The Square Inch quilting studio: Survival strategies for a lifestyle enterprise

2021 ◽  
pp. 146575032110447
Author(s):  
S Navaneetha Krishnan ◽  
L S Ganesh ◽  
C Rajendran
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Survival Strategies

This case focuses on how a lifestyle enterprise has used strategies to survive amidst the COVID-19 crisis. It explores how a lifestyle enterprise, ‘The Square Inch’, a quilting studio, (a) conducts teaching workshops, (b) stitches and sells quilts and (c) sells raw materials and accessories, including sewing machines required for quilting. The case provides a detailed account of the risks, uncertainties and crises faced by a lifestyle enterprise and its entrepreneur during its founding and growth. This case also highlights how resilience, entrepreneurial orientation and innovation can be used as survival strategies to overcome challenges. The case engages students to understand the survival strategies employed by a lifestyle entrepreneur in times of crisis.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness Of Application Of The Leadership Style And Entrepreneurial Orientation To Improve Business Performance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Alamsyah Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Business Behavior ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style ◽  
The Impact

Abstract An owner's leadership style determines how the company carries out the activities in achieving its performance. The entrepreneurial orientation behavior present in an owner also determines how higher business performance can improve success. This study aims to understand how the role of a manager's leadership style and entrepreneurial orientation in improving his business performance. This research used a qualitative Delphi method by collecting in-depth data from 20 company owner. The results indicate the owner's transformational leadership style, a group of medium-sized enterprises that have developed and are beginning to be established, directly determines the applied entrepreneurial orientation. Finally, the application can affect the performance of the business. Behavior entrepreneurial orientation; not only promotes business growth medium, but it can also affect large enterprises' profitability due to the indirect impact achieved by large companies through cooperation in the supply of raw materials for products. The impact of increasing innovation power, proactive power, and risk-taking power on business performance arise from the support of a transformational leadership style. When transformational leadership styles and entrepreneurial orientations combine, medium-sized enterprises will achieve higher performance.

scholarly journals La orientación emprendedora femenina en la industria textil y de la confección, en Moroleón, Guanajuato, México

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
María de Lourdes Cárcamo-Solís ◽  
Mayra Joceline Díaz-Zamudio ◽  
María del Pilar Arroyo-López
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Validated Questionnaires ◽  
Orientación Emprendedora

The research objective is to analyze how the role of women in management in SMEs in the textile and clothing sector (TCS), in the southern region of the state of Guanajuato, manifests itself in the five dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO). Methodologically this work is quantitative and explanatory, based on a model of structural equations estimated by using the information of a validated questionnaires applied to 103 women managers of the above-mentioned region, contributing to theoretically and empirically increament of the literature on the OE and promote it for a greater boost of business with female leaders who may contribute the socioeconomic development of the region. In conclusion, the women managers of the STC develop the five dimensions of the OE: innovation, by generating new models of garments and being at the forefront. Watering, by investing in raw materials or machinery. Proactivity because they are always looking for new ways to do the activities, they perform for the benefit of the business they lead and retain autonomy by making decisions that improve the performance of their business. Aggressive competitiveness by implementing new ways to conquer customers to excel compared to their competitors.

scholarly journals ANALISIS BISNIS MODEL KANVAS PADA UMKM PENGOLAHAN MELINJO DI KECAMATAN LIMPUNG KABUPATEN BATANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunendar Sunendar ◽  
Rifki Andi Novia ◽  
Luthfi Zulkifli
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
The Right

AbstrakPengembangan ekonomi rakyat perlu diarahkan untuk mendorong perubahan nasional melalui pengembangan UMKM.  UMKM emping melinjo merupakan sentra unit usaha terbanyak di Kabupaten Batang. Maka perlu  analisa bisnis yang bisa diterapkan oleh wirausaha pengolahan melinjo salah satunya yaitu bisnis model kanvas. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui analisa bisnis model yang  tepat dan analisa orientasi kewirausahaan. Jenis penelitian menggunakan analisa deskriptif dengan pendekatan orientasi kewirausahaan dan model bisnis kanvas. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Agustus - Desember 2019. Respondennya yaitu pengusaha pengolahan emping melinjo sebanyak 30 Orang. Analisa menggunakan metode deskripsi dan model bisnis kanvas. Hasil peneltian menunjukan bahwa bisnis pengolahan melinjo memiliki sementasi konsumen yaitu konsumen luas. Preposisi nilai yaitu berdasarkan kinerja dengan mengutamakan kualitas agar tetap eksis dari tahun ke tahun. Saluran menggunakan pemasaran langsung dan tidak langsung. Hubungan konsumen dengan cara berkomunikasi langsung antara konsumer dengan pengusaha. Aliran uang bisnis pengolahan melinjo dari penjualan produk. Aktivitas utama dengan melalukan aktivitas produksi dan pemasaran. Sumberdaya utama yaitu bahan baku, tenaga kerja dan pemasaran. Mitra utama dengan pengrajin, pengusaha kemasan dan distibutor. Struktur biaya meliputi biaya variabel dan tetap.Kata kunci: bisnis model kanvas, usaha kecil menengah, orientasi wirausahaAbstractThe development of the people's economy needs to be directed to encourage national change through the development of MSMEs. MSMEs melinjo chips is the center of the largest business unit in Batang Regency. So the business analysis that can be applied by entrepreneurs processing melinjo one of them is the canvas business model. The purpose of this research is to know the right business model analysis and analysis of entrepreneurial orientation. This type of research uses descriptive analysis with an entrepreneurial orientation approach and canvas business model. The research method used is quantitative using interview and discussion techniques. The research was conducted in August-December 2019. The respondent was 30 people. Analysis using canvas description methods and business models.  The results of the study show that melinjo processing business has customer segments namely mass customer. The value propositions are based on performance by prioritizing quality to remain exist from year to year. Channels use direct and indirect marketing. Customer relationship by communicating directly between consumers and entrepreneurs. Revenue streams the processing business from the sale of the product. Key activities by going through production and marketing activities. Key resources are raw materials, labor and marketing. Key partnership with craftsmen, packaging entrepreneurs and distibutors. Cost structure includes variable and fixed costs.Keyword: business model canvas, MSMEs, entrepreneurial orientation

scholarly journals LIVED EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MASVINGO CITY: SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takupiwa Nyanga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Success Stories

There has been a significant increase in the number of women entrepreneurs in various sectors of the economy throughout the world. Some women entrepreneurs registered some success stories, while others dismally failed and ended up poorer than they were before they started their businesses. The main purpose of this study was to establish the successes, failures and survival strategies of women entrepreneurs in Masvingo city, Zimbabwe. A qualitative research methodology was employed to carry out the study. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted on 40 (forty) participants who were selected by using the snowball sampling technique. Thematic data analysis approach was utilized to analyse the collected data. It was found that despite some registered failures and challenges like failing to retain staff, failing to raise adequate capital, and failing to access advanced technology, a significant number of women entrepreneurs were generally successful in launching, maintaining and growing their businesses. The strategies which women entrepreneurs employed to survive, included among others, buying raw materials or goods for resale in bulk to enjoy the economies of scale; pegging prices and selling their products in United States Dollars (USD); pegging prices in USD and selling products at the prevailing Zimbabwean Dollar exchange rate; or hiring competent staff to ensure that workers were appropriately motivated. It was recommended that women entrepreneurs should continuously scan the macro- and micro-environments to identify new opportunities as well as emerging business threats.

Shared Intentionality, joint commitment, and directed obligation

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Account ◽  
Joint Commitment ◽  
Shared Intentionality

Abstract Tomasello frequently refers to joint commitment, but does not fully characterize it. In earlier publications, I have offered a detailed account of joint commitment, tying it to a sense that the parties form a “we,” and arguing that it grounds directed obligations and rights. Here I outline my understanding of joint commitment and its normative impact.

Microstructural characterization of laser-melted/roller-quenched dicalcium silicate

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 582-583
Author(s):  
C. J. Chan ◽  
K. R. Venkatachari ◽  
W. M. Kriven ◽  
J. F. Young
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Shape Change ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Particle Size Effect ◽  
Dicalcium Silicate ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Uniform Size ◽  
Cell Shape Change ◽  
Wide Range

Dicalcium silicate (Ca2SiO4) is a major component of Portland cement. It has also been investigated as a potential transformation toughener alternative to zirconia. It has five polymorphs: α, α'H, α'L, β and γ. Of interest is the β-to-γ transformation on cooling at about 490°C. This transformation, accompanied by a 12% volume increase and a 4.6° unit cell shape change, is analogous to the tetragonal-to-monoclinic transformation in zirconia. Due to the processing methods used, previous studies into the particle size effect were limited by a wide range of particle size distribution. In an attempt to obtain a more uniform size, a fast quench rate involving a laser-melting/roller-quenching technique was investigated.The laser-melting/roller-quenching experiment used precompacted bars of stoichiometric γ-Ca2SiO4 powder, which were synthesized from AR grade CaCO3 and SiO2xH2O. The raw materials were mixed by conventional ceramic processing techniques, and sintered at 1450°C. The dusted γ-Ca2SiO4 powder was uniaxially pressed into 0.4 cm x 0.4 cm x 4 cm bars under 34 MPa and cold isostatically pressed under 172 MPa. The γ-Ca2SiO4 bars were melted by a 10 KW-CO2 laser.

Crystallization of barium hexaferrite

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 362-363
Author(s):  
Chung-kook Lee ◽  
Yolande Berta ◽  
Robert F. Speyer
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Barium Hexaferrite ◽  
Recording Media ◽  
Magnetic Recording Media ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Crystallization Method ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
High Density Magnetic Recording ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment

Barium hexaferrite (BaFe12O19) is a promising candidate for high density magnetic recording media due to its superior magnetic properties. For particulate recording media, nano-sized single crystalline powders with a narrow size distribution are a primary application requirement. The glass-crystallization method is preferred because of the controllability of crystallization kinetics, hence, particle size and size distribution. A disadvantage of this method is the need to melt raw materials at high temperatures with non-reactive crucibles, e.g. platinum. However, in this work, we have shown that crystal growth of barium hexaferrite occurred during low temperature heat treatment of raw batches.

Analytic Survival Strategies

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Murphy ◽  
Karen Rosica
Keyword(s):  
Survival Strategies
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