Credit Suisse is a high-end private bank that was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1856. It offers private banking, wealth management, and investment banking. Credit Suisse has over 530 offices and 22 booking centers, which are located in over 50 countries. What is Credit Suisse’s mission? Credit Suisse’s mission is to become the world’s most admired bank. They believe that … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited VF Jeanswear headquarters and not only learned about VF Jeanswear but also VF as a whole. VF is a global apparel company that is made up of many different brands. There brands are known all over but I had no clue certain brands were owned by them. What is VF Jeanswear’s mission? Their mission statement is “we … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited Sandvik, which is a world-leading high-technology engineering group. Sandvik was founded in 1862 in Sandviken, Sweden.  The strategy for the company is to be number one through ambition, speed, focus, and globalize. The majority of their branches are located in Europe with 34% and only 18% in the United States. Sandvik has five sections; construction, machining solutions, … Continue Reading →

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Today we learned about Elon as a business. I realized that I didn’t know everything about my school and it was really interesting to look at Elon at a business standpoint and not a university. Elon was founded in 1889 and is owned by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is made up of only one person, Leo … Continue Reading →

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For today’s visit we went to the Honda Power Equipment factory. Whenever I would hear about Honda I would think of just the car and did not know that they built anything else. Honda Power Equipment has been in production for 30 years. HPE made 300 million sales this past year and has about 1,000 employees. They are a global … Continue Reading →

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In today’s class we went to SAS, a global software programming company. SAS has over 13,000 employees, over 400 plus offices in 55 countries, and 36 years of sustained revenue growth. Four co-founders founded SAS in 1980 and since then has continues to be a privately owned company. SAS is involved in many industries, two of the more important ones … Continue Reading →

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In todays class we went to the Center of Creative Leadership. The CCL was founded in 1970 and reaches more than 120 countries from locations on four continents. The headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina, there are also offices located in San Diego, California, Brussels, Belgium, Russia & CIS, and Singapore. Walking into the company I did not know … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited Proximity Hotel, its number one Leed Platinum luxury hotel. The hotel is a green hotel that offers strives to give their guest a great stay. Though the main focus of the company is to be a green hotel they focus on creating a unique look that will attract people to want to stay again. Their mission is … Continue Reading →

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In today’s class we visited Glen Raven, a global textile company. Glen Raven was started in 1880 by John Q. Grant and has been a family owned business for four generations. In the next four years though the current owner is going to give his position to the first non-family member to own the company.  One aspect that stood out … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited LabCorp; prior to the visit I did not know anything about the company.  Laboratory Corporation of America is a clinical testing facility that deals with medical testing, healthcare providers, and different types of labs. One of the goals for this visit was to learn the answers to Peter F. Drucker’s The Five Most Important Questions You Will … Continue Reading →

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