CLIP 37 Sources Of Finance: Introduction
8 mins 53 secs How does a business choose between different sources of finance? Is it always better to get money from inside the company rather than from outside?
CLIP 38 Sources Of Finance: Divine Chocolate
5 mins 23 secs Unusually, Divine Chocolate funded itself by selling shares to the cocoa farmers who supply it. But the company’s also strong on internal financial discipline.
CLIP 39 Sources Of Finance At Brompton Bikes
5 mins 04 secs Brompton Bicycle look for sources of finance that will not divert them from their long-term aims. Also: setting prices and external factors.
CLIP 40 Introduction To Budgeting
5 mins 46 secs What are budgets? How do they work? What’s meant by “variance analysis”? Practical examples illustrate how budgeting works in business.
CLIP 41 The Budgeting Meeting
5 mins 42 secs Company accountant Bee Payne asks her colleagues to account for their spending against their budgets. Should they make spending cuts to get back on target?
CLIP 42 The Importance Of Budgeting: First Luggage
5 mins 30 secs The boss of innovative company First Luggage claims budgeting is central to their success. They monitor reality and “tweak” the business accordingly.
CLIP 43 Budgeting & Cash Flow Forecasting: SRA
6 mins 56 secs How charity SRA uses a combination of budgeting and cash-flow forecasting to control its finances. Being realistic is vital in planning its budgets.
CLIP 44 Technology Change: ICT And The Travel Agent
11 mins 30 secs No industry has been changed as much by ICT as the travel industry. Boss of Janaway Travel demonstrates the technology and tells how it’s changed his life.
CLIP 45 Technology Change: ICT In The Newspaper Industry
7 mins 43 secs The newspaper industry has been transformed by ICT. Simon Steele of the Independent demonstrates the technology and its impact on his working life.
CLIP 46 Making Crisps With ICT
9 mins 23 secs Tyrrells crisps pride themselves on their traditional image. But in their factory ICT is vital. Sensors – “magic eyes” – control every aspect of production.
CLIP 47 Making Cars With ICT
9 mins 46 secs ICT in the making of the New Mini. Robots weld the car body together and paint it. The KISS production control system handles customised orders.
CLIP 48 ICT In A Factory: Ecover
10 mins 35 secs ICT at work in a “green” cleaning products manufacturer. There are systems for invoicing, scheduling, packaging and controlling waste.