Cbd 120 Global Business

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Throughout the course, CBAD 120 Global Business, I believe that I have learned many different concepts that not only stuck with me, but that I can apply to real world situations. In the class we learned everything that it takes to build a business and everything that goes into starting a business. We learned key concepts from creating our business, attending a retreat, and lectures taught by Dr.Keene.
Having the opportunity to create a “mock” business was a great learning experience. While working with a team of five people, including myself, I really got to learn everything that goes into creating a business. The business that we chose to do was called “The Palmetto Pregame”. This was a food truck that was located outside of sporting events
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The first speaker, Jason Greene, was a former member of the military and works on the Grand Strand Technology Council. He shared his story with us about his time in the military when he had to make a call of judgment. The lesson that I learned from his talk was sticking to my true moral values and not changing the person I am. He also talked about accepting your failures. This was extremely important to me because at one point in life we all will fail. However, if we learn to accept our failures, we can learn from them and learn what we can do next time to prevent the same thing from happening. The next guest speaker that night was Adam Rice, founder of ISI Elite Training and former Coastal student. His talk was especially memorable due to the fact that he could relate to us since h was so young. He encouraged us to follow our passions and not give up. I stayed after the retreat to network with him and talk with him more about his business. The final concept that I am going to mention that I got out of the course was from lectures that Dr.Keene …show more content…
While working on a group project to create a business, I also looked into globalizing our business and what it takes to do this. The company that I decided to globalize is a food truck called “The Palmetto

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