Monday, September 13, 2010

Blog Assignment #2 - Increasing Return

The word return can have an array of meanings. The literally definition of return is to go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before, to render, or in some cases the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property. To increase is to enhance, to add to, to boost, etc. so increasing return would be an instance where an individual came back to a place, condition, or activity, where one has been before over and over again, or depending on your definition of return it could mean increases the income or profit arising from a transaction. Thinking from more of a financial mind frame increasing return to me is more so referring to increasing profit or rendering return on an investment.


In a business you have a goal, and in most cases that goal is to make more money than you spend, which is referred to as a profit or gain. There are many ways in which you can increase your return depending on your product that you are selling. You can charge a lot more for your product, or you can pay a lot less for the resources that you are using in order to make your product, but in most cases you will increase your return. To me, increasing return is not always an easy task but the in terms of retail or selling the best way to increase return is to make a quality product at a reasonable price, believe in that product and make others believe in it. The term increasing profit, as it refers to profit, means to me creating a quality product and creating a great financial strategy that gives you the best chance at success.

Increasing return can also refer to return on an investment. When you invest in a company or idea you are thinking long term. That investment may not pay off initially but you are looking towards the future. To increase return from as it refers to an investment to me means that you want to invest in something that you have a great feeling about. No one wants to invest in something that will lose them money or have a diminishing return opposed to an increased return. Investing can always be hit or miss because something that you think may be successful may not turn out in your favor. Increasing return as it refers to investing to me means researching and studying an investment before making your final decision and finding multiple positives to ensure a increase in return.

Stefon Porter

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