Mosaic / ORMS Board President Christian Hoeferle featured on The-International-Entrepreneur.com
On January 30, 2012, The-International-Entrepreneur.com featured Mosaic / ORMS Board President Christian Hoeferle in an interview about his experiences in German-American business relations.
The International Entrepreneur – Cultural Tips on Germany: an Interview with Christian Höeferle
Christian Hoeferle
This week I am honored to interview German-American business expert and journalist, Christian Höeferle. At the end of the interview, you will find more information about Christian’s experience as well as contact information. Here is what Christian shared about the German business culture:
What do you see as unique cultural characteristics of German people that are reflected in Germany’s business culture?
Germans are known for valuing diligence, thoroughness, education, manners, and structure. An old German idiom says “Ordnung muss sein!”, loosely translated into “there has to be order!” This almost proverbial desire for a sense of order goes hand in hand with a willingness to be regulated. Overall, Germans also tend to be very risk-averse which is owed to their history. Sometimes this translates into business practices which may appear slow or reactive to other cultures.
Mosaic Annual Meeting
Dear Mosaic supporters and volunteers,
Please mark your calendars for our Annual Meeting, to be held on Tuesday, December 13, at the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce (225 Keith Street; Cleveland, TN 37320).
The meeting will begin at 2pm and is scheduled to last no longer than 90 minutes.
At this meeting, in accordance with our Charter, we plan on electing our Board of Directors and elect Officers for the upcoming year.
Pursuant to our last meeting, we will officially vote whether or not to approve a change in the Charter to allow members. Currently, the Charter states that we are not a membership organization. As President, I recommend that we amend Article VIII of the Charter to state: “The Corporation will have members.” Once approved, we will file the change with the necessary documents with the Secretary of State of Tennessee.
We will also vote on whether or not to accept a revision in the Bylaws to match the amended Charter. As President, I recommend that we amend our Bylaws to allow for members and that we include provisions that manage our membership.
Please find a copy of the proposed Bylaws here: MOSAIC Bylaws New
Sincerely,
Christian Hoeferle, Board President Mosaic (Ocoee Region Multicultural Services)
Mosaic partners with local startup DealVille
Several weeks ago, Mosaic was approached by the founders of a local startup company. They told us they’re working on a shopping platform which will provide significant savings for local consumers. Well, no big news there, we thought. Then we learned that the company would give back a portion of their revenues to several local community needs. That’s when we started to pay attention.
As of November 8th, 2011, DealVille is doing business in Cleveland, TN and the community project the company chose to donate to is Mosaic! Throughout the rest of 2011 DealVille will donate 10 percent of their gross revenues to Mosaic! Not only are we proud to assist this young company in becoming established, we are also extremely grateful for the support pledge their founders made.
