Uncontrolled Spin: The Power and Danger of Spin ("Un"missable Series Book 1) by Jerry Summers

researchers to answer these questions prior to his next visit with Jessica.
    Perhaps the most difficult issue to wrap his head around is the level of political corruption a U.S. company will be forced to deal with in Brazil’s political environment. Mark, Hugo, and Ricardo will be able to shed some light on this issue and what will be expected in order to make things happen quickly. Next, Sean develops a preliminary benefits list for potential employees, health care coverage, marriage counseling, and family planning education, as well as literary and basic budgeting for the undereducated employees. Sean also makes sure the benefits include scholarship opportunities for the employees’ children and educational programs so the workers will be able to complete high school and strive for college completion as well, in order to qualify for management positions within the organization. Considering the setup of the factory, Sean realizes there is also plenty of space to provide on-site day care for working moms, the costs of which the employees could reimburse, in full or just partially. Perhaps the biggest bonus the “Beauty Whatever” could offer is discounted clothing and bonuses paid in clothing to appease workers’ need for social status along with their appetite for middle-class identification.
    Most of the programs can be provided by the organization at limited or no expense for the facility employees, and can even be offered to the general public for a small fee to offset the organizations expenses, Sean thinks, nodding to himself. With the general concepts done, Sean starts to focus on the financial ramifications of this type of programming and expansion. Since he knows absolutely nothing about fashion costing per item, markup, or shipping expenses, he decides to speak with Mark, specifically about the ease or difficulty of getting the products out of the country and into the United States. He decides against doing it over the weekend, and then spends the majority of his time at the villa drawing out a variety of figures for the fashion industry, in preparation for checking costs.

    While on the corporate jet back to San Francisco, Sean calls Mark, then Evelyn. He discovers from Mark that shipping, via air service, to the United States will add approximately five percent to the overall production costs, regardless of the product, as long as none of the products are considered hazardous material. During his following conversation with Evelyn, Sean instructs her to have one of his researchers conduct preliminary market cost analysis on the fashion industry in the United States and Latin America, specifically focusing on production, shipping, and quality control issues in the niche market industry and on Beauty Boutique’s market placement.
    Evelyn quips, “Well, Mr. Green, seems to me like you have given considerable thought to the Beauty Boutique’s representation.”
    Sean sighs into the phone. “I didn’t say I was going to get involved. I’m simply trying to decide if the margins are large enough for SGM to engage in a realistic discussion with Ms. Silva.”
    “Mmh. I see,” replies Evelyn knowingly.
    “Just tell someone to have the damn preliminary research done by Thursday morning when I get into the office,” Sean growls.
    “Yes, Mr. Green. By the way, you have a meeting scheduled for 11:00 a.m. with Ms. Silva three weeks from today. It’s only for an hour. Should I block out a longer time for you?”
    “Yes. Block out two hours on my calendar, just in case we need a little longer depending on the research results. Also, please arrange for lunch to be catered by Basta Pasta, have my merlot available, and get a few cannolis from Stella’s Pastry for dessert. I don’t want us to go hungry if things go well, and if they don’t I’ll have a great lunch for myself.”
    “Is that it?” Evelyn asks, dripping sweetness.
    He frowns at the phone. “For now, thank you. Oh, wait! Can you also schedule a