Strategies for Entrepreneurs

Please watch the Forbes video entitled Top Five Startup Tips from Spanx Billionaire Sara Blakely (2010). Sara Blakely is the youngest self-made female billionaire. She is creator of the ubiquitous women’s shape ware brand, “Spanx.” In this video she shares useful tips for new business owners who are strategizing how to successfully grow their business….

Family Home Health

Family Home Health is a small community-based provider of in-home nursing and therapy. It is a division of the local community hospital. The service employs the equivalent of 15 full-time staff members and currently has about 100 patients. Its vision and mission statements are: Vision: With a focus on aging adults and rural health care,…

Creativity Around the World

Using sources from the Ashford University Library, prepare a four- to six-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), researching innovation efforts in at least one country other than the United States. Explain if and how governments specifically encourage or sponsor innovation and commercial activities. Provide recommendations as a course of action for the…

Alienation and Nature

The Final Paper is a discussion of the relationships between the contemporary human, religious belief, and nature. The following question should guide your paper: “Is the contemporary human fundamentally alienated from nature?” Defend your answer to this question, and propose a course of action in response.  If you believe most people today are alienated from…

More Perfect Union Speech

Watch the video of President Obama’s March 18, 2008, speech at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia regarding the role race played in the 2008 presidential campaign. This speech, sometimes dubbed the “More Perfect Union” speech, can be found in several locations on the Web. Two suggested locations are provided below. After viewing and reading the…

Current-State Workflow

After formulating a clearly defined plan for a gap analysis, the next logical step is to conduct the gap analysis. The gap analysis will shed additional light on the details of the current-state workflow and provide directions for transitioning into the future-state workflow. At this stage in the Course Project, you will conduct your gap…