Posted in business on Dec 1st, 2008
It has come to my attention that there is a general confusion about the role of accountants and accounting in business. Recently, a friend of mine pointed out that she was surprised that accountants did something other than handle the company’s taxes and books. In fact, she was under the impression that accountants only worked [...]
Posted in business on Nov 28th, 2008
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the financial reports generated by the external accounting department and how the can be used by the Vice President of Operations and operations staff to make better decisions. It is understood that the external financial reports are not used by Operations at this time. The goal of [...]
Posted in business on Nov 24th, 2008
Company X has a number of goals for the upcoming year. These goals include expansion into other regions, increased profit margins, and new distribution centers. Prior to today’s status meeting, it was determined that profit margins are, in part, related to the costs associated with product manufacturing. Therefore, I have been tasked with making recommendations [...]
Fictional multinational corporation BSSL has faced a lot of ethical questionable situations recently.
The Hon. Justice Potter Stewart defined ethics as “knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” Blue Star Steamship Lines (BSSL) has recently found itself involved in several situations where their legal rights were [...]
This post addresses the different web site needs of different companies. The companies are fictitious, but the advice is not.
When it comes to designing websites for e-commerce clients, the client’s products and potential audience must direct the design. These aspects of the business will help the designer decide which elements to emphasize and which to [...]