Self-tutoring about Canadian provinces: the tutor mentions his home one, Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is kind of like a mini-Canada: diverse, complex, resourceful, and under pressure. Within it are bastions of education and tradition – many different traditions. I haven’t …
Self-tutoring about government involvement in business: the tutor mentions an example. Apparently, Quebec’s government is injecting $413 million into the Airbus A220 program; Quebec’s total contribution to the program might now be at around $2 billion. To put this in …
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Self-tutoring about business vocabulary: the tutor makes an observation. English-speaking business people seem to think in terms of quarters. In French, it’s apparently the same, but they’re called trimestres. In this case, a trimestre is a three-month period. Source: cambridge.org
Self-tutoring about business: the tutor begins about cryptocurrencies. What follows is my opinion. Cryptocurrencies are in the news and very popularly talked about. Similarly with body building, weight loss, and other pursuits, there’s a strong “bro science” narrative about cryptocurrencies. …
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Self-tutoring about business: the tutor mentions an interesting story about perceptions. I lived away some months last year. It was a lot to get used to, compared to living at home. Life was much simpler, yet some logistical things needed …
Self-tutoring about the economies of Brazil and Canada: the tutor mentions a comparison. In the year 2003, Brazil’s economy was about 0.5T (US), while Canada’s was about 0.9T. In 2022, Brazil’s is around 1.9T; Canada’s, around 2.2T. Therefore, Canada’s economy …
Self-tutoring about modern business words: the tutor mentions greenwashing. I arrived at the term “greenwashing” wondering its meaning. I had an idea about it, but had to check. “Greenwashing,” apparently, is when an organization pretends to care for the environment …
Self-tutoring about international business: the tutor mentions a current issue with offshoring. US economic complexity is 14th in the world; Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) is 3rd. How the Americans let this happen might boggle one’s mind, if one cares to think …
Self-tutoring about accounting definitions: the tutor mentions operating income. The following is my understanding of operating vs net income. Operating income refers to income made from a business’s fundamental activities less expenses incurred therefrom. Therefore, it doesn’t deduct taxes or …
Self-tutoring about business: the tutor looks at the (fading?) blossom of globalization. Back in the 2000s, Lou Dobbs and others were discussing how America had one chief export: jobs. “We keep shipping jobs to [insert some other country],” was an …
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