Rab Corporation

Brian Rosenbarger was the entrepreneur that we chose to interview to gain more insight into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Brian is the owner of R&R construction and it is a sole proprietorship that he started in 1999. Since he has been in business for 17 years, he was able to offer a lot of advice to us as young entrepreneurs. We will discuss the advice he gave more in depth later. There were quite a few things that stood out to us about Brian that allowed us to better understand the life of an entrepreneur.

Using the assumptions given in the case, all elements of income statement and balance sheet can be projected for next three years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Sales cycle of the products of the company is such that sales of a particular product increases initially for few years and then starts to decline as the new technology

Harley-Davidson, Inc. since its inception has specialized in selling dream motorcycles that are of high quality and distinctive in styles. The company in the past have seen turbulent business environment to the extent of leveraged buyout, infiltration of foreign made bikes as well as government regulations. Yet despite these factors, Harley-Davidson continues to reap profits, yield high growth of approximately 15% a year and retain its customer base (Official Website 2004). This position in the market is however limited to the US whereas in other countries of the world Harley-Davidson products remain luxury item requiring emotional attachment with American iconism.

The automobile industry is a capital intensive industry, the players in the industry need high capital expenditure in order to maintain their market position, but the expected returns in the future is quite high. The industry analysis can be carried out under the following heads:

The company is Harper & Reiman LLC the organizations is a nonprofit consulting firm. The main headquartered of the company is Dallas, TX and grew all the way to Harper town at Amarillo, TX. In 2000 both of them were the founder of the business; both studied in entrepreneurship class and followed their dream to developing in the nonprofit business. After working together at JP Morgan they both decided to start their own consulting firm which is called Harper & Reiman, LLC. Knowing they need help in nonprofit their help from financial advisory service who managed their financial operations.

The automotive sector is a cyclical business. Since it is a cyclical business, changes in the revenues and earnings of automotive companies are more likely due to the state of the economy and the strength of the consumer. Sales in the automotive sector

In 1998 BRP entered the ATV market. Although there success has not been straight to the top like it was for Ski-Doo and Sea-Doo, competing in a market that is primarily dominated by Japanese manufacturers, BRP has done a great job making their presence felt. Their ATV’s have several awards including ATV of the year just one year after entering the market (brp.com). BRP has also stepped into manufacturing side-by-side ATV’s because of the segments rapid growth rate. BRP started to use the Can-Am badge in 2006 and sales have growing ever since. BRP now offers forty-two ATV models and twenty side-by-side models but when it comes to year round fun the Can-Am Spyder cannot be left out of the picture. BRP’s answer to the on-road market came in 2007 with a wild Y-shaped, three wheeled road bike. When Bombardier created the snowmobile he created a new category of products, when BRP introduced the Spyder they did the same

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world’s most important economic divisions by profits. This analysis focuses on the industry, specifically, manufacturers of automobiles. There are five competitors in the StratSim environment: Firm A, B, C, D, and E. Industry sales in the most recent year were 4.3 million units, with expected growth in the next year. Within this industry, there are seven-vehicle classes: Economy, Family, Luxury, Sports, Minivan, Truck, and Utility. There are two new classes with potential – if properly marketed.

I will be comparing both companies General Motors Company and Ford Motor Company for the past three years. We will be able to see all the trends these two automotive manufacturers have and which one may be better to invest in by looking at the last few year’s ratios and percentages. This will give us a better understanding and the knowledge of who maybe the industry leader and who is the follower. These are both major corporations that strive off customer loyalty and both competing on a global scale to make their mark in the one of the top automotive manufacturers in the world. This analysis will give us an understanding of what lies ahead in the future for these two manufacturers.

MRC, Inc. is a Cleveland based manufacturing company specialized in power brake systems for trucks, buses, and automobiles; industrial furnaces and heat treating equipment; and automobile, truck and bus frames. As till 1957 most of MRC's sales were made to less than a dozen large companies in the automotive industry, it was exposed to the risk inherent in selling to a few customers in a very cyclical and competitive market. To minimize the risk and to explore new business opportunity MRC's management decided to diversify their business operation. After their fifth successful acquisition, the CEO of MRC Archibald Brinton faced with a dilemma of whether to buy American Rayon, Inc.

Automotive Builders, Inc. (ABI) is a company that consistently changed its production lines and strategic goals relative to the needs of the times, starting out producing diesel engine parts for tractors in the 1940’s, switching over to the production of parts for military vehicles during World War II, and then, after the war, settling into its current placement in both the automobile and tractor industry. Due to the downturn in the economy and stiff and superior competition in both quality and price rising up from the Japanese who had recently entered into the industry, ABI is trying to find productive and innovative ways to improve sales and guarantee placement as the number one company in its

A financial analysis of Ford Motor Company’s (Ford) statements will identify their solvency in today’s automobile market. Elements such as liquidity, leverage, profitability, and activity ratios will demonstrate Ford’s financial health and stability. A further assessment of their technological advantages, global strategies, and benchmarking analysis will indicate the future prognosis of this company.

As a result of the increased demand of cars, the competition among car companies is becoming intense. Although the market of car is the biggest growing market in the world, there are still some companies who make cars failing year after year. However, there are some outstanding car companies such as The BMW Group performing distinctly.

The company understands the risks for working with U.S. auto industry especially during the recession in 2008, so they venture out to produce four new business units to minimize it by looking into investing on early-stage opportunities.

main strategy for the North American market is to aim for higher sales, while raising the proportion of locally produced automobiles. Toyota Motor Corp have reached a stage where investments made over the last several years to expand production capacity are beginning to show returns and improved profitability can be expected. Toyota’s goal is to bolster local production through additional investment, and contribute to the regional economy by expanding its operations. At present, our production capacity in North America is approximately 1.25 million units (including our joint venture with GM). However, Toyota Motor Corp plan to boost this to 1.45 million units during 2003.