This book is the story about the rise and fall of the Sizzler restaurant chain as told from the perspective of a Sizzler franchisee. The story begins with the inception of the restaurant, its rise to becoming the foremost budget family steak house restaurant chain in the country and its catastrophic collapse by the mid-nineteen nineties. The book describes the compounding sequence of strategic errors leading to collapse and thereby serves as a lesson for the management of any company of how to avoid the same fate.
The tacit assumption among business owners and their bookkeepers generally seems to be that the primary objective of financial performance reporting is to facilitate the production of an income tax return. To this end, the primary objective of the income statement is to report the company's net profit. This assumption is misguided. The primary objective of the income statement should be to report the company's cash flow. Quoting Dr. Pablo Fernandez, recognized as among the world's leading authorities on business valuation"There is a financial accounting maxim which, although it is not absolutely true, comes very close to it and which is a good thing to remember, net income is just an opinion, net cash flow is a fact"The purpose of Turning Black Ink Into Gold is to show small business owners how high-quality financial performance reporting can improve their company's profitability and market value
All oceans are one ocean, water without end. Every story, every legend you have ever heard about the sea is true somewhere and at the heart of it all there is a truth that shapes the destiny of all other worlds, including our own: the Inner SeaThe Endless Ocean is the story of Clare and Adrian Watts find themselves suddenly caught up in the currents of this larger world. With the arrival of a shipwrecked sailor their lives are forever changed as they are swept into a world of ritual and myth where only their unique heritage holds any hope of averting impending destruction.
One of the nation's fastest growing municipalities, Wake County, North Carolina, added more than a quarter million new residents during the first decade of this century, an increase of almost 45 percent. At the same time, partisanship increasingly dominated local politics, including school board races. Against this backdrop, Toby Parcel and Andrew Taylor consider the ways diversity and neighborhood schools have influenced school assignment policies in Wake County, particularly during 2000-2012, when these policies became controversial locally and a topic of national attention. The End of Consensus explores the extraordinary transformation of Wake County during this period, revealing inextricable links between population growth, political ideology, and controversial K-12 education policies.Drawing on media coverage, in-depth interviews with community leaders, and responses from focus groups, Parcel and Taylor's innovative work combines insights from these sources with findings from a survey of 1,700 county residents. Using a broad range of materials and methods, the authors have produced the definitive story of politics and change in public school assignments in Wake County while demonstrating the importance of these dynamics to cities across the country.
This book lists and locates 100 places of interest in Rome. It explains essential but, brief facts regarding historical points of significance and interest. The book is not intended to give a full historical explanation but, only a brief synopsis and description aimed at increasing the curiosity of the reader by giving enough information to allow the reader to decide if they want to visit the site location or investigate further whilst prioritising their limited visiting time whilst exploring the beautiful city of Rome. The book is aimed at a reader who wants only the briefest of facts and not to be overloaded with historical data regarding structural measurements and dimensions, detailed timelines, and mind-numbing lengthy explanations regarding ancient history.
Blood pressure monitoring notebook with over 100 pages dedicated for keeping track of blood pressure readings and notes in one handy place. Ideal for anyone who wants to keep an easy log and monitor their hypertension, systolic and diastolic readings.
Exam Board: Edexcel Level: A-Level Subject: Politics First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: Summer 2018Create confident, literate and well-prepared students with skills-focused, topic specific workbooks.Our Student Workbooks build students understanding, developing the confidence and exam skills they need, whilst providing ready prepared lesson solutions.- Supplements key resources such as textbooks to adapt easily to existing schemes of work- Offers time-saving and economical lesson solutions for both specialist and non-specialist teachers- Provides flexible resource material to reinforce and apply topic understanding throughout the course, as classwork or extension tasks, or with revision- Creates opportunities for self-directed learning and assessment with answers to tasks and activities supplied online- Prepares students to meet the demands of the specification by practising exam technique and developing their literacy skills
Popes and the Papal Court, 1503-1655 is the first book-length account of the early modern papal court in English. As well as bringing together art historical, social, and political studies in several languages, it contains a wealth of primary source material, such as advice manuals for cardinals and aspiring courtiers, accounts of Roman festivals, reports of visiting ambassadors and news reports from Rome deposited in the Vatican library.The book argues that during the 16th and 17th centuries, popes were conscious to varying degrees of their responsibilities to conserving and enhancing the status of the monarchy as something larger than themselves as individuals or their families, and as such they exhibited some characteristics of dynastic monarchies. Toby Osborne explores how the culture of the papal court and the ways in which it functioned as a point of contact between the ruler, certain elites, and other princes not only had similarities with dynastic states, but also set the standard for court life around Europe.By bringing to light recent scholarship written by continental historians, Popes and the Papal Court, 1503-1655 represents an important contribution to the scholarly endeavour to better understand the political culture of the papal states and the workings of the papal monarchy. As such, it will be illuminating reading for all students and scholars interested in early modern court history.
Goldhaven is after the biggest pink stone in the world. Zog Shikzahl is after Goldhaven. And Boss Macquarie is after his cut. But what on earth is an accountant from Hull after, heading upriver into the biggest white patch on the map?Nothing is what it seems in Marlow's Landing, a tale of double-crossing smugglers and best-laid plans. And by the time you've figured out you're being played for a fool, it's too late to turn back . . .
