Business in Action (8th Edition)
Business in Action (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134129952
Author: Courtland L. Bovee, John V. Thill
Publisher: PEARSON
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Person Y’s dream is to work for others, however, she took risk converted her dream to a hard work and attained success in it. Person Y runs a firm, Company M, which gives facilities maintenance and the management services towards the customers of public sector.

Person Y developed a customer-focused model business and a creative business plan. She shares many messages on her success. With many full-time employees and yearly revenues larger than $5 million, Company M is a proof for the success, where the hardworking entrepreneurs could attain with a good plan, positive attitude, and with a required resources and help.

To discuss: Whether Person X will be successful if she has begun the firm immediately after college with a justification.

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The degree of Person Y in accounting, which she has completed from University T and with an experience of 10 years in supervising the accounting departments in various other firms taught her what it takes to attain and maintain the success. Her jobs also allowed her enhance her leadership and management skills, necessary traits for anyone, who wish to develop a firm.

Thus, without these experience, Person Y may face trouble in navigating the hurdles for the unstable beginning stage, which numerous new businesses will suffer.

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