Business Management

This article explores the potential for growth in Zimbabwean musicians' earnings through the strategic monitoring and use of their copyright and a coordinated collection of royalties. Zimbabwean popular music is now big business and employs large numbers of people, with many more aspiring to join the industry. Policies have been put into place in the last few years in an attempt to grow the music industry and these have had remarkable effects on the emergence of many new musical acts. This article suggests that there is widespread misunderstanding and ignorance of copyright law and protection in Zimbabwe, but that the onus is on artists to protect their own copyright, given the scant resources of national organisations.

The study analyzed challenges that came upon the financial and management consultancy business, solutions to those challenges as well as customer satisfaction as it impacts on the general survival and success of the firm during the ten year long recession experienced in the Zimbabwean economy. The concern of the study was centered on the establishing of these challenges in details as well as the possible solutions while still making profits.

Financial, Liquidity and of late the Global Financial crises impacted on the operations of the firm, as well as high taxation rates and the negative shift of demand adversely affected the business. If well implemented, turnaround strategies can result in enhanced revenue, reduced costs, increased profitability, customer satisfaction and a widened clientele base. Financial consultancy services tend to have an induced demand thus they need to be supported by strong client product markets in order to sustain the demand for them, marketing strategies being key instruments in increasing customer satisfaction in both product markets of customers and that of the financial consultants.

Questionnaires were used to collect the data from employees and customers while personal interviews were used to get information from management. The sample size of 16 non managerial employees and 4 customers was issued with questionnaires and 2 managers interviewed.

The major findings from the research indicate that turnaround strategies had to be formulated and implemented in order to combat the studied challenges, thus proving the paramount importance of organizational analysis in times of crisis.

Pickford Financial and Management Consultants (Private) Limited is recommended that it could improve customer satisfaction, process efficiency and employee competence in offering financial services through distributing resources evenly across all the critical success factors. It was also advised that customer satisfaction should be frequently measured and also everyone’s role within the organization that is all the departments’ responsibility.

This report elaborates the technical, market and financial feasibility of implementing a housing development project in the greater Matola Municipal area, Boane District, close to the city of Maputo, Mozambique. Prior to the presentation of site specific details it also includes some general information about the demographics and economic highlights of Mozambique as background information on the project.
According to the mobilized funding for the project, potential capacity of the allocated land (271ha) is around 4000 housing units, stand-alone houses and apartments included. Capacity projected to be utilized in the first phase of the project is around 1000 housing units.
The agreement between the Fundo para o Fomento Habitacao and Imbani Projects (Pty) Ltd to develop the Boane district using the latest construction technology from South African will retain up to 60% of professionals considering relocating from Mozambique due to accommodation challenges.
The total cost of the project in the initial stage will be US$133 391 940, the subsequent phases will be funded from sales and rental proceeds. The Net Present Value (NPV) and the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is estimated at US$11 018 000 and 53% respectively. It was FFH’s wish that the project be a minimal profit project.
The growth of the Mozambican economy has brought about need for industrial, light industrial and warehousing space. The general growth of the population over available infrastructure has increased the demand for space to rent and buy.
The technical, financial and market feasibility of this project is satisfactory and it can be recommended as a very good investment opportunity.

The International Coffee Agreement (ICA) aimed at strengthening the global coffee sector through the promotion of its sustainable expansion in a market-based environment for the betterment of all participants in the sector. This goal was meant to be achieved through five strategies, namely, (1) promoting international cooperation on coffee matters, (2) encouraging consumption that balances demand and supply, (3) providing mark et development, (4) facilitating fair-trade and (5) enhancing coffee financing for small scale farmers in developing countries. An exploratory study aiming at assessing to what extent the ICA has contributed to the development of export markets for small scale coffee growers in Manicaland, Zimbabwe showed that the ICA is failing to promote international market development. 99% of the respondents agree that it is doing it to a lower extent. This study recommends that the ICA should put in place a platform to incorporate the small scale farmers so that they increase their market spectrum in order to increase its export volumes and sustain the sector.

The International Coffee Agreement (ICA) aimed at strengthening the global coffee sector through the promotion of its sustainable expansion in a market-based environment for the betterment of all participants in the sector. This goal was meant to be achieved through five strategies, namely, (1) promoting international cooperation on coffee matters, (2) encouraging consumption that balances demand and supply, (3) providing mark et development, (4) facilitating fair-trade and (5) enhancing coffee financing for small scale farmers in developing countries. An exploratory study aiming at assessing to what extent the ICA has contributed to the development of export markets for small scale coffee growers in Manicaland, Zimbabwe showed that the ICA is failing to promote international market development. 99% of the respondents agree that it is doing it to a lower extent. This study recommends that the ICA should put in place a platform to incorporate the small scale farmers so that they increase their market spectrum in order to increase its export volumes and sustain the sector.

This paper is based on the doctoral thesis entitled "A Framework to Enhance the Adoption of E-Marketing Strategies by Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Retailers in Zimbabwe" by Reason Masengu (https://www. academia.edu/48928299/A_FRAMEWORK_TO_ENHANCE_THE_ADOPTION_OF_E_MARKETING_ STRATEGIES_BY_FAST_MOVING_CONSUMER_GOODS_FMCG_RETAILERS_IN_ZIMBABWE).