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Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...business or sustain day-to-day operations, as well as develop long-term expansion plans. ...Learn about the main types of financial resources available to organisations, how these funds can be used to start up a new business or sustain day-to-day operations, as well as develop long-term expansion plans. This free course, Organisations and the financial system, introduces...
The Art of Rich Pictures
Science, Maths & Technology

The Art of Rich Pictures

...business, in our everyday and personal lives? Rich Pictures is a term used to describe a means of communicating, expressing and discussing complex ideas though images. Although the term is primarily used in a modern business setting, the Rich Pictures concept is wide ranging and has evolved over thousands of years. They can be seen on ancient cave walls, are used in...
What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...business or become entrepreneurs. Over a period of approximately 18 months, the programme trained and supported a team of 15 volunteer Business Enterprise mentor, linking them to around 50 young people during this period. 10 of the mentors are male and five female. They ranged in age from 22 to 60 years. Nine define themselves as white British, two as other British, one...
The Future For Finance
Society, Politics & Law

The Future For Finance

...Business School’s Centre for Accounting... Reform in the Financial Services Industry This podcast was recorded just after the Queen’s Speech on May 25th 2010, which set out the Government’s policy agenda for the forthcoming parliamentary session following the General Election on May 6th 2010. The Financial Services Industry: Reform and Reinforcement of Regulation In...
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...business, including how globalisation affects brands and why is customer relationship management so important?...[Sally Dibb] Why do some businesses bend over backwards to keep customers happy, and why do some of them appear not to care? What is the impact of poor customer service on a business and how much does it cost them to invest in improving their infrastructure? To...
What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

...businesses or economists talk about "a transformation process", what does it mean?...A transformation process is one where something it turned into something else. [How transformation works] The conversion of something into something else can be described as a transformation process Sometimes, it's easy to see what has happened - like when a dairy takes milk and makes...
Learning at Work Week: The OpenLearn Intrapreneurship Hub
Miscellaneous

Learning at Work Week: The OpenLearn Intrapreneurship Hub

...business and solve problems using the skills of an entrepreneur.​ ​ If individuals and employers can harness intrapreneurial skills and mindset, then key problems in areas such as digital, AI and sustainability can be tackled in a similar way to how founders approach these challenges – and that means key staff don’t have to start their own business to feel...
International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...business owners are empowered by micro-financing in Glasgow, while in Argentina a disastrous economic collapse has led to people taking matters into their own hands by creating an alternative social exchange currency. Migrant communities, such as Greek Cypriots and Ethiopians in London, and Sierra Leoneans in Liverpool, have a chance to reveal the issues they’ve faced;...