It's time to list my three favourite blogs; here they are in no particular order

1. Jade Thomas  and her company Beyond International Limited
I found Jade's blog extremely informative on her company. I like how Jade's kept up to date with Beyond Internationals latest news, her introduction about the company was very thorough and gave me a sound understanding about the company and all the aspects they cover. It was really interesting to know that most of the Board of Directors have all been there since the beginning, and it was also interesting to learn that due to underperformance restraints that B.I had to restructure the company. What I liked most was Jade provided further information on television shows, and miniseries that Beyond International distribute throughout Australia and New Zealand, that connected me more to the business through familiarity and mental availability. Great blog, I really look forward to learning more about the company.


2. Ben Patchett     and his company Asciano
I found that Ben's blog was effectively well written about his company. Ben provided fantastic news updates on his company, including news about delays to a port in NSW due to equipment damage, an update that I'm sure many people would be interested in knowing, also that his company will be cutting jobs due to upgrades in their profit targets, yet another fact that I'm sure people will be interested in. Ben is very thorough when reporting about his companies financial difficulties, as well as providing information on his companies future investment plans. I appreciate that Ben had difficulties reading some parts of his reports, but was able to source information externally to help decipher his reports, and enable him to read other companies reports with ease. Upon reading Ben's blog about Asciano, it's really difficult to believe that he doesn't work for the company, as he has provided extremely thorough and extensive insight into the workings of the company. I look forward to learning more about your company in the coming weeks.

3. Melinda Lynagh  and her company Ainsworth Gaming Technology
I found that Melinda's blog was extremely informative and provided great insight into her company. Melinda provided informative insight into the background of all the Board members of her company, and what I found most interesting that the founder of Ainsworth Gaming Technology, Len Ainsworth is also the founder of rival company Aristocrat Leisure, a company being looked after by Iris. Like I said, I found it really interesting that these two companies are complete rivals, and that in Jan 2014' Ainsworth Gaming Technology triumphed over it's rival Aristocrat to gain the rights to sell pokie machines in the state of Mississippi. Melinda has provided thorough and well supportive answers from the questions in the study guide, which has helped me gain a better understanding of some of the areas of my company. It was interesting to read about the concepts of her company, especially the employee's and their workplace, with the company stating their commitment to providing gender equality, and stamping out unethical behaviour through support and complete confidentiality in the "whistleblower" policy. I now understand that Ainsworth Gaming Technology are in charge of all new and existing licensing laws throughout certain countries. I really enjoyed reading about Melinda's company, and look forward to learning further about it.