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25 pages in length. As the new millennium approaches, business and marketing strategies
within all industries will continue to present inspired methods in order to reach for the
highest profit margin in the twenty-first century. As a means by which to reach for the
highest profit margin, and thus effectively represent idealistic philosophies,
contemporary commerce has found that Internet-based businesses can, indeed, benefit a
larger percentage of people than that of traditional commerce. Not unlike other
enterprise that relies upon a positive bottom line to remain competitive, small and large
companies alike are faced with ever-mounting competition in this day of high costs and an
even higher competitive factor. Staying within the somewhat confined boundaries of
industry, while at the same time attempting to focus on the ever-changing consumer
market, is as much of a concern for modest companies as it is for any other conglomerate.
Indeed, for businesses to thrive amidst global competition, certain strategies must be
approached. The writer discusses profitability of World Wide Web-based companies.
Bibliography lists 21 sources. TLCbizwb.wps 
World Wide Websites and Small Businesses
This 5 page report examines the opportunities available to small business through
maintaining a website and marketing via the Internet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Webiz.wps 
Dell Computer
An 18 page paper discussing Dell's acsension to the number one producer of personal
computers and the competitive pressures they face. Historically, Dell Computer has
participated primarily in the hardware segment of the PC market, and has concentrated on
government agencies and small business for the bulk of their sales. With the shift of
focus among so many companies regarding just what the Internet might be able to do for
them, both in terms of boosting sales of their own products and as a tool for developing
intranets not dependent on physical location as Local Area Networks (LANs) are, Dell has
also added Internet servers to their talents for voluminous and rapid sales. Bibliography
lists 12 sources. Dellcomp.doc 
GTE - History, Financial Information and the Merger with Bell Atlantic
This 10 page report discusses GTE, one of the world's largest telecommunications
companies. In the United States, GTE provides local service in 28 states and wireless
service in 17 states; nationwide long-distance and internetworking services ranging from
dial-up Internet access for residential and small-business consumers to Web-based
applications. Outside the United States, the company serves more than 7 million
telecommunications customers. Current merger issues with Bell Atlantic are also
discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources. BWgte.rtf 
Barnes & Noble, Borders Books as Competitors
A 20 page paper comparing two of America's largest retailers of books. Barnes & Noble and
Borders have appeared to be similar for much of the life of Borders; Barnes & Noble was
founded in the previous century and is much older. Neither appears to be giving enough
attention to the issues of the late 1990s that are so critical to success. Specifically,
each is deficient in its Internet presence though for different reasons, and each could
make improvements in business practice that seems to target small booksellers rather than
the companies' own customers. Bibliography lists 12 sources. KSbooks.doc 
International Relations Book Review
A 5 page review of Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis by R.E. Caves. Explores
how both small and large businesses play a role in shaping international relations and
how technologies such as the Internet are important in this process. No additional
sources cited. BusrevE.wps 
Capital Structure Decisions for Small Business
An 11 page paper discussing types of financing available to small business, the types of
business activities most likely to win financing, which industries are more likely to
gain financing through debt rather than through equity or collateral approaches, and the
types of organizations funding small business. The paper discusses the role of the Small
Business Investment Company (SBIC) and the differences in funding activities typical
between bank-owned SBICs and those owned by other types of entities. Other funding
sources also are discussed, including the Small Business Administration (SBA), private
venture capital, non-SBIC bank loans, and even a co-op of capital resources among small
businesses. Each source can carry specific management requirements; the small business
needs to assess the value of the types of funding it can acquire relative to the level of
autonomy management is willing to sacrifice according to the terms of the funding source
chosen. The paper includes two tables and a letter of transmittal. Bibliography lists 14
sources. KSsmallF.doc 
The Importance Of Business Plans
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25 pages in length. As the new millennium approaches, business and marketing strategies
within all industries will continue to present inspired methods in order to reach for the
highest profit margin in the twenty-first century. As a means by which to reach for the
highest profit margin, and thus effectively represent idealistic philosophies,
contemporary commerce has found that Internet-based businesses can, indeed, benefit a
larger percentage of people than that of traditional commerce. Not unlike other
enterprise that relies upon a positive bottom line to remain competitive, small and large
companies alike are faced with ever-mounting competition in this day of high costs and an
even higher competitive factor. Staying within the somewhat confined boundaries of
industry, while at the same time attempting to focus on the ever-changing consumer
market, is as much of a concern for modest companies as it is for any other conglomerate.
Indeed, for businesses to thrive amidst global competition, certain strategies must be
approached. The writer discusses profitability of World Wide Web-based companies.
Bibliography lists 21 sources. TLCbizwb.wps 
World Wide Websites and Small Businesses
This 5 page report examines the opportunities available to small business through
maintaining a website and marketing via the Internet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Webiz.wps 
Dell Computer
An 18 page paper discussing Dell's acsension to the number one producer of personal
computers and the competitive pressures they face. Historically, Dell Computer has
participated primarily in the hardware segment of the PC market, and has concentrated on
government agencies and small business for the bulk of their sales. With the shift of
focus among so many companies regarding just what the Internet might be able to do for
them, both in terms of boosting sales of their own products and as a tool for developing
intranets not dependent on physical location as Local Area Networks (LANs) are, Dell has
also added Internet servers to their talents for voluminous and rapid sales. Bibliography
lists 12 sources. Dellcomp.doc 
GTE - History, Financial Information and the Merger with Bell Atlantic
This 10 page report discusses GTE, one of the world's largest telecommunications
companies. In the United States, GTE provides local service in 28 states and wireless
service in 17 states; nationwide long-distance and internetworking services ranging from
dial-up Internet access for residential and small-business consumers to Web-based
applications. Outside the United States, the company serves more than 7 million
telecommunications customers. Current merger issues with Bell Atlantic are also
discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources. BWgte.rtf 
Barnes & Noble, Borders Books as Competitors
A 20 page paper comparing two of America's largest retailers of books. Barnes & Noble and
Borders have appeared to be similar for much of the life of Borders; Barnes & Noble was
founded in the previous century and is much older. Neither appears to be giving enough
attention to the issues of the late 1990s that are so critical to success. Specifically,
each is deficient in its Internet presence though for different reasons, and each could
make improvements in business practice that seems to target small booksellers rather than
the companies' own customers. Bibliography lists 12 sources. KSbooks.doc 
International Relations Book Review
A 5 page review of Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis by R.E. Caves. Explores
how both small and large businesses play a role in shaping international relations and
how technologies such as the Internet are important in this process. No additional
sources cited. BusrevE.wps 
Capital Structure Decisions for Small Business
An 11 page paper discussing types of financing available to small business, the types of
business activities most likely to win financing, which industries are more likely to
gain financing through debt rather than through equity or collateral approaches, and the
types of organizations funding small business. The paper discusses the role of the Small
Business Investment Company (SBIC) and the differences in funding activities typical
between bank-owned SBICs and those owned by other types of entities. Other funding
sources also are discussed, including the Small Business Administration (SBA), private
venture capital, non-SBIC bank loans, and even a co-op of capital resources among small
businesses. Each source can carry specific management requirements; the small business
needs to assess the value of the types of funding it can acquire relative to the level of
autonomy management is willing to sacrifice according to the terms of the funding source
chosen. The paper includes two tables and a letter of transmittal. Bibliography lists 14
sources. KSsmallF.doc 
The Importance Of Business Plans