industry. By making changes to current processes, business level strategy, and corporate level strategy, the company can grow organically, faster. LifeLoop must make these strategic changes to areas of marketing and sales processes now as the industry is changing life cycle stages; the company’s movement in this window of opportunity is critical to their future success. These findings outline where LifeLoop is currently positioned and the first steps needed to grow and develop into a reputation of excellence that will …


The Economic Impact Of A Us Tech Talent Shortage On Midwest Companies, Raul Aguilera Ramirez May 2018

The Economic Impact Of A Us Tech Talent Shortage On Midwest Companies, Raul Aguilera Ramirez

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This thesis examines the economic impact that a pervasive shortage of tech talent nationwide is having on various companies in the Midwest. Per the Mid-America Regional Council, four computer-related job openings existed for every unemployed person in the Midwest in 2015. In Nebraska alone, there were 2,318 open computing jobs, with only 438 computer science graduates in the state that year. By examining this contemporary issue, I explore both the extent to which companies in the Midwest are affected by the shortage and the common practices currently in place by Midwest companies to deal with the shortage. For the scope …


Want To Sell To The Government? Do Your Market Research!, Veronica Doga Jan 2016

Want To Sell To The Government? Do Your Market Research!, Veronica Doga

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How many times have you heard that government buys everything you can think of? In general, it is true. And, means a huge opportunity for small businesses.


Job Shop Misconceptions: Making The Case For Lean, Renee Held Jan 2016

Job Shop Misconceptions: Making The Case For Lean, Renee Held

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In today's competitive business environment, a focus on continuous improvement through Lean can make a big difference in the financial success and growth of a business.


Eight Techniques For Favorable Negotiation Outcomes, Richard B. Uhing Jan 2016

Eight Techniques For Favorable Negotiation Outcomes, Richard B. Uhing

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Before entering into negotiation, planning is essential. The person with the right mindset is more in control and will achieve the better outcome. These techniques will help you and your business negotiate successfully.


Get Two For One—The Same Strategies Help You Go Green And Improve Wellness, Jean S. Waters Jan 2015

Get Two For One—The Same Strategies Help You Go Green And Improve Wellness, Jean S. Waters

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Going green and losing weight may very well be two of the biggest ever lifestyle buzzwords. Both require conscious effort, planning and systematic changes and both yield beneficial results. Drawing comparisons between green and wellness campaigns, Jean Waters, environmental engineer, discusses costs, benefits and strategies of pursuing sustainability.


Lean Case Studies: The Journey Starts With Awareness, Roger Mccollough Jan 2015

Lean Case Studies: The Journey Starts With Awareness, Roger Mccollough

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Each company’s journey to a more Lean operation will begin in different ways with different projects. The first step to this journey is awareness. Awareness of the wastes that hinder us, awareness of the tools that are available to us and awareness of the great potential that Lean affords us in satisfying our customer’s needs


Growing Your Business By Selling To The Government, Roger Johnson Jan 2015

Growing Your Business By Selling To The Government, Roger Johnson

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Twenty-three percent of all prime contracts are set aside for small business. This has resulted in more than $83 billion dollars of revenue for small businesses. This is a lot of opportunity you could be missing out on for your business.


Pomodoro Technique For Time Management, Beth A. Giesbrecht Jan 2015

Pomodoro Technique For Time Management, Beth A. Giesbrecht

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Pomodoro means tomato in Italian, but for time management it refers to a technique developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s and re-discovered by today's project managers.


A Practical Guide To The Veterans Administration Small Business Program, Jason Bousquet Jan 2015

A Practical Guide To The Veterans Administration Small Business Program, Jason Bousquet

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In 2015, the Veterans Administration could spend as much as $12.6B of their $65.3B2 budget with verified (certified) veteran owned firms in both prime or subcontractor roles. Clear up confusion about the certification process.