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9/6/20121ENCY (Encyclopedia)"Business Management." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 June 2012. Web. 06 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Management>.This article talked about management in all business. It discussed the basic functions, roles, and management skills you need to have.
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9/6/20122ARTL (Article)Bolton, David. "Business of the Week: South Shore Skate Shop - Hingham, MA Patch." Hingham Patch. N.p., 05 May 2012. Web. 06 Sept. 2012. <http://hingham.patch.com/articles/business-of-the-week-south-shore-skate-shop>.In this article, it was more like an interview of a skate shop owner. He explained why he made his own skate shop and all the struggles he went to open it.
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9/6/20123ARTL (Article)Fabian, Jeff. "How to Start a Skate Shop â an Overview of Legal Considerations for Starting a Skate Shop." How to Start a Skate Shop â an Overview of Legal Considerations for Starting a Skate Shop. WordPress, 01 Jan. 2011. Web. 06 Sept. 2012. <http://fabianlegal.info/ipandbusinessblog/?p=228>.This article really went into depth on how to start your skate shop. It gave me the legal considerations someone needs to take when opening a business, it specified on a skate shop business.
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9/11/20124ARTL (Article)Fuentes, Marc. "Opening Your Own Skateboard Shop." About.com Skateboarding. The New York Times Company, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://skateboard.about.com/od/money/a/Opening_Shop.htm>.I found a lot of tips on how to open your own skate shop from the perspective of a skate shop owner. I also found another resource, a book, called "The Secret to Success".
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9/13/20125ARTL (Article)Stevens, Chris. "Just Because It's Cheaper, Does It Really Cost Less?" About.com Skateboarding. The New York Times Company, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://skateboard.about.com/od/skateboardinglifestyle/a/CheapSkates.htm>.What is the best quality when looking for purchasing a board? I found in this article that it is better to buy a skateboard at a local skateshop rather than zumiez. I also liked this quote "Good skateboards aren't cheap and cheap skateboards aren't good."
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9/13/20126ARTL (Article)Stratford, Bud. "BRA, Aka, Board Retailers' Association." About.com Skateboarding. The New York Times Company, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://skateboard.about.com/od/money/a/BRA_board_Rider.htm>.This article talks about the BRA, Board Retailers' Association. It basically summarize why the BRA isn't great and how it would be way better if local skateshop owners got together and made their own alliance.
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9/20/20127ARTL (Article)A, Hanny. "How to Open Your Own Skateboard Shop." Helium. Helium, 29 May 2009. Web. 21 Sept. 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/1465032-how-to-open-a-business-how-to-open-a-skateboard-shop-business-plans-skateboarding-tips-skate>.This article went over some tips and basics of opening your own skateboard shop. I found interesting that your employees should be people who have knowledge about skateboarding.
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9/20/20128ARTL (Article)Haddad, Sam. "Beginners Guide to Skateboarding 16 Jun 2011." Cooler. MPORA Pure Action Sports, 16 June 2011. Web. 21 Sept. 2012. <http://cooler.mpora.com/features/skate-features/beginners-guide-skateboarding.html>.What this article talked about is tips on beginners at skateboarding, like the parts of the skateboard. I think this is very important for an employee at a skate shop because you should know the compartments of the board. This is helpful if a customer has no clue of anything
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9/20/20129ARTL (Article)Robertson, Kelley. "Attracting New Business On a Shoestring Budget." About.com Small Business: Canada. The New York Times Company, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2012. <http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/promotio1/a/attractbizkr.htm>.I found many different alternatives of attracting customers to your business. For example you can newsletters and networking are two excellent and not that difficult strategies.
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9/24/201210ARTL (Article)"The History Of Skateboarding In Less Than 1700 Words." The History Of Skateboarding In Less Than 1700 Words. Warwick Books, n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http://www.interlog.com/mbrooke/history.htm>.Baiscally this article talks about the history of skateboarding. What really caught my attention was that it said that skateboarding would die of some years; I think it happened twice. Now my question is would it die of again or no?
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9/24/201211ARTL (Article)"How to Build a Custom Skateboard." How to Build A Custom Skateboard. Red Galaxy Company, n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http://www.blackholeboards.com/content/service/buildaboard.asp>.In this article, it goes more into depth when in comes to the skateboard compartments. It has lots of details like the width of the board and the ABEC of the bearings. Stuff that someone should know if they want to purchase a skateboard.
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9/24/201212ARTL (Article)Kountze, Elizabeth. "Six Steps to Starting Your Own Business." Kiplinger Personal Finance. N.p., 21 May 2008. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/starting/archive/st0504.htm>.Starting your own business six steps basically listed six steps that will help you get your business up and running. They mention "building a winning team" I really liked this suggestion because it will be nice having friends or partners helping you.
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10/5/201213ARTL (Article)French, Alex. "Gangster Surf." Can Bobby Vaughn Turn Rockaway Locals Into Pro Surfers? --. New York Media LLC, 12 July 2009. Web. 5 Oct. 2012. <http://nymag.com/news/features/57871/>.This article talked about a skate/surf shop. The most fascinating thing I got out of this article is that he build his shop with the help of the kids and the community.
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10/11/201214ARTL (Article)Whitaker, Barbara. "Small Business 101: How to Get Started." The New York Times. N.p., 02 May 2007. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/business/smallbusiness/01websb101.html?_r=0>.In this article it had some business owners talk about their small business 101.
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"4 Startups That Can Help You Tackle Your Small-Business Problems." Entrepreneur. N.p., 5 Oct. 2012. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224564>.		This article explains how you can solve some of your business problems if you have any
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10/17/201216ARTL (Article)Mike. "Where Did Skateboarding Originate?" Street Articles. N.p., 04 Mar. 2012. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <http://www.streetarticles.com/skateboarding/where-did-skateboarding-originate>.Skate shop owners know a lot about skateboarding so I thought finding an article talking about skateboarding origins would be good.
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10/18/201217ARTL (Article)"Top 10 Small Business Ideas for 2012." Top 10 Small Business Ideas for 2012. The Start Up Business Hub, 07 June 2012. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <http://www.startupbusinesshub.com/top-10-small-business-ideas-for-2012/>.This article talks about 10 ideas that you can do with your business that would be good for the year of 2012. Some examples would be like advertising your shop on Facebook.
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10/18/201218ARTL (Article)Rains, Julie. "American Express OPEN Forum: Powering Small Business Success." How To Solve Common Business Problems : Managing. American Express Company, 24 Mar. 2011. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/how-to-solve-common-business-problems-1>.In this article it talks about problems that normally come up with a small business. They also give suggestions on how to resolve the problems.
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10/24/201219ARTL (Article)Fulbright, Jenny. "Common Start-Up Expenses of Small Businesses." Powerhomebiz.com. N.p., 23 Sept. 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.powerhomebiz.com/financing-a-business/startup-expenses/common-start-up-expenses.htm>.Mainly this article talked about how much would be spent just when you start up your business. Like the location and employee's and more to come later in the future.
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10/25/201220ARTL (Article)Cave, Steve. "The True Story of Dogtown and the Zephyr Team." About.com Skateboarding. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://skateboard.about.com/od/boardscience/a/DogtownHistory.htm>.Basically in this article it talks about Dogtown and Zephyr Team who were originally surfers but started getting into skating making it popular in California.
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10/25/201221ARTL (Article)"The Complete Guide to Skateboard Components." 360skate.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.360skate.com/skateboard-information>.I learned the whole steps and components on completeing your skateboard.
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10/30/201222ARTL (Article)Andews, Anne. "Mixing Business With Passion." Entrepreneur. N.p., 05 June 2009. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/202096>.In this article it talks about how not to mix a lot of your passion with your business because it can really affect it .
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10/30/201223ARTL (Article)Pyle, Lesley Spencer. "How to Do Market Research--The Basics." Entrepreneur. N.p., 23 Sept. 2010. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217345>.This helped by informing me how to fnd the stocks and merchandise for your business.
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1/10/201324ARTL (Article)Gonzales, Frank. "Spotlight On: One Way." Santa Maria Sun. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.This article is an article blog. It consit of a customer that went to a skate shop and wrote an overview of the shop, and had an interview with the owners. It was good reading the insight of the customers perspective of what a good shop is to them.
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1/10/201325ARTL (Article)Sebastian, Micheal. "The 10 Most Useless Buzzwords." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.In this it informs you 10 word you should not use for your company's webpage or blog. The words were like YOLO, pretty much informal or slang words. I honestly think you can use these words for a skate shop because that is how skateboarders talk, making it more comfortable and real.
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1/10/201326ARTL (Article)"How to Create a Logo." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.

I found this interesting because many skate shops have their own brand, having their own logo. I never thought it would be simple but hard at the same time making a logo. This article demostrates those facts and cons on it.
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1/17/201327ARTL (Article)Fleming, Robin. "The State of Skateshops." X Games. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.This has to be one of my favorite articles so far. It pretty much explains what every manager or owner of a skate shop thinks. It talks about mall stores vs. little business skate shop stores and why you should not buy online or like at zumiez.
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1/17/201328ARTL (Article)Fleming, Robin. "Skateboarding Cares." X Games. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.This article it had a list of famous skateboarders and their chartites. It was just informing the reader what the skateboarders do with their money, contributing to the community .
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1/17/201329ARTL (Article)Lord, Joanna. "A Quick Guide to Making Your Brand's Story More Compelling." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.Skate shops tend to have their own brand name. This article tells you how to make it more interesting and better. It is always a good idea to have a good brand and story behind it.
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1/25/201330BOOKWaterhouse, Jo. Concrete 2 Canvas More Skateboarders' Art. London: Lawrence King, 2007. Print.Has some culture of the book and how it relates to business. It shows the business of the art side of skateboarding.
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1/25/201331BOOKFisher, James R. Six Silent Killers: Managment's Greatest Challenge. Boca Raton: CRC LLC, 1998. Print.It tells you the six deadly killers for management and how they are displayed at work.
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1/25/201332ARTL (Article)Bradstreet, Kailee. "NIke Q2 Net Revenue Decreases Slightly Due To Loses From Discontinued Operations." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.This article talked about the Nike shoes not selling. I found it interesting because it shows graphs and percentages on why it went down.
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2/1/201333ARTL (Article)"The Good And The Bad Of 2012: Annual Core Shop Sales Report." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2013.Skate shops apparently did not sell a lot or get revune according to this article. It was a blurb but very helpful on getting the insight on what is going on.
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2/1/201334BOOKFisher, James R. Six Silent Killers: Managment's Greatest Challenge. Boca Raton: CRC LLC, 1998. Print.I took more into depth notes about how the six killeres are displayed at work.
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2/1/201333ARTL (Article)"The Good And The Bad Of 2012: Annual Core Shop Sales Report." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2013.Skate shops apparently did not sell a lot or get revune according to this article. It was a blurb but very helpful on getting the insight on what is going on.
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2/1/201334BOOKFisher, James R. Six Silent Killers: Managment's Greatest Challenge. Boca Raton: CRC LLC, 1998. Print.I took more into depth notes about how the six killeres are displayed at work.
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Kroll, Karen M. "Minimum Purchase Requirements: Yea or Nay?" Multichannelmerchant.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.		This talks about gettinf merchandise from your suppliers and explains if it is good or not. It is interesting know the facts and understanding what is going on.
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2/5/201336ARTL (Article)Williams, Alex. "Gliding Past a Midlife Crisis." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 May 2012. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.This talks about the culture with the old generation getting back into skating. I found it nice knowing that any age can skate.
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2/5/201337ARTL (Article)"Business Structure Basics." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.

Well in this Article it talks about the business baisc with its structure which is important because it is the foundation. Without that foundation the shop will not do so well.
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9/15/201238ARTL (Article)Wasserman, Elizabeth. "How to Write a Great Business Plan." Inc.com. N.p., 01 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.This article gave me tips on how to write a good Business Plan and what you should specifically add in some sections of your business plan.
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10/22/201239ARTL (Article)Henricks, Mark. "Do You Really Need a Business Plan?" Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.I thought this article was very helpful because it informed me that business plans are really helpful and not that much of a waste of time.
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2/5/201340ARTL (Article)Laurence, Beth. "Learn About Business Ownership Structures." Nolo.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.Since I'm looking more into business this article gave me the basic. It informed me what type of businesses there are, like sole-pre, partnership, or a corp.
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3/6/201341ARTL (Article)Bradstreet, Kailee. "Behind The Brand: GoldCoast." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.I felt like a skate shop owner should know the brands that are new and old. This article has the founders of the new brand Gold Coast, skateboarding brand.
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3/6/201342ARTL (Article)Bradstreet, Kailee. "K-5 Co-founder Jurgen Schulz On Closing The Chain & 25 Years In Action Sports Retail." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.I got an insight of a skate shop owner amd his shop. His store "K-5" is actually closing down and I really want to know his input on that.
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3/6/201343ARTL (Article)ENTREPRENEUR STAFF. "7 Steps to Get Publicity for Your Business." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.In order to get profit of your shop you need customers. And publicity is one way to do that. Publicity is pretty much a story, shop mission, etc. on the newspaper. This article tells you how it should be done and pros and cons.
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3/12/201344ARTL (Article)Sugars, Brad. "Four Simple Ways to Find Customers." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013.This article gives you examples on how to attract customers to your business. This is key in becoming succesful.
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3/12/201345ARTL (Article)Hann, Christopher. "How Your Failures Can Help You Succeed." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013.Not everything you are going to do is going to be a succes. This article explains how your mistakes can be turned into succes, by learnig what you did wrong.
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3/12/201346ARTL (Article)Bradstreet, Kailee. "UPDATE: CCS To Become Digital Only; To Close All 22 Stores In Q1." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013.CSS is a skate shop website and in the article it mentions that 22 stores will be closed in the first quarter.
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3/14/201347ARTL (Article)Brown, Andrea, and Herald Writer. "Herald Health: How to Make Skateboarding Safer." The Daily Herald. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013.

I just felt this fell under culture, skateboarding is a dangerous sport but it is always good to be safe.... sometimes.
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3/14/201348ARTL (Article)Clifford, Catherine. "Dominate Your Industry: How to Become the Best in Your Field." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013.

In this article it gives you tips on how to improve your business and dominate it.
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3/28/201349ARTL (Article)Lewis, Mike. "Satellite Installation Owners On New Location & The Future Of Specialty Retail." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013.A new skate shop opening for the first time explainds that process they had gone through and what they want to accomplish.
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3/28/201350ARTL (Article)Plantronics. "Running Your Small Business: How to Stay Connected 24/7." Entrepreneur.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013.

It is always good to be connected 24/7 to know what is going on. This article shows you ideas on how to stay connected with your business 24/7
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4/10/201351ARTL (Article)Safko, Lon. "How Much Did That New Customer Cost You?" Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.

Getting customers to your shop can be more diffuclt that expected. Actually it could even cost you money depending on how you do it. This article explains situations were people spend money on marketing but gives tips on how not to.
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4/10/201352ARTL (Article)Monosoff, Tamara. "Embrace the Hispanic Market." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.This title really got me interested and was curious on what it was going to say. The hispanic market is a huge one and it explains how we should target it. I thouhgt it was a good idea and true.
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4/10/201353ARTL (Article)Bradstreet, Kailee. "Agenda’s New Dir. of Women’s Sales & Marketing On Engaging A Female-Centric Audience." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.Well in this article it mentions a new member of Agenda, which is a female. She explains the market of women and again was interesting.
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4/24/201354ARTL (Article)Inc. "" Intrapreneurship" ? Spinning Off a New Company." Inc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.I had no idea that there was intrapreneurship, I thought that there was just entrepreneurship. An intrapreneur is someone who has the ideas of an entrepreneur but does not take risk; they either work with an organization or branch off.
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4/24/201355ARTL (Article)Henricks, Mark. "Lifestyle Entrepreneurs." Entrepreneur. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.

In this article it baiscally talked about what the title is called, "lifestyle entrepreneurs". It explained what they are, which is an entrepreneur who looks forward to the lifestyle he or she would control. Like being their own boss or setting their work schedule.
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4/24/201356ARTL (Article)Bradstreet, Kailee. "Skateboarder Magazine Launches Digital First Platform." Transworld Business RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.It was very interesting reading this article and learnig how Skateboarder Magizne is expanding. They will now be selling digital copies of the mag, and have extras like videos, clips, etc. They would still be sold hard copies, because it is original and they said they can not do that to the skate shops.
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5/7/201357ARTL (Article)"Which Legal Form Is Best for Your Business?" Inc.com. Nolo.com Inc., 2000. Web. 08 May 2013.It is very helpful to know what legal forms are, espically if you are going to start your own business. I learned that the best for small business is sole proprietorship, but it all depends on the owner.
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5/7/201358ARTL (Article)"A Step-by-Step Process to Hiring." - Entrepreneurship.org. N.p., 2006. Web. 08 May 2013.According to this article it shows you step-by-step on how to hire someone and be very succesful at it. When reading this it felt like I was reading instructions for an activity.
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5/7/201359ARTL (Article)"Marketing Plan." Marketing Plan. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.One of my answers is having a good marketing plan, so this article really helped me understand what is in the plan. It describes the key factors it most have.
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5/7/201360ARTL (Article)Grassick, Jenna. "Social Enterprise in the Skate Industry: Who's on Board?" The Guardian Social Enterprise Network. The Guardian, 29 Jan. 2013. Web. 08 May 2013.The skateboarding culture may seem like it impacts mostly individuals but it does not. It helps the community and peers. This article talked about some of organizations that really help people are over the world.
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5/7/201361ARTL (Article)Lewis, Mike. "What Are You Doing To Create New Skateboarders?" Transworld Business RSS. N.p., 25 Apr. 2013. Web. 08 May 2013.This was a very funny article that I really enjoyed. It mentions his point of view about the younger generation about getting popular brands is not that all important.
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9/14/201362INT (Interview)Rodriguez, Angelo. Personal Interview. interview. 15, Sept., 2012.Angelo was a good interviewee I got the basics down and learned a lot from an employee's perspective
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10/20/201363INT (Interview)German, Jose. Personal Interview. interview. 22, Oct., 2012.I thought this was a really good interview I got good answers and just felt more comfortable
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2/4/201364INT (Interview)Beckstorm, Kurtis. Personal Interview. interview. 05, Feb., 2013I interviewed Kurtis owner of Covert Board Shop. I think it went well and I learned some things I did not know like minimum purchase. I also liked what he had to say to my questions.
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4/17/201365INT (Interview)Cordova, Joseph. Personal Interview. interview. 17, April, 2013Cordva really gave me his insights of a skate shop and answered all my questions to his best potential. We even had a conversation with a customer after that!
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