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Business Interview Research Paper

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For our Introduction to Business class, we had to interview a business person. I decided to interview my uncle, William Kurtz based on his background, and the fact that he lives in the area. The purpose of the interview was not only to get information to write this paper, but to learn about a job in the business field, and how it has been affected by the changing economy.
He graduated with a degree in Business Administration with a financial emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He also has 19 years of experience in product management and business processes at Wausau Financial Systems, headquartered in Wausau. Right out of college, he accepted a job with Wausau Financial Systems. He worked there for 10 years slowly making his …show more content…

Due to my uncle's position in the company, he has to do a lot of traveling. Wausau Financial gives him a budget to cover his traveling for a year, and he has to plan how he will use it throughout the year. Wausau financial as a whole has to complete many financial reports, but the most important is the annual audit. In addition to the annual audit, the business provides quarterly updates for employees and customers, as well as projection aimed at quarterly and annual growth.
Wausau Financial, being a very sales oriented corporation, has a very strong marketing philosophy. They look to focus on the value their products have to the consumer, rather than the value than they have monetarily. The marketing team as Wausau Financial, comprised of 5 people, used many different tactics of advertising. They use mainly online resources for advertising, but they also publish few print sources.
To a sales oriented company, not only the actual sales are important, but customer satisfaction and happiness is also a major priority. Evaluation of satisfaction is very important to Wausau FS, and they do this a variety of ways. First, they complete an annual survey based on their current customers satisfactions with products and services provided. Secondly, they use data analysis, by looking at sales and how different promotions and sales tactics affect overall …show more content…

Wausau Financial Systems has a very short, but concise code of ethics. This entails treating the customers how you would like to be treated, and to grow and maintain the customer base. In addition to employee behavior, Wausau FS strives to be involved in the community. They participate in United Way campaign and work to keep local food pantries stocked. Doing business in multiple states can arise legalities that international corporations need to follow. For example import and export laws. While making international transactions, it is a necessity that you have a base of the regulations on imports and exports that a country has. In the business field, there are many different careers that you can pursue. There will always be a need for salesmen in this line of business due to the expanding field of advertisement. Also, customer care and product development are growing industries, not only at Wausau Financial but all across the business world. To get into these different fields, for most careers it is a minimum of a 4-year degree or an equivalent amount in experience. Although most positions have a minimum of 4 years of college, it varies by career and can increase and decrease based on the

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