Lesley Gillespie Biography

atties Foods is a true Australian success story. Since opening our doors in 1966, we’ve grown from a small cake shop in regional Victoria into one of the country’s biggest bakeries. Today, Patties Foods proudly employs around 570 people and produces over 300 different sweet and savoury products. Each year our products are proudly sold through grocery and convenience stores as well as foodservice distributors who supply cafes, stadiums, caterers, schools, restaurants, hotels, clubs and even overseas markets.

The purpose of this memo is to offer a recommendation in the restructuring of Interstate Bakeries. This advice has been initiated at the request of company CEO James Elesser so that he can better ascertain which option, filing for bankruptcy or seeking further mergers and acquisitions, would be the best direction to take to counteract flailing profit margins. This is an independent recommendation made from researching the company’s financial history as well as the company’s product portfolio and market segments.

Most of his success was due to hard work. Also he had good luck as to sticking to what his gut tells him, and his ideas, while working at his best. He also was lucky to survive his illnesses.

Women especially being entrepreneurs is interesting because they suffer the most from Corporate America’s discriminative policies. Some may say that there is no wage gap and that inequality in business isn't a problem anymore, however even though there has been considerable progress in the rights of employees, wages, and policies there is still great improvement to be made for majorities and minorities both. Women entrepreneurs alone since 2007 have created 340,000 jobs in America’s economy. That amount of growth provides stability for an economy and allows diversified business. Increasing the number of businesses in America also increases the amount of business competitive meaning that the more businesses there are the more likely they are to compete with each other thus sparking lower prices, fair employment policies and benefits, and more drive in business big and small. people should educate themselves on business management and develop themselves as entrepreneurs to benefit not only them but their society and economy as a

It’s one thing to cook and to love doing it but it’s another thing to make a business out of it with passion. Jasmine ran a thriving brownie business when she attended Desert Hot Springs High School. It’s a beautiful phenomenon when passion meets business. She demonstrated excellent business skills and through word-of-mouth she increased her clientele both in and out of school; in the community as well as the churches in the area.

As a “go-to-business expert and women innovation speaker”, she has trained several retailers, kids, women business owners, and senior citizens on “how to beat the competition” using the methods followed by innovators and inventors and has also trained several scientists worldwide. Julie and her products have appeared on dozens of radio shows, magazines, and TV shows around the world.

Del’s Custard & Yogurt has been a small business in my hometown for over 30 years. This is a family owned business that is broken up to 3-way partnership. The main factors in this business are, customer, economy, competition, legal regulations, and public opinion. Each factor has its own challenges, but it does not stop the business’s ability to successfully function. Most plans of action require some thought and managerial modifications. Every business has faced some altercations to the design that goes without saying, but it is how the business handles those mishaps and grows from them. This business has won the home town “Best of the Best” award countless years.

When a business is successful it is able to provide a sustainable income. By having two incomes, the family can better financially support their children, along with their other financial obligations. School will be more affordable for children, and they can see what accomplishments their parents have achieved. Children will gain more responsibilities at home, and help them learn new skills along the way (Sagalla & Carney, 2012). Through all of the obstacles that women have faced struggling for the right to have a career, it can be empowering to have a career. Women did not give up, and knew that they had what it took to support a family, as well as themselves. Because it was a challenge, women started working harder for what they wanted, and helped them become better business women. Their confidence rose, and having more opportunities gave them a purpose (Dina, 2012).

My workplace and subsequently where I undertook my work based learning is the popular gourmet hamburger chain “Byron Hamburgers”, the company was founded in 2007 by Tom Byng and currently has 82 restaurants in the UK with 54 of them located in London. The inspiration that prompted Byron’s creation occurred to Tom Byng during a trip to America, he ate at many diners during this trip sampling some of the best hamburgers that the nation has to offer. Upon his return to the U.K he realised that there were no restaurants that served hamburgers the proper American way and Byron was created.

Stepping into the world of entrepreneurship herself in 2011, Jacque M. has definitely seen her fair share of ups and downs. Eager to share what she has learned, Jacque felt compelled to give young women, who are new to the world of business ownership, the knowledge necessary to succeed.

This dissertation is important to understanding whether traditional theories of minority entrepreneurs hold true across industry to industry or whether it is just a generalised stereotype which no longer exists. Although the fashion industry is associated with art and creativity and not so much the black and white world of business and finance, in order for an industry to thrive there must be a board of business directors or business savvy owners to create profit. Nonetheless, prejudice still persists amongst females in the business world which can transfer across from industry to industry and although the fashion is associated with an art form, there is still the black and white business side which is controlled by males too. In business start-ups it is easier for men to break into the world of business as they do not have to face the added pressure of prejudice for being female. Therefore, this dissertation seeks to make a contribution towards abolishing the branding of females being considered as 'minority ' entrepreneurs through the study of fashion start-ups.

Baker’s Delight is Australia’s most successful bakery in Melbourne CBD. Over the past 20 years, this Australian owned Company has grown over 70 bakeries across the Melbourne. Every day, in every bakery, Baker’s Delight bakers create a range of traditional and gourmet breads.

1) In this case, Candace and Charles Nelson displayed many characteristics associated with entrepreneurs such as, self-confidence, tolerance for ambiguity, high energy levels, and share a desire for independence. Candace and Charles displayed confidence by believing in them and in their cupcake business and made the decision to quit their lucrative careers to pursue the uncertainty of the cupcake only bakery. Their confidence could be tied in with their tolerance for ambiguity. Entrepreneurs are risk takers; they tolerate situations with high degree of uncertainty. This is the case for the Nelson’s. To bring the cupcake concept to L.A. during a time that the United States was deeply influenced

In this paper, I will be talking about my findings from this past month on being an entrepreneur. I n addition, I will touch base on Nikki Durkin and her epic failure with 99 dresses along with lessons learned to be successful. To follow, I will talk about the start up company Garner’s Garden based out of Maryland and the interview with its owner Phil Garner as he shares his experience.

B3’s financial goals include establishing the business by holding 10% of the market share in the first year of operation to progress towards achieving the vision of being the leading bakery in the Sydney CBD and maximising profit to cover all first year operational expenses by selling enough baked goods and coffee to break even.