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Branding (Marketing) Business enterprises Technological innovations Business logistics Entrepreneurship Vocational guidance International business International business enterprises Management International economic relations Marketing Case studies Marketing Management Small business ManagementSummary: It has the tallest building in the world, the biggest shopping mall on earth, and economic growth rivaling China's. This CNBC Original documentary takes viewers to Dubai, a Persian Gulf city with huge business and investment opportunities-many of which have nothing to do with oil. With insight from American corporate leaders, including J. W. Marriott Jr. and GE's CEO Jeffrey Immelt, the program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: With an international credit crunch hamstringing many Western entrepreneurs, a new wave of investment is flooding the U.K., largely from the Middle East and Asia. This program focuses on sovereign wealth funds and their role in what many see as a financial takeover of Britain's economy-including some of its most cherished icons and institutions. Beginning with a surprising case study-the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The fashion business is renowned for its competitiveness. How, then, do emerging fashion entrepreneurs get a foothold in this fast-paced field? Fashionable Business answers that question through the stories of three up-and-coming labels from Down Under-Dhini, Trimapee, and MaterialByProduct-and the visionary young designers behind them. Topics range from where they get their ideas and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Fueled by surging oil and metal prices, the Russian economy once soared. Now, it borders on collapse-with dire global consequences. This CNBC Original documentary goes inside the crisis, profiling the nation's super-rich oligarchs, average Russians fighting for survival, and American companies that have bet big with investments in Russia. Several experts on the erstwhile superpower contribute...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: New studies show that the devastation of Indonesia's forests has helped to make the country the world's third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Can the trees be saved by selling their carbon credits? And if so, will small farmers whose livelihoods depend upon clearing the land reap a part of the profits? This Wide Angle report takes a balanced look at the concept and implementation of carbon...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Andrew Selby and Ali Farzad couldn't find a place to buy cool iPod gear, so they started their own online business selling it-and profits are rising. Now they see an opportunity to expand into the Internet telephony market with phones and accessories, but exploiting it would mean embracing risk, enlarging their operation, and working harder than ever before. In this program, mentor John Boyle...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Few online startups make it-and of those, even fewer make it big. But the odds don't scare the founders of Boso, an online marketplace for Oxford University students to buy and sell secondhand stuff. In this program, mentor John Boyle counsels Harjeet and Kulveer Taggar-cousins who have staked everything on success-to market aggressively to increase users in order to attract investment that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Matt McNeil's online startup, Sign-Up.to, offers small and midsize businesses Web-based software to create, launch, and track permission-based e-mail and text message campaigns-and the results so far have been fabulous. But the 23-year-old entrepreneur and his hard-charging team must build on their initial success very, very quickly if they are to outpace their competition. This program tracks...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: With the glass ceiling still firmly in place in many companies, women are starting their own businesses in increasing numbers. This program focuses on that dramatic trend, studying differences between male and female entrepreneurs and examining the impact of women-owned businesses on society and the global economy. Sharon Hadary, executive director of the Center for Women's Business Research,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Carla Campbell's business, Instant Melodies-Britain's first pay-as-you-go music/multimedia studio-is doing well enough for her to relocate and expand. With loans secured, new space rented, and equipment purchased, the 27-year-old is ready for her grand opening. This program follows Carla as sizzle quickly turns to fizzle. When business proves alarmingly slow, she makes a bold decision to speed...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: A good business plan is a roadmap to success. The three modules of this program look at the process of creating a business plan from three different perspectives: the transformation of an idea into a marketable product, the determination of financial feasibility, and negotiation with potential investors. German airship manufacturer Cargolifter, the Swiss musical production Space Dream, and data...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In a celebrity-obsessed culture, Elle Macpherson stands out. Known as "The Body" from her modeling days, she is also known as a dynamic business executive with keen insight into branding on a global scale. This program tracks Macpherson's career as an entrepreneur, from the enduring success of her mid-market Intimates lingerie line, to her expansion into skincare products, to the launch of her...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Alice Shreeve and Hannah Coniam are the founders/designers for Belle & Bunty, London. Their trendy garments can be found in upscale boutiques and in the pages of Vogue, Glamour, and Elle-but they have yet to turn enough profit to expand their business or even pay themselves a wage. In this program, mentor John Boyle advises the duo to strenuously build their brand image to help them secure...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Sarah Green sells furniture online and has a showroom in a quaint barn in Hertfordshire. In her first year, she has made nearly
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Many Arab widows lead a cloistered and restricted life, often living below the poverty line. In 2003, eight widows in the Galilean village of Tamra started a daring business venture-the Azka Pickle Cooperative-seeking financial independence for themselves and their children. This Wide Angle report follows the women as they establish a tiny pickle factory and market their product to local...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: He loves to start companies, but not to run them. His easyGroup functions as a kind of laboratory for his "crazy" business ideas. But Stelios Haji-Ioannau has built a hugely profitable corporate empire that has helped transform a wide range of industries. In this compelling interview, Stelios talks about learning the shipping business in his father's successful company-and how he moved away...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006