Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores in the US

The Market Characteristics chapter covers the following: Market Size, Linkages,

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Demand Determinants, Domestic and International Markets, Basis of Competition and Life Cycle. The Market Size section gives the size of the domestic market as well as the size of the export market. The Linkages section lists the industry's major supplier and major customer industries. The Demand Determinants section lists the key factors which are likely to cause demand to rise or fall. The Domestic and International Markets section defines the market for the products and services of the industry. This section provides the size of the domestic market and the proportion accounted for by imports and exports and trends in the levels of imports and exports. The Basis of Competition section outlines the key types of competition between firms within the industry as well as highlighting competition from substitute products in alternative industries. The Life Cycle section provides an analysis of which stage of development the industry is at.
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The Beer Belly of America

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Total Number of Bars



We were quite surprised, however, when we did a simple comparison between grocery stores and bars to discover a remarkable geographically phenomenon. We had expected that grocery stores would outnumber bars and for most parts of North America that is the case. But we could also clearly see the "beer belly of America" peeking out through the "t-shirt of data".


The Segmentation chapter covers the following: Products and Service Segmentation, Major Market Segments, Industry Concentration and Geographic Spread. The Products and Service Segmentation section details the key products and/or services provided by this industry, highlighting the most important where possible to demonstrate which have a more significant influence over industry results as a whole. The Major Market Segments section details the key client industries and/or groups as well as giving an indication as to which of these are the most important to the industry. The Industry Concentration section provides an indicator of how much industry revenue is accounted for by the top four players. The Geographic Spread section provides a guide to the regional share of industry revenue/gross product.

The Industry Conditions chapter covers the following: Barriers to Entry, Taxation, Industry Assistance, Regulation and Deregulation, Cost Structure, Capital and Labor Intensity, Technology and Systems, Industry Volatility and Globalization. The Barriers to Entry section outlines factors that can prevent a new company from entering this industry and also gives an indication of the extent to which this occurs. The Taxation section details all kinds of taxation that are specific or are particularly important to this industry, including taxation concessions. The Industry Assistance section refers to any government and/or other measures designed to improve the performance of this industry. The Regulation and Deregulation section details any applicable regulation and/or deregulation to this industry. The Cost Structure section details the average costs for a company operating in this industry as a percentage of total revenue. The Capital and Labor Intensity section provides a guide to the amount of capital used in production/providing a service compared to the amount of labor in the total mix of inputs. The Technology and Systems section acknowledges the latest technology and/or systems available to this industry within the country. Technology refers to machinery and equipment and systems refers to methods of production that enable better and more efficient production. The Industry Volatility section refers to the year on year fluctuations which occur in industry output. The Globalization section gives an indication of the extent to which the industry is global based on factors such as the level of foreign ownership, the proportion of demand accounted for by foreign operators and the volume of production conducted in other countries.
Starting in Illinois, the beer belly expands up into Wisconsin and first spreads westward through Iowa/Minnesota and then engulfs Nebraska, and the Dakotas before petering out (like a pair of love handles) in Wyoming and Montana.

The clustering was so apparent that we wanted to check how it compared to the "official" data on this activity. So we gathered 2007 Census Country Business Pattern on the number of establishments listed in NACIS code 722410 (Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)) and divided by Census estimates for state population totals for 2009 and found remarkable correspondence with our data.

On average there are 1.52 bars for every 10,000 people in the U.S. but the states that make up the beer belly of America are highly skewed from this average.

Rank State Bars per 10,000 Population


The Performance chapter provides an analysis of both the industry's Current Performance and Historical Performance. The Current Performance section provides the key analysis for the industry over the past five years with key performance indicators discussed. The Historical Performance section details previously important events in the development of the industry.

The Key Competitors chapter lists the major players in the industry as well as an analysis of each major player's activities in the industry. Market share information is included where possible.

The Key Factors chapter covers the industry's Key Sensitivities and Key Success Factors. The Key Sensitivities section outlines the key factors that are outside the control of an operator in the industry, but are likely to have significant impact on a business. The Key Success Factors section details the factors within the control of an industry operator and which should be followed in order to be successful in the industry. Often this will include behavior that will help to minimize the effects of the Key Sensitivities.

The Outlook chapter is a key analysis section of the report and outlines expectations for the key industry indicators over the next five year period, including forecasts.

Getting Used to the Japanese Lifestyle and Landscape

After being in Tokyo for more than a month, the question I have been asked most frequently has been, “How is Japan?” I could simply answer with “great!” But one word really would not do Japan justice. Tokyo, one of the world’s most populous cities, is said to fit the population of California in a space about the size of the big island of Hawaii. It is one of those got to see it to believe it facts. And after witnessing many crowded events like the Sumidagawa Hanabi Taikai, a large festival with 20,000-plus fireworks across the Sumida River, which attracts close to a million visitors, and the Green Tokyo Gundam Project, a special 18-meter (59 foot) tall life-size statue of a Gundam (a robot featured in Japanese cartoons) to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary, which attracts thousands daily—I do believe it.

Accustomed to the laid-back nature of Hawaii and California, I admit that there was a shift of pace when I got to Japan. I sometimes felt that I was holding up the lines, but now there is no longer much for me to adjust to. I have begun to instinctively look right before left when crossing the street; switch the water from the shower to the sink; and even bow to people I walk past at work. I have even caught myself thinking in Japanese and saying things like “Eto” and “Nandake” (they are the English equivalents of “Um” and “What is that again?”). Now that I’ve collected simple habits like saying “itadakimasu” before eating a meal (roughly the equivalent of the French “bon appétit”), to be honest, I think I might need some time to adjust back to the American lifestyle! It is crazy to think that my time here in Tokyo is almost up, but I do feel that I was able to take full advantage of it.
Working 40-hour work weeks, I have collaborated with numerous groups including the Space Environment Group, the Environment Sensing and Network Group, XOOMS Co. and the JGN2plus Network Group. I have worked with numerous software platforms, including Advanced Visual Systems (AVS), Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya and COVISE/OpenCover to successfully display datasets onto high-definition tile display walls. There were a lot of software interoperability obstacles to face but now, almost toward the end of my stay here, I am glad that we were able to at least work out the major problems of import and export. At the moment, I am finishing a 3D model of the JGN2plus network structure—I am hoping for the best.

Here at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), I also have learned a lot about collaboration. Whether it is collaboration between different software platforms or with distinguished scholars from different parts of the world, I realized the professional importance of collaboration and how it can really create a unique final project bringing distinct fields of study together.
Although it is amazing to meet with guest researchers from Korea, Italy, and other parts of Japan, collaboration can also be tough especially when people are not in the same place at the same time. To conquer this issue, Isabelle, the other PRIME student at this institution, and I were sent on our first business trip to Keihanna and Kobe to meet with collaborators in person! After all, an e-mail can only say so much. Our trip was strictly for business and meetings, but at night we were able to meet with the PRIME students posted in Kyoto to experience the famous Gion Matsuri, a festival packed with performers, traditional floats and many culinary delights. Our trip was short, but it was an eye-opening experience especially when visiting XOOMS Co. in Kobe, a graphic studio that works to bring art and science together through their various visualization projects. I always had an idea of my ideal working environment and surely XOOMS Co. was a close match. I was very fortunate to get to meet with the chief executive officer and the graphic director during our visit.

Once back in Tokyo, we continued with our projects with a new outlook and direction. We also continued to travel around Kokubunji, the Tokyo suburb where NICT is located, finding shortcuts and taking advantage of the NICT facilities for music, badminton, tennis and even weekly Japanese classes!
During the weekends, Isabelle and I would follow through with our set schedules just to make sure we would see as much of Tokyo as we could. When we tell natives of the shopping districts (Shibuya, Harajuku, Kichijoji and Daikayama), museums (the Trick Art Museum, the Ghibli Museum and the Tokyo National Museum) and historical sites (Daibutsu of Todaiji and Kamakura Daibutsu—the two largest Buddha statues in Japan) we have visited, most are amazed and admit that they have not ventured through as much as we have. Time is running out, but I am sure the best will be saved for last!

Overview of Korea

korea industry
Korea's economy has shown recovery since the financial debacle in 1997. In year 2000, GDP in Korea reached USD 457.4 billion with 7.1% of growth rate [1]. Korea is one of the main producer of IT equipment, electronics, ship-buildings, chemicals and automobiles. In particular, IT industry is one of the fastest growing industry in Korea.
In this paper, we focus on the roles of the steel and shipbuilding industries in Korea’s rapid economic ascent to a leading role in the global economy. We will address three specific questions. First, how did the Korean government foster the development of leading firms that became leaders in their global industries? Second, how did the Korean firms survive the competition with Japanese firms in these industries? We focus on the main strategies for the success of the Korean steel and shipbuilding industries in terms of organization, international cooperation, and the adoption of various new technologies. Third, what are the implications of the emergence of Chinese competitors and China’s rapid economic ascent for the Korean steel and shipbuilding industries
The IT industry in Korea has experienced rapid growth in the past 10 years. The production of IT industry increased from USD 58.1 billion in 1998 to USD 109.9 billion in 2000 and growth in production is expected to continue for the time being [1]. The IT industry has continued to have a growing share of the GDP accounting for 8.6% of the GDP in 1997, 9.3% in 1998, 11.2% in 1999 and 13.0% in 2000 [1].

In addition, IT industry exports increased from USD 9.2 billion 1990 to USD 51.2 billion in 2000 [1]. Imports also increased during the same period from USD 7.5 billion to USD 35.5 billion [1]. The growth of exports exceeded that of imports, and the trade surplus grew from USD 1.7 billion to USD 15.7 billion in the last 10 years [1].

Korea ranked 12th (1999) in terms of revenues in telecommunication services [1]. Moreover, in terms of production, Korea ranked 12th in information equipment , 6th in communication equipment and 3rd in electronic components (2000) [1].

The number of IT companies grew at an average rate of 20.2% from 1996 to 2000 [1]. In 1999 alone, IT companies totaled 12,382, representing 0.42% of the total number of companies in Korea [1]. In 2000, IT services companies, equipment manufacturers, and S/W and computer-related services companies took up 33.6%, 7.0%, and 29.8%, respectively, out of the total IT industry [1].

In this report, we scan the IT landscape in Korea and analyze Korea's IT strengths & weaknesses and impacts on businesses. Despite its small population of 48 million, South Korea has became one of the major players in the e-commerce industry with explosively increasing Internet usage and the supervision of a proactive government. The South Korean government deregulated telecom industry, which helped the country's Internet and wireless market enormously. People in South Korea enjoy relatively cheap telephone, broadband network services, high-speed cable modems, and DSL services. These commercial broadband services are offered for about USD 20 to USD 30 per month [8]. There are currently significant internet users in Korea.
The chemical industry of Korea includes in itself pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, pesticides, dyestuffs, organic pigments, paints and printing inks, catalysts, adhesives and few other types of chemicals as well. The chemical industry of Korea started to grow in the middle of the 1970’s and this industry has grown to about 10 percent since its onset. In the year 1996 the production reached to about U.S $ 17.4 billion and there was 12.7 percent increase as compared to the previous year and the sale of the paints and the dyestuffs also increased to a great extent.
The chemical industry of Korea includes in itself pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, pesticides, dyestuffs, organic pigments, paints and printing inks, catalysts, adhesives and few other types of chemicals as well. The chemical industry of Korea started to grow in the middle of the 1970’s and this industry has grown to about 10 percent since its onset. In the year 1996 the production reached to about U.S $ 17.4 billion and there was 12.7 percent increase as compared to the previous year and the sale of the paints and the dyestuffs also increased to a great extent.

The heavy machinery industry as well as the consumer industry also contributed in their way to the economy sector of this state and also earned high revenue for Korea. These industries provided employment to a large number of people and the high sale of the products produced by the heavy machinery industry compelled the manufacturing companies to produce high quality products. The consumer industry also did not lack behind and catered to the needs and demands of the common public and also aided the economy of this state to flourish.


The heavy machinery industry as well as the consumer industry also contributed in their way to the economy sector of this state and also earned high revenue for Korea. These industries provided employment to a large number of people and the high sale of the products produced by the heavy machinery industry compelled the manufacturing companies to produce high quality products. The consumer industry also did not lack behind and catered to the needs and demands of the common public and also aided the economy of this state to flourish
The construction industry of Korea is growing everyday in response to the high level of growth in the economy of the state, urbanization that have increased the demand for housing that would be available at a reasonable price to the common mass and a high standard of living and it has been estimated that there is at present specially in the urban areas a shortage of 2.9 million housing units. To cope with this situation the government has laid down a plan to build 2.25 million housing units. However, the Korean Ministry of Construction has put forth its interest that is to make use of the timber frame construction techniques for the housing units that would hold a large family.


Unfortunately, these efforts to achieve the full potential have been hampered by concerns of security and piracy issues. Thus, it is crucial to resolve this problem to further enhance advancement of IT in Korea

Breakfast in japan

 

Breakfast in japan

In May 2000, we sent questionnaires to 5000 people who were registered in the category of Japan of our and who indicated that they are willing to participate in surveys. We received 367 valid responses from Japanese people who live in Japan; 76% of them were female, 38% were students and 73% were below the age of thirty. In addition to the unbalance in age and gender, we must consider the fact that all survey participants are registered in an online international pen pal service, which may mean that they are overall more internationally and less traditionally oriented than the average Japanese.
The traditional Japanese breakfast differs fundamentally from the Western style one. A traditional Japanese breakfast consists basically of rice and miso soup. As many aspects of Japanese life style, also the breakfast culture has been Westernized heavily over the last 150 years.

Breakfast in japan
According to our survey results, Western and Japanese breakfast styles are today more or less equally popular, with a large group of Japanese enjoying both styles. On our generalizing question whether one eats breakfast in a Japanese or Western style, 20% answered that they eat a Japanese style breakfast, and 24% answered that they eat a Western style breakfast. The largest group of 40% answered that they eat both, Japanese and Western style breakfasts. Another 13% indicated not to eat anything in the morning. The percentage of people eating a Western style breakfast is highest among company workers (28%) and people who prepare their breakfasts by themselves (34%). On the other hand, students (24%) and people whose breakfasts are prepared by their mothers (33%), more frequently enjoy a Japanese style breakfast.

Breakfast in japan
The most popular Western style items on the breakfast menu are bread (63%), yogurt (35%), fried or boiled eggs (26%), jam (20%) and sausages or ham (19%). Most popular Japanese style items are rice (52%), miso soup (38%) and natto (21%). As for beverages, most popular choices are milk (35%), coffee (32%), green tea (31%) and English tea (21%). The percentage of coffee drinkers is with 44% much higher among company workers.
In another question we asked the survey participants how much time they invest in their daily breakfast. Again, around 12% indicated not to eat breakfast at all. 29% eat their breakfast in less than 10 minutes, 35% in between 10 to 15 minutes and the remaining 24% in over 15 minutes. Interesting is the result that 11.5% of the people eating a Western style breakfast wrap up their meal within five minutes. On the other hand, only 1.4% of the people eating Japanese style breakfasts eat that quickly.
Finally, according to the results of our last survey question an overwhelming majority of 72% watches television while eating breakfast. 27% read the newspaper, 23% have a conversation with somebody and 12% listens to the radio.

In spite of the fact that asa-gohan means "morning rice," most people in Japan these days -- at least in urban areas -- eat quick western-style breakfasts like eggs, toast, juice and coffee. Those who prefer more traditional foods are likely to have tea and miso soup or, yes, rice. Some season the rice with nori seaweed flakes or mix in a little raw egg for added protein. Umeboshi, pickles made from unripe plums soaked in brine and packed with red shiso leaves (which are responsible for their vivid color and flavor), are popular breakfast accompaniments. They are also used to balance the digestion

Breakfast in korea

Breaky is at home though I always get a vending machine instant coffee for the wee bits of change in my pocket. For those more in tune with breakfast,I got home around 7:20 a.m. on Saturday morning. Fourteen hours from New York to Seoul. The moment I stepped in the door, I could smell the breakfast my mother had been cooking. There was my favorite Korean cabbage soup, with the deep, dark flavors of doenjang, a fermented bean paste like miso but much more aggressive. There was rice, of course, the way my family normally eats it, packed with a lot of dark-purple beans. And also two little filets of pan-fried hairtail fish, cucumber kimchi, cabbage kimchi, sautéed bean sprouts, sautéed spinach, spicy dried anchovies, beef patties, and the most adorable, golden and round beans made sweet and salty with soy sauce.

My mom was celebrating my return, but her decision to lay out that spread had nothing to do with the fact that it was dinner time in New York. Traditionally, there’s not such a demarcation between Korean dinner food and Korean breakfast food. I once knew a girl who worked in finance in New York, an obviously stressful existence even before the current melt-down. When she felt particularly bad, she would wake up early and make herself a full Korean breakfast, soup, rice and all, before going to work. You might not think fish in the morning would be so soothing, but it is.
there are loads of breakfast cereals and toast and spread and fruit selections available. Traditional Korean breakfast is seaweed soup with turnip and often fish, served with rice and kimchi.

Lunch for me is something from a "pojangmacha" (side street cart selling food stuffs) or a quick "ajima" (Korean mother) cafe or "shik dang" (hole in the wall restaurant) where I have a soup or noodles or kimbab (kimpop) or virtually any plate of food for anywhere from 2000 Won to 5000 Won ($2-5USD).

You can do noodles or deep fried squid even cheaper or one of my favorites, oudaeng. Ask. Try. Enjoy.

Dinner is often a Korean BBQ house for me or a Chicken Hof (pub). I love the Korean chicken. The sauces are AMAZING. Do try. The bbq houses are also something to behold. Dinner there can be as cheap as 5000Won for one. Best to dine with a partner and get a couple orders. It will be served together, you cook together, you use scissors to cut the meat, you lay it on a lettuce leaf or catnip leaf and put on your special favorites to dress it, that could be kimchi or garlic or garlic cooked in seasame oil or bean sprouts or any number of combinations from the "pancheon" that is set on your table and constantly refilled each time a side dish plate empties. YUM YUM YUM. Look to the bottom of this page for some favorites.

Korean food is quite distinct from Japanese or Chinese cuisine. Short grain sticky rice is the staple food of the Korean diet, and virtually every meal is served with kimchi, a fermented cabbage, garlic and pepper dish (think sauerkraut with hot sauce). Some people develop quite an affinity for it and other people can’t stand it, but face it, if you choose to live in Korea you will be eating it a lot. Kimchi, the national dish, is served with breakfast, lunch and dinner and if you don't like it when you first get there, you may find yourself craving it only months after and upon your return home you might even drive 30 minutes out of your way just to get "good" kimchi.

Korean food tends to be spicy and includes liberal amounts of garlic. If you can’t eat spicy food I suppose you can ask for non spicy food, but that is similar to walking into KFC and saying you don’t eat chicken. Cheap nutritious food can be bought everywhere in Korea. Popular dishes include kimbap- which is the Korean version of the California roll- vegetables and egg rolled in a seaweed wrap, mandu, which are meat dumplings which are steamed, deep fried or served in soup, kalbi, or Korean short ribs, pulgogi, which is grilled marinated beef, and bebimbap which is fresh vegetables and an egg mixed with rice. Korea also has a fantastic array of soups and stews, including naengmyon- cold buckwheat noodles- perfect on a hot summer day, kalbi tang, or beef soup, tubu chigae, tofu soup, samgyetang, ginseng chicken soup and kong kuk su, a noodle dish made in a soy milk broth. There is also a vast array of seafood dishes in Korea, including raw fish, or sashimi.Generally before a meal in Korea you will be given a hot, wet towel to wash your face and hands with.

Koreans eat their rice with a spoon and everything else with chopsticks- if you don’t know how to use chopsticks you will learn. The degree of difficulty is ratcheted up in Korea because they use slick metal chopsticks rather than bamboo or wooden ones. Personally I love this concept because they are recycled.I’m not sure how many people here still eat that kind of breakfast. Modern Koreans facing a day at the office obviously don’t need as much food as people facing a day of work in the rice fields. You can get Frosted Flakes at every supermarket, and “bagels” (the quotes are extremely deliberate) are sold at upscale department stores. You can even get decent coffee in Seoul these days, in a country where coffee used to be indistinguishable from dark tea. Thank you, Starbucks!

Then there’s the awesome phenomenon of the Korean bakery. Most of the large chains have the word “Paris” or “patisserie” in them, and the owner of my favorite bakery, Kim Young Mo, has built a small empire around his mastery of French techniques. But when you’re making green tea buns and loaves stuffed with sticky rice cake and sweet beans, it’s not really French any more.

The breakfast bread nearly every Korean bakery makes is a super-soft, squishy white bread, like Wonder Bread made a hundred million times better. When you toast it, it takes on this incredibly thin crunchy crust that gives way to chewy softness at the center. A slice with a smear of peanut butter just melting at the edges—I like it almost better than cabbage soup for breakfast.

So even if eating blueberry bagels for breakfast is definitely a step down from kimchi and rice, I’m not too heartbroken about changes in Korean breakfast habits. We’ll end up with new foods that are uniquely Korean, and every once in awhile, we’ll remember how good it tastes to eat a nine-course meal before nine in the morning.
This is one of the few environmentally friendly practises you will see in Korea - a country where cookies are INDIVIDUALLY wrapped inside a box of cookies... a genuine source of frustration for any person concerned about our environment.

Breakfast in thailand

These unique, fragrant, Thai-style sausage contain the flavours of pork, garlic, cilantro, pepper, and cooked rice which makes them mellow and tnder. In Issan these sausages are wrapped in banana leaves and grilled,Bed And Breakfast Phuket is a comprehensive guide to thousands of Bed and Breakfast accommodation providers in the Island. Detailed information on price, facilities, ratings and locations on each hotel or bed and breakfast guest house is included.
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sometimes with grated coconut over them, or coconut juice is poured over them to "sweeten" the smoke on the grill, but often just grilled as shown in the photo.

Business model converts innovation to economic

Business model converts innovation to economic value for the business.
Abstract: On the Internet, the advertising business model is a cornerstone of many service businesses. In this paper, we propose an advertising business model for machine-oriented

The business model spells-out how a company makes money by specifying where it is positioned in the value chain. It draws on a multitude on business subjects including entrepreneurship, strategy, economics, finance, operations, and marketing.

Simply put, a business model describes how a business positions itself within the value chain of its industry and how it intends to sustain itself, that is to generate revenue.

In the most basic sense, a business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself – that is, generate revenue.

Old business models don't work in the new economy. "The classic business model that has dictated the structure of every company from General Motors to Microsoft is so at odds with contemporary economic currents that is must and will disappear."2
Business models are perhaps the most discussed and least understood aspect of the web. There is so much talk about how the web changes traditional business models. But there is little clear-cut evidence of exactly what this means. As part of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel, there is a need to address internal factors that relate to the ongoing operation of the company. This will involve defining the departments and divisions within the company, along with the procedures that govern the creation of positions and job responsibilities within each department. Management of all the departments is also an important component of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel, as is the definitions of the responsibilities of the executives within the organization. BusinessBusinessBusiness operations such as manufacturing facilities, defining the production process, and allowing for the labor needs to produce the products are also part of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel.

External factors also are part of a comprehensive businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel. Chief among these elements is defining the target consumer audience for the goods and services produced by the corporation. This one single element of identifying the target audience will influence the form and function of both the marketing and sales efforts of the company, which in turn will impact the overall cost to produce each unit of a product. The businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel will take this information into consideration and set retail pricing that will allow the company to operate at a profit, assuming a certain level of sales is realized consistently.


BusinessBusinessBusiness operations, sales and marketing concerns and forecasts, labor costs, and organizational structure are all essential components of the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel. Operating with a comprehensive modelmodelmodel helps a company to maintain focus on a core mission, while periodic reviews and updates help to keep the businessbusinessbusiness modelmodelmodel relevant to current economic conditions and consumer demands.


In the most basic sense, a business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself -- that is, generate revenue. The business model spells-out how a company makes money by specifying where it is positioned in the value chain.

Some models are quite simple. A company produces a good or service and sells it to customers. If all goes well, the revenues from sales exceed the cost of operation and the company realizes a profit. Other models can be more intricately woven. Broadcasting is a good example. Radio and later television programming has been broadcasted over the airwaves free to anyone with a receiver for much of the past century. The broadcaster is part of a complex network of distributors, content creators, advertisers (and their agencies), and listeners or viewers. Who makes money and how much is not always clear at the outset. The bottom line depends on many competing factors.

Internet commerce will give rise to new kinds of business models. That much is certain. But the web is also likely to reinvent tried-and-true models. Auctions are a perfect example. One of the oldest forms of brokering, auctions have been widely used throughout the world to set prices for such items as agricultural commodities, financial instruments, and unique items like fine art and antiquities. The Web has popularized the auction model and broadened its applicability to a wide array of goods and services.

Business models have been defined and categorized in many different ways. This is one attempt to present a comprehensive and cogent taxonomy of business models observable on the web. The proposed taxonomy is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive. Internet business models continue to evolve. New and interesting variations can be expected in the future.

eating in myway

 

japan life style

More and more people are blending foods like rice and soy sauce themselves for the thrill of creating something new. In addition to the feeling of cool gained from having something that does not exist anywhere else, this practice satisfies consumers' discriminating tastes. The trend for custom blending has now spread from ingredients used in main dishes to those used in desserts.
Seeking Nutrition, Beauty, and FlavorUp to now, people have tended to purchase a sack of a single type of rice, such as Koshihikari or Akita Komachi, and cook it by itself. These days, however, as part of the ongoing boom in healthy living, an increasing number of people are blending in mineral-rich cereals like millet and adlay seed.
In the basement food section of Printemps Ginza there is a specialty shop called Wa-Deri (currently closed for renovation) that sells brown rice and blended grains. While there are existing blends prepared by the shop, many customers decide to create their own blends by combining some of the ten or more available grains. Staff who are qualified experts on grains are available to provide advice, such as recommending a combination of red rice and millet to warm the bodies of people who are sensitive to the cold or adlay seed for people who want to look their best. But nutrition is not the only consideration; the appearance of blended rice is also one of the secrets to its popularity, as mixing in black rice will give your rice a light purplish hue, and adding millet will result in rice with a bright yellow coloring.

japan life style
There are also people who blend two or more types of rice. Roughly 20% of the customers at Suzunobu, a rice specialty shop in Tokyo, blend different types of rice at home. Many people seek the smooth texture suitable for Japanese cuisine that results from combining the sticky Koshihikari with the lighter Akita Komachi. Behind this boom lies the appearance of powerful, hi-tech rice cookers that can be set differently depending on the type of rice.
And of course there are people who create their own blends of the soy sauce that is an indispensable seasoning for Japanese cuisine. Yamakawa Jozo, a brewery in Gifu Prefecture, will blend soy sauce for customers according to the taste and color that they desire using five types of soy sauce, including shiro (light), tamari (brewed without wheat), and koikuchi (dark) soy sauce. They will also provide detailed consultation on such things as salt levels, taste, and the use of preservatives.
Pineapple vinegar (Uchibori)

Tastier Than the Sum of Their PartsPeople are enjoying blending their own dessert foods, as well. A store run by Gifu Prefecture's Uchibori Vinegar offers popular dessert vinegars made by blending vinegar with fruit juices. While simple flavors are available, the recommended ones are rich varieties that blend orange and cassis, or strawberry and peach. A 250-ml bottle costs around ¥1,300 ($11.30 at ¥115 to the dollar), and most people choose to drink the vinegar after mixing it with water. Fruit vinegar that has not undergone microfiltration and thus allows one to savor the crispness of freshly made vinegar is so popular that it is almost always sold out ahead of time.

Innovative varieties of fast food are making some of young people's favorite dishes more convenient and tasty. They include noodles that can be held and eaten with one hand and pizzas that can be consumed on the move. In each case, makers have taken a well-loved dish and turned it into a form that no-one had thought of before. These novel products have caught the imagination of consumers and are set to become common sights around Japan.

Is It a Burger? Is It Noodles?
In a corner of the car park of the Costa Yukuhashi shopping complex in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, sits a bright red van. Women returning home from the shops stop off at the van to buy a unique type of burger called a Kan-nana Noodle Burger. This is in fact a quirky kind of ramen noodles thought up by Sadaishi Koji, who runs a noodle bar on the Kan-nana road (the number-seven circular) in Tokyo while also managing a construction firm.

The Kan-nana Noodle Burger looks like a hamburger, but instead of a beef patty sandwiched in a bread roll, it consists of roasted pork - a standard ramen topping - inside a mass of noodles that have been fried so that they go firm and stick together. A burger with a filling of seasoned chicken balls is also available, and both types cost ¥350 (about $3 at ¥115 to the dollar). The sauce covering the pork and egg that fill the burgers tastes just like ramen broth, and the chewy texture of the dish has also proved popular. Sadaishi is determined to spread these burgers nationwide as a signature dish of Yukuhashi.



The Hasamaru stall (Hasamaru)
Pizza in a Cone
Another kind of noodle sandwich can be found at Hasamaru, a stall in the famous Amerika-mura district of Osaka. Called Sobasen, this dish consists of fried noodles sandwiched between two large prawn crackers. Sobasen was developed by Uenishi Mako, whose father, Takashi, runs Hasamaru. The prawn crackers are filled with thick fried noodles, egg, mayonnaise, and a special sauce. Sobasen cost ¥250 each (about $2.10) and can be eaten on the move. On weekends Hasamaru gets a lot of custom from tourists, while on weekdays local regulars make up most of the Sobasen customers.

Another unusual fast food can be found on the basement food floor of the Printemps Ginza department store in Ginza, Tokyo. Kono Pizza is a pizza base like an ice-cream cone and filled with cheese, tomato sauce, and other toppings. Unlike an ordinary pizza, it can be eaten on the move with one hand. These pizzas are especially popular with young women, and there are often lines of people waiting to get a taste. Over 500 cone pizzas a day are served on weekends.

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Japan boasts the world's longest average lifespan, and as of July 2007 it is also home to the oldest person in the world. Minagawa Yone, who lives in Fukuoka Prefecture, was born on January 4, 1893, making her 114 years old. The oldest man in the world, meanwhile, is Miyazaki Prefecture's 111-year old Tanabe Tomoji, who was born on September 18, 1895. Both Minagawa and Tanabe were recently recognized by the Guinness World Records, giving Japan the honor of being home to both the oldest woman and the oldest man in the world.
A Family of 87
Minagawa lives in a nursing home. When she heard from the Guinness Book, she clasped her hands together in thanks. This remarkable woman raised five children while selling the vegetables and flowers grown on her family's plot of land, and her favorite food is bananas. Though she is a light eater and usually leaves about half the meals served at the nursing home, she will always eat an entire banana. (Note: Sadly, Minagawa Yone passed away on August 13.)

Tanabe, meanwhile, became a farmer at the age of 40 after working for the local city office as a civil engineer. His wife passed away 19 years ago, and he now lives with his fifth son and daughter-in-law. In addition to his children, he has 25 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren, giving him an extended family of 87. Tanabe is in such good health that his doctor told him he would have no problem living to 120. He leads a regimented life, getting up at 6:00 every morning and going to bed by 10:00 every night. Also part of his daily schedule is drinking a glass of milk at 3:00 every afternoon. He does not drink or smoke, he avoids snacking, and he eats lots of vegetables.



Source: (for figures up to 2005) Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, The Life Tables; (for figures from 2015) National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Projections for Japan.
While Tanabe is hard of hearing, he manages to take care of most things on his own, and he even keeps a diary that he updates every day. His favorite foods are fried shrimp and miso soup with clams. He seemed a bit surprised when he heard the news from the Guiness Book, but he told everyone, "I'm alive thanks to you. I'm very happy." When he was asked how long he wanted to live, he made everyone laugh by responding, "Actually, I'd rather not die."

1.15 Million People Over 90
While they may currently hold the records for being the oldest man and woman alive, Minagawa and Tanabe are actually not as exceptional as one might think. According to 2006 statistics from the Statistics Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan's population last year was 127.77 million. Of that number, some 1.15 million people were aged 90 or over. There were about 29,000 people—4,000 men and 25,000 women—aged 100 or over. These figures demonstrate just how many people are living long lives in Japan.

Looking at the average life expectancies at birth in various countries, it becomes even more clear that Japan is a nation of longevity. Although there is some variation in how countries calculate life expectancy, the World Health Report issued by the World Health Organization in 2006 had Japan tied with Monaco and San Marino for first place, with a combined average life expectancy for men and women of 82 years. Tied for fourth place at 81 years were Australia, Iceland, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland. Canada, France, and six other countries tied for ninth place at 80 years. Among other major countries, the United States placed twenty-sixth at 78 years, South Korea finished in thirty-second place at 77 years, and China ranked sixtieth at 72 years.



Source: The World Health Report 2006
As of 2005, the average life expectancy was 78.56 for Japanese men and 85.52 for Japanese women. It is estimated that the average life expectancy 50 years from now will rise to 83.67 for Japanese men and 90.34 for Japanese women
More and more Japanese men are taking an interest in fashion and style, areas previously considered to be of interest mostly to women. This rapid increase in men's fashion consciousness has been sparked by such factors as the Cool Biz energy-saving campaign, which encourages men to dispense with their ties in the summer months, and the success of magazines like Leon, which targets middle-aged men who want to give off an air of sophisticated cool. As a result, items like suits, pants that make the wearer's legs look slim, girdles, men's skincare products, and designer watches have been flying off the shelves.
Pants for Great-Looking Legs
Department stores have traditionally tended not to focus much attention on their men's sections. Recently, however, they report that increasing numbers of men in their forties and fifties are visiting the men's apparel and other sections to purchase fashionable items. Previously considered an age group with little interest in fashion and style, this generation of middle-aged men experienced the "Ivy style" of the 1960s and the DC brand craze of the 1980s. These guys have always been sensitive to the trends around them, and the boom in choi-waru oyaji (middle-aged playboys with a keen interest in fashion) has caused their interest in fashion to blossom.

Pants that make the wearer's legs look good are one example of a product that has benefited from these men's growing fashion consciousness. Compared with ordinary slacks, the pockets and knees of these pants are higher, and the cut and stitching is different, making the legs look longer and more slender. These kinds of pants now make up more than half of the casual pants stocked by some department stores. Men's girdles that give the buttocks more definition and flatten the stomach are also selling well. They first hit the market in the spring of 2006 and cost about 50% more than regular undergarments. Despite the high cost, however, some stores sold out of the girdles within a month.

Lifestyle Diversity
Clothing is not the only area in which men are splashing out to look good. Luxury skincare products and imported designer wristwatches and shoes are also proving popular, especially among middle-aged guys. Men's newfound fondness for spending money on their appearance shows no signs of abating.

Alongside this rise in the number of fashionable men is a trend for men to remain single for longer than in the past. In 2000, some 22% of men in their early forties were unmarried, and this figure is forecast to top 30% in 2020; already 28% of men in this age group in Tokyo are single. Whether these men are unwilling or unable to marry, what is certain is that men's lifestyles are diversifying fast.

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They favor suppliers who can act as business partners to support their goals in revenue growth, operations efficiency, customer satisfaction and competitive differentiation. While some have recognized this shift and adapted to some degree, today's complex nature of technology-fuelled business models, and the underlying technologies themselves, make a partnership-based, solutions approach an imperative for suppliers and service providers in all sectors. To help technology suppliers meet this imperative, Current Analysis has developed a unique analytical tool called "Solution Assessments".
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Inbound Marketing Includes Market Research to Find Out:
What specific groups of potential customers/clients (markets) might have which specific needs (nonprofits often already have a very clear community need in mind when starting out with a new program -- however, the emerging practice of nonprofit business development, or earned income development, often starts by researching a broad group of clients to identify new opportunities for programs)

You will often find that many people confuse marketing with advertising or vice versa. While both components are important they are very different. Knowing the difference and doing your market research can put your company on the path to substantial growth.
Let's start off by reviewing the formal definitions of each and then I'll go into the explanation of how marketing and advertising differ from one another:

How those needs might be met for each group (or target market), which suggests how a product might be designed to meet the need (nonprofits might think in terms of outcomes, or changes, to accomplish among the groups of clients in order to meet the needs)
How each of the target markets might choose to access the product, etc. (its "packaging")
How much the customers/clients might be willing pay and how (pricing analysis)
Who the competitors are (competitor analysis)
How to design and describe the product such that customers/clients will buy from the organization, rather than from its competitors (its unique value proposition)
How the product should be identified -- its personality -- to be most identifiable (its naming and branding)
Outbound Marketing Includes:
Advertising and promotions (focused on the product)
Sales
Public and media relations (focused on the entire organization)
Customer service
Customer satisfaction
Too often, people jump right to the outbound marketing. As a result, they often end up trying to push products onto people who really don't want the products at all. Effective inbound marketing often results in much more effective -- and less difficult -- outbound marketing and sales.

sellers for the mutually advantageous exchange or transfer of products.
After reading both of the definitions it is easy to understand how the difference can be confusing to the point that people think of them as one-in-the same, so lets break it down a bit.
Advertising is a single component of the marketing process. It's the part that involves getting the word out concerning your business, product, or the services you are offering. It involves the process of developing strategies such as ad placement, frequency, etc. Advertising includes the placement of an ad in such mediums as newspapers, direct mail, billboards, television, radio, and of course the Internet. Advertising is the largest expense of most marketing plans, with public relations following in a close second and market research not falling far behind.
The best way to distinguish between advertising and marketing is to think of marketing as a pie, inside that pie you have slices of advertising, market research, media planning, public relations, product pricing, distribution, customer support, sales strategy, and community involvement. Advertising only equals one piece of the pie in the strategy. All of these elements must not only work independently but they also must work together towards the bigger goal. Marketing is a process that takes time and can involve hours of research for a marketing plan to be effective. Think of marketing as everything that an organization does to facilitate an exchange between company and consumer.

Coca-Cola’s New Marketing

I don’t think cocoa cola can be decep­tive in their advert.all i see here is that coca cola is try­ing to reg­u­late tjhe men­taliy of her con­sumer to buy and which all organ­i­sa­tion do espe­cially when the com­petion is high.advert is all about strong abil­ity to con­vince the con­sumer to buy.
on the other hand con­sumers also should try to eval­u­ate advert and see which one sat­isfy their minds,since all pro­duc­ers are bent on lur­ing con­sumers at all cost to buySo, in drink­ing Coca Cola ” you’ll be hydrat­ing your body with each and every sip.” How­ever, that’s not nec­es­sar­ily a good thing taken alone. You can also “hydrate” your body with every sip of Scotch you take until the bot­tle is empty. You can do it for free with every breath you take.

The prob­lem here is not with any­one mis­lead­ing any­one else, or even with the adver­tis­ing indus­try itself. The prob­lem here is with a school sys­tem that indoc­tri­nates pop­u­la­tions into unques­tion­ing obe­di­ence and accep­tance of any­thing that sounds remotely author­i­ta­tive, and dis­cour­ages (mainly through encour­aged frontal lobe atro­phy) any kind of ques­tion­ing, rea­son­ing or crit­i­cal think­ing. The prob­lem here is that we have all been trained never to actively think (using rein­force­ment tech­niques involv­ing hos­til­ity or ridicule, or both).
I believe that Coca-Cola has four main KSF’s (Key Suc­cess Factors).
It’s kinda llke get­ting my carbs from beer if I am look­ing for a carb booster for my car­dio work outs. Carbs help me keep my endurance and sugar lev­els for the burst of speed I need to keep with the pro­gram regimine. I pre­fer pas­tas and other starches, but beer would do just a well, based on this thin rea­son­ing.. and from a com­pany as big as Coke?

Come on Coke! Aren’t they mak­ing a profit now? Do they have to stoop to this level, and argue­ment so tis­sue thin, it had bet­ter not rain (which is what we should be drink­ing more of). But no.. the stock­hold­ers are hold­ing this CEO and bas­ing his salary on the amount of stock price, so there fore, in order to encour­age more peo­ple to drink Coke, they can now be jus­ti­fied in doing so because of the “asso­ci­a­tion” made to hydra­tion to the brand name Coke?

Hell, Just print.. COKE and HYDRATION and be done with it.

This kind of mar­ket­ing is just as bad as some other sins out there

*The first one of them is that the com­pany has an his­tor­i­cal and a med­ical aspect to it.
*Coca-Cola was also (and still is) very suc­cess­ful with their com­mu­ni­ca­tion
*Coca-Cola has been able to really set itself apart as a leader by cre­at­ing impor­tant and mean­ing­ful
part­ner­ships.
*Finally, Coca-Cola is also very effi­cient in adapt­ing: their prod­ucts

And the upshot of all that? Per­fectly obe­di­ent ranks of Pruss­ian cit­i­zens, con­sumers and can­non fod­der, who sali­vate at the sight of weasel words like “hydrate”, and stretch out their arms and walk funny for­wards mut­ter­ing some­thing about obey­ing when hear­ing “new”, “improved”, “free”, “fresh”, “easy” or “patriot”, “flag”, “nation”, etc.

If you believe Coca Cola will “hydrate” your body with every sip, you deserve a big glass­ful. The glu­cose will help you remem­ber what­ever it is you have to recite

canned food in america

 

The toxic chemical BPA, or Bisphenol A is lurking in your hard plastic water bottles, baby sippy cups, dental sealants and in your canned food. BPA acts like estrogen and increases the risk of breast cancer and early puberty in women. It can cause reproductive damage and may lead to prostate and cancer and can cross into the placenta and get into your baby’s bloodstream.
The Environmental Working Group tested canned food bought across America and found BPA in more than half of them at levels they call "200 times the government's traditional safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals." EWG found that of all foods tested, chicken soup, infant formula, and ravioli had BPA levels of highest concern. Just one to three servings of foods with these concentrations could expose a woman or child to BPA at levels that caused serious adverse effects in animal tests.
The December 2009 issue of Consumer Reports' tested canned foods like soups, juice, tuna, and green beans, and found that almost all of the 19 name-brand foods tested contain some BPA. The canned organic foods tested did not always have lower BPA levels than nonorganic brands of similar foods analyzed. They even found the chemical in some products in cans that were labeled "BPA-free."
This chemical is everywhere! BPA is in newspaper ink and carbonless copy paper – the stuff of credit card receipts and many business and medical documents. It turns out that the average cash register receipt has anywhere from 60 to 100 milligrams of BPA that can then be transferred onto our fingers and eventually into our body if we’re not careful. What’s not known is how much BPA is getting into our blood stream from touching receipt paper.
Also, you can’t tell if the paper receipt you were just handed at the grocery store contains BPA. They look exactly the same as the paper receipts without the toxic chemical. But there are still things you can do to protect yourself and your family. Make sure you wash your hands after touching any receipts especially if you’re pregnant. Another tip is to take all of your left over receipts out of your purse or wallet and keep them in a zip-lock bag somewhere out of children’s reach.

Widespread exposures, no safety standards. In studies conducted over the past 20 years, scientists have detected BPA in breast milk, serum, saliva, urine, amniotic fluid, and cord blood from at least 2,200 people in Europe, North America, and Asia (CERHR 2006). Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently detected BPA in 95% of nearly 400 U.S. adults (Calafat et al. 2005). EWG-led biomonitoring studies have detected BPA in people from four states and the District of Columbia (EWG 2007). BPA ranks in the top two percent of high production volume chemicals in the U.S., with annual production exceeding a billion pounds (TSCA 2006), and is so common in products and industrial waste that it pollutes not only people but also rivers, estuaries, sediment, house dust, and even air nearly everywhere it is tested.
Yet despite its ubiquity and toxicity, BPA remains entirely without safety standards. It is allowed in unlimited amounts in consumer products, drinking water, and food, the top exposure source for most people. The lack of enforceable limits has resulted in widespread contamination of canned foods at levels that pose potential risks. For instance, analysis of our tests reveals that for one of every five cans tested, and for one-third of all vegetables and pastas (ravioli and noodles with tomato sauce), a single serving would expose a pregnant woman to BPA at levels that fall within a factor of 5 of doses linked to birth defects — permanent damage of developing male reproductive organs (Figure 1).

In today’s economy, canned food is increasingly more important in creating affordable, quick and healthy meals. Despite its key role in meal preparation, common misperceptions and myths continue to surround canned foods.
So, the Canned Food Alliance examined the story of canned foods – from the farmer’s field to the family’s dinner table in the “Canned Food Field to Table” Webinar.
Don’t use canned baby formula
Don’t eat canned food if you’re pregnant, choose food in glass jars.
Check your kids baby bottles and sippy cups. If you see the # 7 on the bottom replace it with BPA-free plastic, or better yet, glass. (Connecticut, Minnesota, the city of Chicago and Suffolk County, New York, have banned baby bottles and sippy cups made with BPA.)
Choose fresh or frozen food over food in cans. The lining of cans of soups, tomato sauce and infant formula can leach BPA from the can lining.
Don’t heat plastic in your microwave or leave water bottles in a hot car
Use glass or metal water bottles to drink from
Store left over food in glass containers
Ask your dentist if the sealant being used on your kids' teeth contains BPA

Summary. Independent laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda, and other commonly eaten canned goods. The study was spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and targeted the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic and resin ingredient used to line metal food and drink cans. There are no government safety standards limiting the amount of BPA in canned food.

Of all foods tested, chicken soup, infant formula, and ravioli had BPA levels of highest concern. Just one to three servings of foods with these concentrations could expose a woman or child to BPA at levels that caused serious adverse effects in animal tests.
For 1 in 10 cans of all food tested, and 1 in 3 cans of infant formula, a single serving contained enough BPA to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels more than 200 times the government's traditional safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals. The government typically mandates a 1,000- to 3,000-fold margin of safety between human exposures and levels found to harm lab animals, but these servings contained levels of BPA less than 5 times lower than doses that harmed lab animals.

canned food manufacturing Industry

China other canned food manufacturing Industry, 2010 is valuable for anyone who wants to invest in the other canned food manufacturing industry, to get Chinese investments; to import into China or export from China, to build factories and take advantage of lower costs in China, to partner with one of the key Chinese corporations, to get market shares as China is boosting its domestic needs; to forecast the future of the world economy as China is leading the way; or to compete in the segment. The report provides in-depth analysis and detailed insight into the other canned food manufacturing industry, market drivers, key enterprises and their strategies, as well as technologies and investment status, risks and trends. Find the information you need on the canned foods industry. Our collection of market research reports provides insights into product and market trends, analyses, We use a team approach to harnessing the best experience and know-how to achieve professional results helping new food business, food plant planning, food product development in the fastest time and with least risk to our clients.
Our people are highly professional food technologists and engineers with broad international experience in assessing food business opportunities. The team consists of highly skilled Chilled Food Consultants, Ready Meals Consultants, Food Product Development Consultants and many more Food Technologists developing new food products, choosing appropriate technology and packaging, designing plant layouts and implementing food industry projects large and small.
opportunities, projections, sales, and marketing strategies. Specifics on market share, segmentation, size, and growth in the US and global markets are also featured.
Stay on top of industry caned food in america trends and be a step ahead of your competition by uncovering comprehensive research and analysis on food and beverage containers and boxes. Our collection of in-depth reports provides insights into product and market trends, consumer behaviors,canned food in america new technologies, and what works and what doesn’t in the US, Europe, Asia and worldwide.The recently published Nonfolding Sanitary Food Container Manufacturing Industry report provides the latest market research on the industry. Its comprehensive scope contains analysis on the industry's key financial data, competitive landscape, upstream and downstreamGlobal demand to increase 3.8% yearly through 2013 World demand for food containers is forecast to increase 3.8 percent per year to $115 billion in 2013so caned food is so important for america . Factors contributing to rising demand will include growth

The European Investment Bank



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The European Investment Bank (EIB), based in Luxembourg, is recruiting staff for the posts detailed on the Professional and Managerial, Administrative/secretarial and on the General Internships pages.

The Bank’s working languages are English and French. Jobs generally require an excellent knowledge of English and/or French and good command of the other. Your application should, therefore, be submitted either in English or in French.

Before you complete a job application, read the requirements of the job you want to apply for carefully. Only candidates who meet such requirements can be considered.

This site contains information on how to apply and what it is like to work for the European Investment Bank.

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Investment banking isn't one specific service or function. It is an umbrella term for a range of activities: underwriting, selling, and trading securities (stocks and bonds); providing financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisition advice; and managing assets. Investment banks offer these services to companies, governments, non-profit institutions, and individuals

Investment bankers advise their clients on high level issues of financial organization. They manage the issuance of bonds, recommend and execute strategies for taking over and merging with other companies, and handle selling a company’s stock to the public. The work thus involves lots of financial analysis, and a strong background in finance and economics is a necessity. Personal and strategic skills are vital to investment bankers as well, for they serve as strategists for their clients, helping them develop their financial plans as well as implement them. At the profession’s highest level, investment bankers serve as crucial figures in the shaping of the American and world economies, managing mergers of multibillion-dollar corporations and handling the privatization of government assets around the world. All this is time consuming, and investment bankers work long hours. Work weeks of 70 hours or more are common, and all night sessions before deals close are the rule rather than the exception. Still, the work is extremely interesting, and those who stay in the profession report high levels of job satisfaction. Investment bankers spend large amounts of time traveling, to pitch ideas to prospective and current clients or to examine the facilities of companies being purchased by their clients. In the office, they spend their time developing strategies to pitch to clients, preparing financial analyses and documents, or working with the sales forces of their banks in selling the bonds and stocks which are created by the investment-banking department’s activities.
Paying Your Dues
In general, an M.B.A., requiring two years of post-college study, is required to rise in the field, though entry-level jobs in analyst programs are available to college graduates who want experience in the profession. Analysts perform much of the grunt computer crunching required in preparing financial proposals, though they often travel to sit in on meetings with clients and sessions in which senior bankers pitch ideas to prospective customers. After two years, analysts usually move on, either to business school or to another profession, though a few are offered jobs as associates, the position which investment banks offer to M.B.A. holders. In many banks, this is as far as one can rise without an M.B.A., though there are exceptions, and a few prominent bankers never went to business school.
Associated Careers
Most commonly, investment bankers who leave the profession go on to financial jobs in-house with a client of their former banking firm, as financial officers and analysts. It is also not uncommon for bankers to move on to management consulting, a field which demands many similar skills. Some bankers get law degrees and become specialists in financial and corporate law, while lawyers sometimes leave their firms to become investment bankers. Bankers who have become sufficiently established, with clients who trust them and reputations for expertise in their fields, can become entrepreneurs, leaving their firms to set up their own investment banks.

The intensely competitive, action-oriented, profit-hungry world of investment banking can seem like a larger-than-life place where deals are done and fortunes are made. In fact, it's a great place to learn the ins and outs of corporate finance and pick up analytical skills that will remain useful throughout your business career. But investment banking has a very steep learning curve, and chances are you'll start off in a job where the duties are more Working Girl than Wall Street.

The Manufacturers Association of Central New York

 

 

The Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY, The Manufacturers Association) advocates for the growth and development of New York’s manufacturing sector, a critical component of a vibrant New York economy. As a not-for-profit 501(c)6 association, about three-quarters of MACNY members are engaged in manufacturing. The remaining members include companies networking with and assisting manufacturers, including financial, engineering and law firms, suppliers for manufacturing and others. In total, the Manufacturers Association

The workshop where John Randall assembles $3,000 pine-beam tables is so cramped that he holds client meetings at a sawdust-covered worktable and has to shuffle his equipment around to make elbow room for himself and a co-worker.

represents approximately 350 businesses and 55,000 workers across nineteen counties in Upstate New York. Founded in 1913, MACNY is the largest association of manufacturers in New York State and one of the oldest manufacturers associations in the nation. MACNY has helped manufacturers lower costs, improve profitability and compete with manufacturers throughout the world. With a portfolio of professional services designed for manufacturing, MACNY has long provided members with the tools, information, people and resources they need to compete in both New York and the global market. This portfolio features regional pay and benefit information, human resource consulting, industry-specific lobbying, grant procurement

But the recession notwithstanding, he has enough orders to keep busy through April and hopes to buy a $2,000 drill press and hire another full-time woodworker soon. So Mr. Randall recently signed a lease to double his space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
“It doesn’t feel like a slowdown,” he said. “We all may not have any work in three months. But we’ve been saying that for three months.”

expertise, purchasing consortia to reduce costs, custom training, and connection to an extensive network of manufacturing professionals on both the state and national level. Manufacturing is Essential to New York’s Economy. Manufacturing employs over 550,000 New Yorkers and contributes $65 billion annually to New York State’s GDP. Compared to other sectors of the economy, manufacturers pay higher wages, generate better benefits, and stimulate more high technology growth through research and development and productivity improvements. Manufacturing accounts for over 66 percent of private sector research and development in the United States. Every manufacturing job creates more that 2.5 related jobs in other sectors, and every dollar spent generates an additional $1.43 in economic activity. Simply put, manufacturing is the wealth generating sector of the New York economy.

Mr. Randall’s three-man company, Bien Hecho, may be one of the brighter lights in the city’s darkening economy. For more than 50 years, large-scale manufacturing in New York has been shrinking as textile factories, printing plants and sugar refineries have shut down or moved south and overseas.
But in recent years, small manufacturers like Bien Hecho (Spanish for “well made”) have been on the rise, making products for niche markets and wealthy customers. And now, even as the broader economy is suffering, many of those manufacturers are proving surprisingly resilient, city officials and economic analysts say.
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MACNY is also serving many members with low cost energy. Our electricity and natural gas buying groups are providing companies with a bulk buying advantage and reduced cost. Staff are also actively advocating for a long term, statewide energy program for manufacturers in New York State.

Some businesses are making products that government agencies and companies are still buying, like body armor for soldiers in Iraq and sets for television programs like “Saturday Night Live.” They also make food products like tortillas for local immigrant communities and baguettes for Manhattan restaurants. Others make luxury goods, like high-end audio speakers, that affluent customers are still buying.
“There’s quite a market for niche products in New York City,” said Jonathan Bowles, the director of the Center for an Urban Future, a nonpartisan research group in Manhattan, and an author of several manufacturing studies. “For a lot of the niche manufacturers, including those that are broadly appealing to the high-end market, they may be doing O.K.”
The Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the East River between the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges, has become a hot house for more than 200 of the city’s small manufacturers, its sprawling 300-acre campus filled with the sounds of hammering and drilling on any given afternoon.
Indeed, the Navy Yard has had so much demand for new space that despite the recession, it plans to add 1.5 million square feet in the next two years, its largest expansion since World War II, said Andrew H. Kimball, the president and chief executive of the Navy Yard. The expansion is expected to be completed by January 2011, and Navy Yard executives hope that the tenants’ total work force, currently 5,000, will grow by 2,000. While data is sparse, many experts and city officials say they believe that smaller companies are helping the broader manufacturing sector to perform better than other parts of the economy.

But it is also clear that smaller manufacturers have been expanding even as the city’s more traditional industrial base has continued to shrink. In Brooklyn, the number of jobs for niche manufacturers, which are not only small but also tend to have local clients, rose by 17 percent between 2001 and 2007, said James Parrott, the chief economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute, quoting numbers from September’s Brooklyn Labor Market Review from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. In the same period, the number for manufacturers making products for mass markets declined by 48 percent.
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A welder at Stiegelbauer Associates, which makes sets for TV programs. The company has had to limit staff but is profitable.
Niche manufacturers currently make up a quarter of the more than 25,000 manufacturing jobs in Brooklyn, Mr. Parrott said. No similar statistics were available for the rest of the city, which has a total of more than 92,000 manufacturing workers, he said.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard has housed manufacturing tenants since the city bought the land for $24 million in 1967.
Today, 70 percent of the Navy Yard’s 243 businesses have roughly five employees or fewer and specialize in niche products. Many business owners interviewed said they were staying strong in this market by employing few workers and keeping their products specialized.
“They tend to be very nimble, even in the downtimes,” said Mr. Kimball. “They can make it through a difficult stretch easier than the bigger players.”
Stiegelbauer Associates, which makes sets for television productions, remains profitable partly by limiting the staff to 15 workers and employing extra union workers for bigger jobs, according to Steve Paone, its vice president. The business has declined in recent years as soap operas like “Guiding Light” have invested more in permanent rather than temporary sets and have filmed more on location.
But because he ran a leaner business, he said the company was able to profit when a regular client, “Saturday Night Live,” added three election specials to its standard schedule of 22 shows in the fall. The company also picked up work with the new Jimmy Fallon show. Still, Mr. Paone is cautious about whether the recent streak will continue because so many television programs have cut back.
“They’ve been busier than ever. But they’re one of the few,” he said about “Saturday Night Live.”
Other manufacturers are thriving by selling products that government agencies consider essential.
Caleb Crye, the managing director of Crye Precision, said he had not seen any decline in demand for his security products, which include body armor for Navy Seals, flame-resistant uniforms for military officials and nape pads — Army helmet attachments that protect soldiers’ spinal cords by covering the backs of their necks.
Business has been good enough, he said, to avoid layoffs and keep his 70 workers at the Navy Yard and 30 workers in New Jersey busy.
Some products that have become too expensive for some people remain necessities for others.
John Devore, whose three-person company, DeVore Fidelity, designs $2,000 to $16,800 speakers, said that since Thanksgiving, business had dropped off among buyers from England, France and Israel. But that decline was balanced by orders from smaller West Coast audio stores, where consumers are spending more on fine speakers for their homes.
“While my business hasn’t really dropped off, it seems like it’s coming from different stores,” he said.
Then there are New Yorkers who still seem to have enough money to spend on luxury goods like custom-designed furniture.
Scott Jordan, a custom furniture maker at the Navy Yard, saw his business dip by more than 30 percent in November from the year before. But since Christmas, weekly sales for his $2,600 sleeper sofas and $3,000 beds have picked up. He says that while his more affluent clients may be cost-conscious, they are not “worried about where their next paycheck is coming from

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believe the greatest crisis that Human-Kind has ever
seen has begun. America, a country founded on the
basis of freedom is under attack by unstoppable
inflating energy prices, and it has just begun. The
situation in the middle-east is escalating with no end
in sight, as relations with the OPEC countries has
begun to fall apart. Believing the promises of Saudi
Oil is not an option. With horrifying accounting
scandals of greed in our country.... who truly
believes that the OPEC countries will be honest with
us regarding the oil reserves; or anything else for
that matter?! It is common knowledge of the recent
events at Shell and their false statements of
reserves. It will not stop there I'm sure. While Saudi
Arabia has been pumping water to flush out oil from
their depleting reserves since the mid-late 90's . . .
more problems are developing. Americans are being told
to leave the middle-east. We all know that we need
those Americans in the OPEC countries in order for us
to actually get the oil to American soil. Should
America, the largest and most powerful nation in the
world be relying so much on foreign energy?

From an Economic point of view, RENEWABLE ENERGY, such
as wind and solar energy will be a long-term net
positive, not only for Long Islands' economy . . . for
the nations' economy as well. Just as in the Aviation
industry many years ago, Long Island became the
National Economic Leader and was looked upon with
great admiration. Long Island Thrived. It will take
two years to begin construction of the wind park off
Jones Beach. By that time, oil prices will be much
higher then where it is now acting as a devastating
tax on American Citizens. This is a once in a lifetime
opportunity must not be missed. It simply makes
dollars and sense.

The DOE predicts that the price of Crude Oil will
climb until around the year 2025 and then peak. If
true this means that Peak oil is now. Supply has
already begun to decline as not one OPEC country has
claimed new oil finds. Let us not forget the two wild
cards; China and India. America is now at the mercy of
two countries growing by leaps and bounds. We have no
control and it has only begun to effect us all. In
terms of REAL dollars, to reach the equivalent price
of oil during the energy crisis of the 70's. Oil
would need to go to over $100 dollars a barrel. $40 is
simply a drop in the bucket.

Supply is going down - Demand is going up. This is the
current long-term situation and it is not going away ?
UNLESS.
Wind Power will give Long Island Independence from the
volatile and raising energy prices ahead. It will give
stability to our children and our grandchildren. It
will give them a chance.
(SIDE-BAR)
"?.I'm driving my daughter to school as we always do
and she bursted out singing the song she learned for
her pre-K graduation, "I'm Proud To Be an American."
By the time she was in the plains of Minnesota and the
hills of Tennessee I was glad I had my sunglasses
on.... my eyes were flooded. This is not the same
world that we were born into... and I for one... am
scared for my children."
On behalf of students across the country who are
fighting for the future, on behalf of the National
Collegiate Clean Energy Initiative please ADVOCATE and
vote for CLEAN ENERGY POLICY.

ENERGY ESP #3
The National Democratic Convention began on Monday as
President Clinton gave his usual "Reagan-like" speech.
It has been interesting to listen to all of the
members of the Democratic party give praise for John
Kerry as the next President of the U.S.A. What has
been more interesting is listening to the united
conviction towards "clean energy," "energy
independence and energy sustain-ability." In almost
every speech that included policy, "clean energy" and
"energy independence" or simply a good "energy policy"
was numero uno.
The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that
power outages and power quality disturbances cost
businesses in the U.S. more than $120 billion a year.
This goes hand and hand as the infrastructure is older
than my grandfather.
In the New Growth Initiative Apollo Alliance for
Energy Independence plan, bio-fuels and energy
efficiency investments alone could produce over one
million jobs by 2015.

Tonight, John Edwards will speak to the country. Will
"clean energy" and "energy independence" be on his
agenda?

Every time President Clinton spoke of the future of
jobs, the first industry on the list was the "clean
energy" industry.
Now . . . by no means do I anticipate the republican
convention to be any different. Do you?
Stay tuned for a complete breakdown of the NATIONAL
COLLEGIATE CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE'S positions' on
Clean Energy policy...or lack there of.

Energy ESP Newsletter #4 7-30-04
Crude oil is now at $43 per barrel reaching new highs.
Or Are they. Lets not forget that about $114 is the
actually peak of the Yom-Kippour War. My how short the
human memory could be. John Kerry gave an emotional
speech full of great rhetoric. In the last ESP I was
waiting to listen for ENERGY information. What will he
do? When will he do it? When time came to talk policy,
he said he was going "say something FDR couldn't do at
his speech,... goto JohnKerry.com" So JohnKerry.com it
is...

What did we find? "...Investing in future technology,
today..." Fuel Cell vehicles were mentioned. Clean
Energy efficiencies..." yadadad... Nothing truly in
depth as I had hoped for. I remind you,reader, that
this is a NON-PARTISAN effort to advocate for CLEAN
ENERGY. With that said...why do you goto JohnKerry.com
then goto Georgebush.com and see if there is a button
on their site called "Energy." When you find it...read
and compare. THIS IS IMPORTANT!!

So needless to say I was a little let down at the
level of importance that Clean Energy and Renewable
Energy was given. THAT, my fellow advocates...is why
there is now the NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CLEAN ENERGY
INITIATIVE.
Soon...very soon, a massive email campaign will begin.
It will go to many student organizations around the
country. But until than, much work needs to be done.

ENERGY ESP #5
There is a lot of talk as of late about something
called "clean-coal." Kerry promises 20% of the
countries electricity via renewable energy sources
proposing "clean-coal." Is there such a thing? YES!
A company by the name of Headwaters Inc. (HDWR on the
NASDAQ) based in South Jordan Utah, Headwaters seems
to be leading the way in creating a "clean-coal"
environment. Through it's subsidiary Coval Fuels, a
coal based synthetic fuel is available that is "safe,
odorless and easy to handle. They do not increase
HAPs, VOCs, Sox or Nox emissions and do not fall under
any hazardous material regulations."
For more info click the following link:
http://www.hdwtrs.com/envbenefits/covolfuels.html

Attorney Generals from eight states including New
York, Iowa and California file lawsuit last month
against utilities including Cinergy Corp., Xcel
Energy, and Southern Company just to name a few, for
dumping a stagering 10% of the countries emitted
greenhouse gases. The question is simple. Did they
know what they were doing? Did they know these gases
were harmful to people? Did they care? Apparently they
are not being fined for anything from the past. They
are simply being asked to decrease harmful emissions.
Is that enough? Shouldn't there be some kind of
accountability? Why... remember when the EPA was first
formed. We knew then that talons killed.

Global Warming said to be responsible for an
ecological catastrophe as the coastal waters of
Scotland warm. Scores of skuas, terns and guillemots
(all birds) are not breeding. The small fish they eat
is moving closer to colder waters, hence there is not
enough food. "Just a foretaste of what lies ahead," -
Tony Juniper of the Friends of the Earth.
STUDENTS OF AMERICA - STAND UP! WAKE UP! REALIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE!!!
JOIN NCCEI AND BE ACCOUNTED FOR!!!

ENERGY ESP #6 8/10/05
Fed raises Discount rate 1/4%...why not...
Crude now at $44.5... and the charts spell "higher" -
plan and clear. Commodity prices have stabilized in
the past months... - only a buying opportunity in my
view. Lets not forget... we've entered into a SECULAR
BULL MARKET IN COMMODITIES!!

Yukos up in the air! Accounts frozen one minute... not
frozen the next. Which is it going to be Mr. Putin?
I'm sure he doesn't mind the price of crude going
higher... Mr. Putin figures... Russia has more oil
then people think... if you include all that
wilderness over there and lets not forget about
Putins' attempts to tap into the potential oil under
those frozen (or not so frozen anymore) ice-caps. So
when crude is at $100/brl they will have some amazing
crude finds...I'm sure. It would be nice... since
there hasn't been any oil reserve finds in how
long...?

Can anyone find any oil from Iraq yet... not me...
they keep having to shut-down plants... you know...
that terrorism thing.

Lets talk about ETHANOL - How much money could the
farmers make if the farmers could farm ethanol? How
about turning all that High Fructose Corn Syrup into
Ethanol instead??? Do you know the average person
consumes 63lbs of HFC per year. Oh we're fat alright!
Allocation of resources... Allocate more farmed corn
to produce Ethanol... instead of HFC. Think Coke will
go for that?

When ever NCCEI hears about an ENVIRONMENTALLY
friendly company we will do our best to spread the
word...

New Belgium Brewing Company, from Ft. Collins CO. is
the first American Brewery to be powered by 100% WIND
Energy. New Belgium is also proud of it's recycling
efforts. The best part is... this is an employee owned
company. The employees voted to forgive some of their
profit sharing plan (options) in order to make this
happen. WAY TO GO!!!! And guess what...profits are
up!!The energy challenges our country faces are severe and have gone unaddressed for far too long. Our addiction to foreign oil doesn't just undermine our national security and wreak havoc on our environment -- it cripples our economy and strains the budgets of working families all across America. Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a comprehensive plan to invest in alternative and renewable energy, end our addiction to foreign oil, address the global climate crisis and create millions of new jobs.

The Obama-Biden comprehensive New Energy for America plan will:

Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.
Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined.
Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon -- on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.
Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Energy Plan Overview
Provide Short-term Relief to American Families
Crack Down on Excessive Energy Speculation.
Swap Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Cut Prices.
Eliminate Our Current Imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 Years

Increase Fuel Economy Standards.
Get 1 Million Plug-In Hybrid Cars on the Road by 2015.
Create a New $7,000 Tax Credit for Purchasing Advanced Vehicles.
Establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
A “Use it or Lose It” Approach to Existing Oil and Gas Leases.
Promote the Responsible Domestic Production of Oil and Natural Gas.
Create Millions of New Green Jobs

Ensure 10 percent of Our Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
Deploy the Cheapest, Cleanest, Fastest Energy Source – Energy Efficiency.
Weatherize One Million Homes Annually.
Develop and Deploy Clean Coal Technology.
Prioritize the Construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.
Reduce our Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent by 2050

Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Make the U.S. a Leader on Climate Change.

The company is gaining market share as Beer drinkers
are paying attention. This is a perfect example of the
long term economic benefits to using a 100% renewable
energy source. Don't let me forget the energy company
supplying the power - VESTAS.
VESTAS Wind Systems A/S - This Denmark based global
leader in Wind generation sure is making a name for
it's self. Keep up the good work!!

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GDF SUEZ Energy Generation is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and owns and/or operates 60 power, cogeneration, steam, and chilled-water facilities, representing a capacity of more than 7,000 MW of electricity generation, 6.0 million pounds per hour of steam, and 42,000 tons of chilled water. The facilities use a variety of fuels--including renewable resources--to produce power, heat and cooling