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MBA Topics: Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Small Businesses

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Initial Public Offerings or IPOs are the often viewed as the ultimate indication that a small business has become successful. IPOs can be an important method for small businesses to make the transition to a large, growth oriented firm. This is because by going public and accepting outside investors, small businesses gain access to enormous sums of capital that is then re-invested into the firm. This capital can then be directed at exploring new markets, developing new products or services or at improving core infrastructure and developing human and intellectual capital. Recently, IPOs have begun to recover as a financing medium for small and large businesses alike after several years of difficult IPO markets. So, if the intent of a small business owner is to gain access to enough capital to fund growth and expansion then now is a good time to examine the public option. However, as any MBA student recognizes in undertaking IPO research and funding, going public also entails public scrutiny as well as a higher level of reporting and SEC oversight.

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Essay on Toyota

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Need a research paper on Toyota’s quality problems? As so much of the current research indicates, Toyota failed at the very strategy that gave the company its competitive advantage—Quality! Understanding how Toyota screwed up so dramatically is critical for the contemporary manager and the business student. Toyota’s issues are well documented and, unfortunately, have proven deadly for some. The issues with the firm’s sudden acceleration or SA problems are likely in the firm’s electronics and this will prove extremely expensive to fix as will its reputation. The evidence that Toyota was losing sight of its core values was present for all to see but few, especially within the firm, wanted to admit it because of the firm’s rapid growth and expansion. For a paper or essay on this and related quality issues in the automotive industry contact us today.

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