World Business News

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

From banking to ice cream making

Suzanne Batlle gave up a job as a banker to set up her own ice cream business. She talks about the risks and rewards of becoming an entrepreneur in this article.

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

The challenges of setting up a business the Middle East

This article on the BBC website highlights some interesting points about starting up a business in the Middle East. Skilled workers lured to the Middle East by attractive tax free salaries come at a price. The entrepreneur in this article has faced difficulties in recruiting the right person for the job.



Bureaucracy is also an enormous hurdle to overcome for start ups. If the UAE wishes to encourage entrepreneurs then they must re-think business regulations.

Sunday, 29 January 2012

Y12 Bus - A Look into the VW Factory

This 6 minute video gives you a guided tour of VW’s “transparent factory”.  The factory, located in Dresden, is designed not only to make high quality luxury cars. It aims to build the brand values inherent in the product.

Fantastic examples of robotic technology in action; it’s amazing how the robots are guided by tens of thousands of magnets built into the factory floor. The use of “intelligent tools” is quite mind-blowing; a great example how flow production can be used in the production of high specification and complex products .

Customers are paying premium price for their car, so it’s a neat twist allowing them to both view and (in some cases) build their own cars.  Good examples of the use of quality control too before finished cars are transported to the storage silo.

Why is it called a transparent factory? Every part of the production process is visible from all parts of the factory. Where traditional factories have walls, this factor has glass - everywhere.

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Unit 4: Business Ethics

This is a superb video ideal for introducing ethics in BUS4.


It's a very rare 10 minute only fools and horses christmas special where Del is trying to ‘shift’ 150 christmas trees. It all ends with what Rodney sees to be unethical behaviour, and when he says to Del, ’ you dont even know what ‘effics’ are do ya? Del replies, ‘effics, course I do, they make model airplanes’!



It even touches on the recession and promotion.

Superb, and after showing the video, the class can discuss what they think ethics mean and then discuss whether or not Del Boys antics were ethical or not.

Priceless.

Enjoy…...............

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Monkeys work in Japanese restaurant

Click here to see cheap labour being used in  Japanese restaurant.......as the saying goes, 'If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys'!

Happy Eid to all

Mr. Bentley