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What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...money - and help their authors earn theirs!...[Jonny Geller] PHILIP SEARGEANT: Hello, my name’s Philip Seargeant, from The Open University. With me is Jonny Geller who’s Chief Executive of the literary agents Curtis Brown. We’ll be discussing the relationship between creativity and commerce and how to identify it and promote writing talent in today’s rapidly...
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First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?
Money & Business

First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?

...businesses and their counterparts around the world. Cross-border commercial contracts specify the currency in which payments are due to be made. What happens, however, when the value of the specified currency changes drastically and the amount to be paid no longer reflects the value of the goods to be supplied? To return to the recent headlines, Unilever, the owner of...
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Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...business and to report how they will manage those risks. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report released this summer confirms that the world will warm beyond 1.5o C in the next decades, even if COP26 is successful in reaching agreements to achieve net-zero. TCFD forces organisations to face the consequences for their business model assuming a 2oC...
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Banking crimes without end
Society, Politics & Law

Banking crimes without end

...business practice and within which UK banks are “serial offenders”. In recent years, the financial sector has been the site of an endless litany of ‘big crimes’. These include the fixing of the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate, an inter-bank lending rate), and the price of both gold and silver, to the mis-selling of loans to small businesses, as well as...
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Ethics Bites
History & The Arts

Ethics Bites

...Business Ethics Should companies consider anything but their shareholders? Ethics bites talked to Alex Oliver about Business Ethics. Find out more about Alex, and ethics, at www.open2.net/ethicsbites. Organ Transplants Should we allow people to make money from organ transplants? Ethics Bites talked to Janet Radcliffe Richards about the issue. Find out more about Janet,...
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Are you making the most of your student budget?
Education & Development

Are you making the most of your student budget?

...than ever to manage your money effectively whilst at university...From planning your income to student discounts - explore this guide to check you are making the most of your money. [University of South Wales logo] This resource was provided by the University of South Wales and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...money to finance their business ideas and most do so via loans. Usually, however, only someone who has collateral, such as capital or properties, gets loans from the bank. This is where microcredit comes in. It’s based on the applicant’s reputation and not on their collateral. One institution which offers this type of loan is Pro Mujer in Peru. WOMAN 1: [SPEAKING...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Financial statement analysis and interpretation
Money & Business

Financial statement analysis and interpretation

...money elsewhere in the business. However, it may also mean that the business is not making effective use of any purchase discounts that it may receive if payments are made in a shorter window. It may also result in damaging its relationship with its suppliers if the terms of payment haven’t been agreed with the suppliers. It may also signal that the company is facing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs