1. Germany? Group: F M. Konno, M. Drennan, L. Husted, A. Campoera, K. Sera, A. AbdulSalam

2. Group F Overview  Business Etiquette  Economy  Banking  Business Culture  Business Practices  History  Travel

3. Group F Business Etiquette  Rules governing socially acceptable behavior  Respect, good manners, good behavior  Important part of making a good impression  Essential to professional success

4. Group F Business Etiquette cont.  Very easy to unintentionally offend someone  Important to become familiar with the basic etiquette of the country  Not often given a second chance  Remember to keep an open mind and honest communication

5. Group F Economy  Stagnant Economy Since 2001  Terrorist Attacks  High Oil Prices  Weak Euro  Largest European Economy  Fifth Largest In World

6. Group F  Outlook Is Optimistic For Recovery  Recession Has Bottomed Out  Popular World Tourist Destination  Future Opportunities For Tourism Exist  Forecasts

7. Group F

8. German Banks/Finance  The goal of my site is to familiarize yourself with German Banking and the different types of financial aid the government is giving to small businesses. www.akg- images.co.uk/.../history/btw.html

9. Group F German Bank Vs. US Banks  Very little difference  Today, many German Banks are adopting American Banking Model  Banking via the web  Currency is the euro euro Blick vom deutschen Ufer, 2002

10. Group F Germany’s Top Banks  Deutsche Bank  Commerzbank  Dresdner Bank  Hypovereinsbank  Westdeutsche Landesbank  http://www.db.com/ http://www.db.com/

11. Group F Financial Assistance  The German Federal Government has been helping Small/Medium-sized Entrepreneurs (SMEs) by giving tax relief to many starting businesses.  European Recovery Program

12. Group F Financial Assistance Cont…  Start-Up Funding Programs  Joint Ventures  Research and Development Programs  Advisory Programs

13. Group F Travel  What came easy…  Lots of information  Tourism a major part of German economy  What came hard…  Lots of information if I wanted to travel to Germany  Writing so it wasn’t a travel brochure

14. Group F Business Culture  Little things that make a difference  Titles  Appointments and meetings Flow of meetingsFlow of meetings  Managers  How they work  What the focus on