SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION OF YOGURT Yogurt is a sour milk product. Its sour taste is attributed to the presence of lactic acid yielded by bacteria through fermentation. Bacteria that are commonly used in yoghurt production are Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. These bacteria have the ability to break down sugars in the milk producing lactate or lactic acid as by-product. Below is a step-by-step procedure in the production of yogurt. Find out from the procedure why
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MANAGE SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA EFFECTIVELY THE VALUE OF EFFECTIVE CREDIT MANAGEMENT TO SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Management of small business is as complex as the big one. Account receivables are important assets and valuable part of the working capital. Effective management of this component is very crucial to any type of business for its survival and for ensuring its growth. Effective credit administration will not only ensure continuity but can make small business
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Global Meltdown and its Impact on Indian Economy In 2007 end‚ the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) commented that "the current economic situation is in many ways better than what we have experienced in years. Our central forecast remains indeed quite benign". Three months later‚ the financial crisis began: the US stock market started its long decline and house prices fell. Financial institutions began to resemble tenpins rather than the pillars of society they had
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A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated‚ with a small number of employees and relatively small number of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations‚ partnerships‚ or sole proprietorships. The definition of the term “small business” can vary from country to country. For e.g. In the U.S. the Small Business Administration generally specifies a small business as having fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing businesses and less than $7 million in
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Setting up and running a small-scale cooking oil business Opportunities in food processing a series Opportunities in Food Processing Setting up and running a small-scale cooking oil business Contributing authors : Barrie Axtell‚ Peter Fellows‚ Linus Gedi‚ Joseph Hounhouigan‚ Franklin Murphy and Peggy Oti-Boateng Edited by : Peter Fellows and Barrie Axtell Midway Associates Published by CTA (2012) The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is a joint international
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Small Business 2 In accessing the Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEOC) website‚ I found it very hard to find a clear and concise reason as to why small businesses were treated differently than the larger businesses and why the law would differentiate between them. These smaller organizations are sometimes treated differently by the EEOC because they lack the resources that most large companies possess. Most small businesses can’t afford to hire the best qualified people that
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the most efficient manner has continue to be the only viable and alternative for development of small scale enterprises in Nigeria and for the development‚ growth and survival of any economy. The development of small scale enterprises not only contributes significantly to imposed standard‚ they also bring substantial local capital formation and achieve high level of productivity. Small and medium scales are crucial to the development of all economies of the world. They are the modern day’s incubators
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Chapter 9: Political and Economic Factors Affecting International Business 9.3 Economic Factors Related to International Business Page 284 – 292 Economic Systems An economic system is what allows a country to decide what to produce‚ how to produce‚ and for whom to produce. These systems include natural resources‚ labor‚ capital‚ management and standards for creating products. Market Economies In market economies‚ i) ownership of private property is encouraged‚ ii) businesses are encouraged to
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Challenges facing small business in Kenya |Indeed‚to come with a logical definition of a small scale business is not that easy.It is dependent of quantity of output‚say number of | |employees‚stakeholders and also varies from one industry or firm to any other. | |A small scale business I can assert to be managed in sole proprietorship or partnership and whose output is relatively small. Since colonial | |times‚Kenya has had
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Chapter 6 Discussion Questions 2.) When buying an established business‚ what questions should you ask about it? From whom might you seek information about the business? Questions to be asked: How long has the business existed? What is the current status of all products and materials? How were the tax returns dispersed within the business over the past 5 years? What is the profit record? Is the profit increasing or decreasing? What were the sales records like over the past 48 months
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