Business plan to establish a fusion cafe bar in Helsinki

The authors write their own thoughts and business plan based on their personal experiences and researches, which they would like to implement in real action in future. The main goal of the thesis is to create a business plan to establish a fusion café bar in Helsinki, Finland. The fusion café will serve breakfast, bakeries, light snacks as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The thesis is based on the theories such as history and trend of café bar in Finland which helps the authors to understand the potential result of opening a café bar in future. Entrepreneurship gave an idea about how to open a business, important qualities an entrepreneur requires as well as the entrepreneurship opportunities in Finland. Legal issues helped to know about the methods and sources of documentation of the company profile along with the necessary instructions about Finnish labor law and regulations. The business plan in the theory part taught about the importance of creating a business plan for any company and how it is prepared in relation with business canvas model and SWOT analysis. The business canvas model demonstrated the key factors of company while SWOT analysis helped to understand the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats in compare to other companies. In the research and development part of thesis, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in order to acquire necessary information about the interest of potential customers, managing and operating strategies. A structured interview with the restaurant manager of Nordic Kitchen was taken. The interview helped the authors to get more ideas while planning and opening a new business. Similarly, survey was conducted among several people in order to get an idea about their interest and habits on visiting café and bar, most common media to reach them and what new things they are looking for. The outcome of the thesis helped the author to get a deep understanding about how to create an effective and reliable business plan with the help of business model canvas and SWOT analysis. Interview and survey gave a broad idea about how to be an entrepreneur and what the potential customers are looking for

Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge of aging, attitudes toward and perceptions of working with older adults in Kathmandu Nepal

Objectives: This study aims to examine Nepalese undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge of aging, attitudes towards older adults and perceptions of working with older adults, and to assess differences in these outcomes by socio-demographic characteristics as well as type of nursing program. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 385 undergraduate nursing students in six nursing colleges located in the Kathmandu Valley. Knowledge of aging, attitudes toward older adults and perceptions of working with older adults were assessed using standardized tools, the Palmore Facts on Aging Quiz, Kogan's Attitudes towards Older People Scale, and Nolan's Intent to Work with Older People Questionnaire, respectively. Results: The mean knowledge scores on older adults and aging were relatively low; participants scored an average of 26.9 out of 50. Scores assessing attitudes towards and perceptions of working with older adults were more favorable. Compared to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), students pursuing a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) had a significantly higher score on the knowledge, attitudes and perception of aging scales. Linear regression analyses showed that the students’ knowledge of aging (β = 0.55; 95% CI = 0.25–0.86) and perceptions of working with older adults (β = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.05–0.38) had a significant positive association with their attitudes toward older adults. Conclusions: Undergraduate nursing students in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal displayed a relatively low level of knowledge, but a positive attitude towards older adults, and a positive perception of working with older adults. Observed differences in knowledge, attitude, and perception scores between students in BSN and BN programs needs further investigation; closing this gap may be important for bolstering undergraduate gerontological preparation in Nepal. Keywords: Aged, Attitudes, Knowledge, Perceptions, Students, Nursing, Nepa