1000 Words Business English - 24 hours

Task: Business scenario Imagine you are working as a business consultant and have been employed to provide some business expertise on a specific situation. Read the case study and then write a clear and detailed report containing: 1) An analysis of the current situation and the problems faced by the company. 2) Recommendations for action. Case study: Background information: Introduction: Derek Jones, a 54 year old Englishman, and his Greek wife Maria, have owned a restaurant called Zorba’s located on the Greek island of Corfu for 25 years. The restaurant serves a mixture of traditional Greek food and British dishes such as fish and chips and English breakfasts. The restaurant was very popular with tourists and locals in the past, but has now fallen on hard times. The company is making a loss and if the situation does not improve then they may have to close the business and move back to the UK. They approach your consultancy company in order to get advice on how to improve the struggling business. Operational problems: Profit: The table below demonstrates the decline in net profit (in Euros) from the restaurant in Corfu: Year Average monthly profit / loss Year Average monthly profit / loss 2008 2000 2011 -100 2009 600 2012 -300 2010 100 2013 -400 ............................