ࡱ> tvs'` U3bjbj .`U+XXXX|410000000S1U1U1U1U1U1U1$2h4vy1u#00u#u#y1001000u#00S10u#S10000 PWC*X)0S11010h5+h50h500N0R ^!000y1y1.0001u#u#u#u#$D Make the Transition: Business Studies Websites Chapter 1:  HYPERLINK "http://www.startingabusinessinireland.com" www.startingabusinessinireland.com This website is maintained by Oak Tree Press and contains a lot of useful information, advice and resources for entrepreneurs in clear, simple language. It is very useful for providing background information relevant to the Smooth Operators story.  HYPERLINK "http://www.entemp.ie" www.entemp.ie The website of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment provides up-to-date information on a very wide range of matters to do with running a business in Ireland, including information on the rights of workers and consumers. It also covers Government supports for industry.  HYPERLINK "http://www.enterpriseireland.com" www.enterpriseireland.com Unfortunately, due to a typographical error, this site is not the one intended; it is a commercial site selling various products and services. The site that was intended to be listed is  HYPERLINK "http://www.enterprise-ireland.com" www.enterprise-ireland.com, which is the website of the State agency that supports indigenous industry in Ireland. The site provides up-to-date information on Government support for Irish-owned businesses, which is relevant to starting a business such as Smooth Operators. Chapter 2:  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishentrepreneur.com" www.irishentrepreneur.com This is the website of the magazine Irish Entrepreneur, which is featured on the opening page of this chapter. It contains business information and stories about entrepreneurs and enterprise.  HYPERLINK "http://www.enterpriseireland.com" www.enterpriseireland.com See comment on this site in Ch. 1.  HYPERLINK "http://www.entrepreneur.com" www.entrepreneur.com The website of the US business magazine Entrepreneur has lots of stories relevant to the topic of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.  HYPERLINK "http://www.studententerprise.ie" www.studententerprise.ie This is the website of the County and City Enterprise Boards Student Enterprise Awards. It provides information for students considering entering this competition.  HYPERLINK "http://www.startingabusinessinireland.com" www.startingabusinessinireland.com See comment on this site in Ch.1.  HYPERLINK "http://www.enterpriseboards.ie" www.enterpriseboards.ie: This is the County and City Enterprise Boards website. These bodies help to foster new small businesses in their area. The website contains a lot of information and advice about setting up a small business. Chapter 3:  HYPERLINK "http://www.fdii.ie" www.fdii.ie The Food and Drink Industry Ireland website contains lots of information relevant to this industrial sector.  HYPERLINK "http://www.midasireland.com" www.midasireland.com This is the website of the Microelectronic Industry Design Association, which involves IT companies and 3rd Level colleges in Ireland. The website provides information on IT research, training, business start-ups and IT-related activities in colleges and industry.  HYPERLINK "http://www.idaireland.com" www.idaireland.com IDA Ireland is the State agency that gets foreign-owned companies to set up and expand in Ireland. Their website contains a lot of information about these companies, their products and their operations in Ireland, including videos of interviews with company executives. Chapter 4:  HYPERLINK "http://www.ireland-information.com/reference/imexport.html" www.ireland-information.com/reference/imexport.html Sorry. This website contains just a few trade figures from 1997; it should not have been listed.  HYPERLINK "http://www.cso.ie/statistics" www.cso.ie/statistics The website of the Central Statistics Office provides access to Irelands trade statistics, as well as a very extensive range of statistics on the economy, business and society.  HYPERLINK "http://www.wto.org" www.wto.org The World Trade Organisation website provides information on trading agreements, trends and events in world trade. Chapter 5:  HYPERLINK "http://europa.eu" http://europa.eu The website of the EU contains a vast amount of information on every aspect of the EU, much of it very student-friendly, e.g. the links under the heading Discover the EU. Click on en for the English language text.  HYPERLINK "http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm" http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm The EU Commission website provides information and stories about what the EU does.  HYPERLINK "http://www.euireland.ie" www.euireland.ie The website of the EU commissions office in Ireland provides information and stories relevant to Ireland in the context of the EU. Chapter 6:  HYPERLINK "http://www.consumerconnect.ie" www.consumerconnect.ie The website of the National Consumer Agency contains up-to-date news and stories relevant to Irish consumers, information on consumer rights and how to get the best value etc.  HYPERLINK "http://www.ec.europa/consumers" www.ec.europa/consumers This weblink does not work. The correct link is  HYPERLINK "http://www.ec.europa.eu/consumers" www.ec.europa.eu/consumers . Which weblink was mentioned in the book? The EUs Consumer Affairs website contains details of the EUs fight for consumers. This website also includes videos. Chapter 7:  HYPERLINK "http://www.londonstockexchange.com" www.londonstockexchange.com The website of the London Stock Exchange provides somewhat technical explanations of types of Stock Exchange transactions, which would be relevant to topic 31, the Stock Exchange. Aimed at investors, it is, unfortunately, not very student-friendly.  HYPERLINK "http://www.ise.ie" www.ise.ie The website of the Irish Stock Exchange is relevant to the Stock Exchange topic. It is aimed primarily at investors, however, and not very student-friendly.  HYPERLINK "http://www.formacompany.ie" www.formacompany.ie This is the website of an Ennis-based business that offers a company formation service. It provides a lot of information about companies in clear, simple, concise language, which is very student friendly. Chapter 8:  HYPERLINK "http://www.businessandfinance.ie" www.businessandfinance.ie The website of the Irish business magazine Business and Finance contains information and stories relevant to the Finance topic among its stories on Irish business.  HYPERLINK "http://www.accountingnet.ie" www.accountingnet.ie This website offers news and information of interest to accountants in Ireland. Chapter 9:  HYPERLINK "http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios" www.investopedia.com/university/ratios This website offers authoritative and clear explanation, illustration and comment on 30 ratios used in financial analysis, including those in Ch.9.  HYPERLINK "http://moneyterms.co.uk/balance_sheet" http://moneyterms.co.uk/balance_sheet This website offers the outline structure of a company balance sheet. Chapter 10:  HYPERLINK "http://www.finfacts.com/irecon.htm" http://www.finfacts.com/irecon.htm This website offers up-to-date stories related to the economy and business in Ireland, which will provide examples of changes in demand and supply for discussion in class. In fact, students should be asked to find examples of price changes or demand/supply changes in any newspaper, which can be used for class discussion.  HYPERLINK "http://www.investopedia.com/articles" http://www.investopedia.com/articles This weblink offers articles aimed at investors, explaining different investment options and outlining investment strategies. Chapter 11:  HYPERLINK "http://www.jobs.ie" www.jobs.ie This is a commercial website where jobseekers can seek suitable jobs. Students could be asked to research jobs that might interest them if they were in the workforce now and present a report to the teacher or the class.  HYPERLINK "http://www.equality.ie" www.equality.ie This is the website of the Equality Authority, the State agency that promotes equality of treatment in Ireland. It offers information, news and case stories relevant to its mission. This website is particularly relevant to fair treatment of jobseekers and employees, as in topics 45, 46 and 47.  HYPERLINK "http://www.citizeninformation.ie" www.citizeninformation.ie This weblink does not work and is incorrect. The website is actually called  HYPERLINK "http://www.citizensinformation.ie" www.citizensinformation.ie but this is also not working. This is a Government website, which provides a very wide range of up-to-date information on public services, citizens rights and entitlements, tax rates, tax credits, minimum wages, etc. This website is very useful for researching information related to topics 48, 49 and 50 Tax and Employment Rights and Issues.  HYPERLINK "http://www.revenue.ie" www.revenue.ie The website of the Revenue Commissioners contains detailed information on all taxes in Ireland including the rates, rules, procedures, etc. It is useful for topic 48.  HYPERLINK "http://www.cvtips.com" www.cvtips.com This website offers advice and information on how to write a CV to your best advantage. Some of the advice and information is free, however, some is not. It is useful for topic 45. Chapter 12:  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishtimes.com/business" www.irishtimes.com/business This website provides up-to-date business stories from the Irish Times newspaper. Students can bring to class any business story (from any newspaper) for class discussion.  HYPERLINK "http://www.gov.ie" www.gov.ie The official website of the Irish Government provides a very wide range of information on the Irish State. It provides useful information for many topics such as Government Finances and National Debt.  HYPERLINK "http://www.ppp.gov.ie" www.ppp.gov.ie This website provides up-to-date information on Public Private Partnerships in Ireland. Chapter 13  HYPERLINK "http://www.zyra.org.uk/runco.htm" www.zyra.org.uk/runco.htm This British website gives clear, sensible advice to people who are considering setting up a business. It is well worth reading for students planning a Fantasy Business.  HYPERLINK "http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessideas/index.html" www.entrepreneur.com/businessideas/index.html This is a link on the website of US business magazine Entrepreneur, which offers 700 ideas for business start-ups. This could be very helpful for a student who cant think of a Fantasy Business to set up. Chapter 14  HYPERLINK "http://www.slss.ie/mini_title.html" www.slss.ie/mini_title.html This weblink does not work. This is a link on the website of the Department of Educations Second-level Support Service, which provides information for teachers planning a mini-company. 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