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Paying Up Now Using Local E-Commerce Advertiser Sources
Mar 2008
One crucial facet of having successful Internet home businesses is selling wholesale and retail products with online capability. You might focus on local customers, perhaps through your local...
Provided by DiscoveryArticles.com
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White Papers
Start A Home Business Selling Items On Ebay
Jan 2008
Pretty much everyone has items within their home, garage or storage shed that they don't want or need anymore. We all would like to get rid of the "Stuff" we've accumulated over the years, but we...
Provided by DiscoveryArticles.com
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White Papers
10 Ways An Online Business Mentor Can Help You Make An Income Online
May 2008
Getting started online is the easy part but actually making an income online is the hard part and this is when so many people throw in the towel and quit. By taking advantage of the experience of...
Provided by DiscoveryArticles.com
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White Papers
Starting Your Own Business Without A Degree
Jan 2008
Starting a business without a degree is a difficult task, and in order to achieve success, you need to have a lot of patience. So, before you start your business, find out whether your intended...
Provided by contentdig.com
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White Papers
Qualifying For A Small Business Bank Loan
Jan 2008
Whether your company is a hi-tech Internet start-up or an established manufacturer, extra financing is sometimes necessary to propel your business to the next stage of growth. Enter the small...
Provided by Yahoo
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White Papers
Angel Investors And The Small Business
Jan 2008
Angel Investors (AI) or Business Angels are people that will provide an investment for the small business owner in return for a substantial monetary increase or a stake in the firm. Angel...
Provided by HELIUM
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White Papers
Composition of Java-Based Router Elements and Its Application to Generalized Video Multicast
Jan 2008
This paper describes a software router capable of flexible service composition through plug and play of specialized Java software modules. These Java modules - previously developed for network...
Provided by Purdue University (Krannert)
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Whitepapers
Top Trends Driving Tech Innovation
Aug 2008
New technology brings information to our fingertips in a matter of seconds. It has become so pervasive, consumers and workers alike expect all aspects of their lives to be as responsive. As a...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Special Feature: Innovation And The Economics Of Good Enough
Jan 2008
In the boom times of eCommerce rising, many common obstacles to innovation (including administrative trivia such as building a business case) were overcome by sheer enthusiasm and blind faith....
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Overcoming Barriers To Innovation: Emerging Role Of The Chief Innovation Executive
Apr 2008
Organizations that indicate a higher importance of innovation to their success are more likely to designate a single executive-level point of accountability for innovation. Those organizations...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Innovation In Manufacturing - Driving Greater Returns, Predictable Outcomes And Market Leadership
Oct 2008
Innovation is more vital than ever to the success of manufacturing. More and more companies are using the practice as a focal point, or catalyst, for dramatically improving performance and in some...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
How To Get The Most From Your Best Ideas
Aug 2008
If organizations are to achieve and sustain high performance, they need to regard innovation as a business discipline, and then manage and execute it accordingly - as an end-to-end process, from...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Smart Growth: Innovating To Achieve High Performance Without Feeding The Beast Of Complexity
Oct 2008
Unbridled proliferation in the hopes of "Hitting it right" can lead companies into the trap of having too much complexity, which consumes existing resources and ultimately harms returns. Much...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Project Execution Support: Experienced Resources To Drive Rapid Results
Oct 2008
The Accenture Process & Innovation Performance service line helps clients become high-performance businesses by taking an end-toend, process-based approach to address key business challenges such...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Checklist For Starting Your Business
Jan 2008
Starting your own business can be a daunting undertaking. As a new business owner you need to focus on several important aspects - finances, management, legal issues and marketing/sales. There are...
Provided by Wells Fargo
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White Papers
Technology Innovation: Top Down Or Bottom Up?
Feb 2009
When it comes to innovation around Asset Intelligence, should you drive change from the top, or let things bubble up from the front lines? Especially when it comes to sweeping new opportunities...
Provided by Deloitte Development
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White Papers
Take A Trip Into The Future - Technology-Based Business Innovation In A Changing Global Travel Distribution
Nov 2007
Few established sectors of the global economy have felt the impact of the Internet more than travel and tourism. People have become accustomed to booking airline tickets online and are starting to...
Provided by Booz Allen Hamilton
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White Papers
Have You Been Recently Laid Off? Start A New Business!
Jul 2008
You might feel depressed after having lost your job. After all, you worked hard for that company, and you might have expected to work for many more years. Perhaps the lay off came to you as a...
Provided by Associated Content
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White Papers
Market Rebels And Radical Innovation
Jan 2009
Market rebels aren't Molotov cocktail - throwing World Trade Organization (WTO) opponents. They are groups of individuals who together shape markets through hot causes, which arouse emotions, and...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
The Next Step In Open Innovation
Jun 2008
The creation of knowledge, products, and services by online communities of companies and consumers is still in its earliest stages. Who knows where it will lead? For most companies, innovation is...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
Leadership And Innovation
Jan 2008
Like short skirts, innovation has traditionally swung into and out of fashion: popular in good times and tossed back into the closet in downturns. But as globalization tears down the geographic...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
How Companies Approach Innovation: A McKinsey Global Survey
Nov 2007
Executives say innovation is very important, but their companies' approach to it is often informal, and leaders lack confidence in their innovation decisions. Top managers and other professionals...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
Assessing Innovation Metrics: Assessing Innovation Metrics
Oct 2008
A recent McKinsey Global Survey shows that companies are satisfied, overall, with their use of metrics to assess innovation portfolios - though many findings suggest that they shouldn't be. The...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
How To Capture The Essence Of Innovation
Dec 2007
The key to successful innovation is an internal network that actively involves people throughout the organization in the vibrancy of discovery and dialogue, and provides the means to distill the...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Using Outsourcing As An Innovator's Advantage
Jan 2009
Innovation has always played an important role in the success of all types of companies. However today - with intense competition and demanding customers the norm - innovation has become...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Innovation For Hard Times
Nov 2008
Everyone is familiar with financial leverage. It is a powerful way to improve performance when times are good. The danger, of course, is that financial leverage magnifies the impact of downturns...
Provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies
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White Papers
Necessity Breeds Opportunity: Constraints, Innovation And Competitive Advantage
Jan 2008
This paper looks at ways companies can drive innovation to address external constraints and sidestep trade-offs between efficiency and responsiveness. When companies fail in the Indian market,...
Provided by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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White Papers
Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting A Business
Jan 2009
Your commitment to the idea of owning a business is most important. Why are you thinking about starting a business? Is it because you are reacting to your own work situation-perhaps becoming fed...
Provided by Wells Fargo
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White Papers
Basics Of How To Start A Wholesale Clothing Business
Jan 2009
Wholesale clothing business is one of the growing trends in the wholesale industry. Many people have come to realize the many benefits of starting a wholesale clothing business. This paper throw...
Provided by Articles Factory
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Webcasts
Managing Tomorrow Today - HCM For The 21st Century
Oct 2008
What do Amazon, USA Today, Avon Cosmetics, the San Francisco 49ers and McDonalds have in common? They are all examples of companies which spawned new and innovative ideas that transformed an...
Provided by SuccessFactors
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Webcasts
SuccessFactors For Small Business - Introduction To Professional Edition ULTRA
Jul 2008
SuccessFactors Professional Edition is the market-leading employee performance and talent management for businesses with up to 500 employees. Its newest release - Professional Edition ULTRA with...
Provided by SuccessFactors
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White Papers
Reward Your Best Customers
Jun 2007
Marketing programs that reward customers for their patronage are not new. The strategy is simple: Give high-paying customers an incentive and they'll come back and buy more. That way, you boost...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Turn Customers Into Your Sales Force
Jun 2007
The most effective sales team you'll ever find is enthusiastic customers. The reason is simple enough: Customers aren't paid to praise. When a customer becomes a passionate believer in your brand,...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
5 Ways To Halt Customer Service Worker Burnout
Jun 2007
Customers nowadays have more products to buy, and more channels through which to buy them, than at any time in history. Consequently, they have greater demands and higher expectations than ever...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Keep Your Customers Happy And Coming Back For More
Jun 2007
The 80/20 rule means that if you can define your critical few customers and target marketing directly to their needs, it's likely to pay off big time. The cost of acquiring new customers,...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
15 Customer Service No-Nos
Jun 2007
Customer service that is perceived as rude is not intentional and often is the result of absent-mindedness or carelessness on behalf of an employee. Either way, bad customer service can translate...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
The Power Of Saying Thank You
Jun 2007
The wheels of business revolve with such spin and speed these days that we roll right over the courtesies. Who has time for quaint customs? Nowadays, extending old-time courtesies helps you stand...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
7 Ways To Get Foot Traffic To Your Retail Store
Jun 2007
Computer mice may click, letters may be addressed and stamped, but there's still only one time-tested way to help ensure the success of your retail business. Get customers to walk through your...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
10 Low-Cost Ways To Market Your Business
Jun 2007
When marketing is continuous and targeted rather than occasional and shotgun, business gets easier. If prospects have a positive view of your wares and reputation before you call or before they...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Women: Certifying Your Business Can Land Bigger, Better Contracts
Jun 2007
If you're a woman running your own company, you're likely missing out on lucrative opportunities if you haven't yet become certified as a woman-owned and operated business. Owners who have...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How To Engage A Customer Before Nailing The Sale
Jun 2007
Sales are made by establishing credibility, building relationships and creating comfort zones. In addition, most experts say it takes seven to 12 contacts before customers are ready to buy. So to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Learn How To Ask For Referrals -- And Grow Your Business
Jun 2007
Marketing by getting referrals is not only simple, it's wonderfully cheap. The idea is to find new customers just by asking peers, associates and existing customers to recommend likely prospects...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How To Bid On Government Contracts
Jun 2007
Government contracts can often prove fertile ground for small businesses. But the process of winning the government's attention - and, ideally, its business - takes a bit of education and legwork....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How To Manage Your Web And Bricks-And-Mortar Businesses
Jun 2007
On the surface, doing business on the Internet - and in a bricks- and- mortar retail location - would seem the best of both worlds. If nothing else, no matter how your customers like to shop, a...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
5 Signs That It's Time To Automate Your Customer Data
Jun 2007
Salespeople tend to keep contacts and leads in their heads, if you can even persuade them to share. Accounting is often overloaded or outsourced. Customer service typically works overtime. Maybe...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Why 'Elevator Pitches' Help Win Customers
Jun 2007
If you ask everyone who works at your company to tell about the business, how many different answers do you think you would hear? You would hear about as many different stories as you have...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How Clip Art Can Make Your Marketing Shine
Jun 2007
Clip art refers to the huge range of electronic graphics, photos, images, cartoons, logos and other illustrations that you can quickly import, drag and drop or copy and paste into most desktop...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Why Lying In Your Marketing Isn't Worth It
Jun 2007
In the constant roar of advertising noise today, small businesses have a tough time getting attention. Small businesses have less to lose than large enterprises by dancing on the edge of...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Mom, Apple Pie And How To Tout A Family Business
Jun 2007
More than a third of the Fortune 500 companies are family-owned. Family businesses account for nearly 80% of all new job creation, 60% of employment and a staggering 50% of the gross domestic...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How To Capture Wary Consumers
Jun 2007
The biggest trouble direct marketers have is failure to fulfill. Direct marketers post opt-in and opt-out policies to be politically correct and put a straitjacket on their data. They walk - from...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
What Does Your Company Stand For? How To Create A Branding Toolkit
Jun 2007
Business gets easier when you have a recognizable brand. All you need do is mention the names and millions of people throughout the world have an immediate perception and expectation of what that...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
5 Steps To Hitting Your Direct Mail Targets
Jun 2007
E-mail and Internet marketing may be attracting buzz, but there are still strong incentives to send printed messages directly to customers whom you select. Direct mail gives you complete control...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
6 Ways To Build Trust And Ramp Up Your Marketing
Jun 2007
Nowadays, amid mounting marketing clutter and ads beamed everywhere, from satellite TV and radio to elevator and doctors' offices, it's important to gain profile as a company that customers...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How To Build A Company Identity From Scratch
Jun 2007
The early years of a business are all about scrambling to gain traction. It's hard to find the time or tactics that will make you stand out. Yet we all know that impressing customers and driving...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
'Cause Marketing' Tips: Boost Business By Giving Back
Jun 2007
By linking your brand to a nonprofit group or charity - called Cause marketing by many - you can often boost business and give back to your community at the same time. But forging a business...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
9 Steps To Making Trade Shows Pay Off
Jun 2007
Trade shows are making a comeback from their post-9/11 lulls, with attendance growing again and booth sales on the rise. A good return on your trade show investment means you need to plan, prepare...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Change Your Business' Name? 7 Issues
Jun 2007
What's in a name? Everything - particularly when it comes to your business. And that should make extreme caution the bedrock of your thinking when considering changing the name of your business....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
5 Ways To Create A Media Kit
Jun 2007
Desktop technology and electronic options offer so many high-quality and affordable ways to showcase your business that choices for building a contemporary media kit are downright dizzying. You...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Why Your Small Business Needs An Intranet
Apr 2007
You need constant, reliable and secure communications with others in the company to ensure successful growth. You need an intranet. An intranet is similar to a Web site, and it uses Internet...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Virtual Meetings Cut Travel Costs
Apr 2007
The travel industry has taken its hits in recent years. In good times or bad, your business needs to scrutinize its travel budget to find ways to cut costs. With today's "Virtual meeting"...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
5 Common E-Commerce Site Mistakes
Apr 2007
So you're planning to sell your products on the Web. Know that it's not enough that your graphics are sharp, your content is fun and easy to read, and your online catalog is pretty darn spiffy....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Skill Vs. Luck In Entrepreneurship And Venture Capital
Jul 2006
This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are more likely to...
Provided by Harvard University
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White Papers
Paying Up Now Using Local E-Commerce Advertiser Sources
Mar 2008
One crucial facet of having successful Internet home businesses is selling wholesale and retail products with online capability. You might focus on local customers, perhaps through your local...
Provided by DiscoveryArticles.com
-
White Papers
Start A Home Business Selling Items On Ebay
Jan 2008
Pretty much everyone has items within their home, garage or storage shed that they don't want or need anymore. We all would like to get rid of the "Stuff" we've accumulated over the years, but we...
Provided by DiscoveryArticles.com
-
White Papers
10 Ways An Online Business Mentor Can Help You Make An Income Online
May 2008
Getting started online is the easy part but actually making an income online is the hard part and this is when so many people throw in the towel and quit. By taking advantage of the experience of...
Provided by DiscoveryArticles.com
-
White Papers
Starting Your Own Business Without A Degree
Jan 2008
Starting a business without a degree is a difficult task, and in order to achieve success, you need to have a lot of patience. So, before you start your business, find out whether your intended...
Provided by contentdig.com
-
White Papers
Qualifying For A Small Business Bank Loan
Jan 2008
Whether your company is a hi-tech Internet start-up or an established manufacturer, extra financing is sometimes necessary to propel your business to the next stage of growth. Enter the small...
Provided by Yahoo
-
White Papers
Angel Investors And The Small Business
Jan 2008
Angel Investors (AI) or Business Angels are people that will provide an investment for the small business owner in return for a substantial monetary increase or a stake in the firm. Angel...
Provided by HELIUM
-
White Papers
Composition of Java-Based Router Elements and Its Application to Generalized Video Multicast
Jan 2008
This paper describes a software router capable of flexible service composition through plug and play of specialized Java software modules. These Java modules - previously developed for network...
Provided by Purdue University (Krannert)
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Whitepapers
Top Trends Driving Tech Innovation
Aug 2008
New technology brings information to our fingertips in a matter of seconds. It has become so pervasive, consumers and workers alike expect all aspects of their lives to be as responsive. As a...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
White Papers
Special Feature: Innovation And The Economics Of Good Enough
Jan 2008
In the boom times of eCommerce rising, many common obstacles to innovation (including administrative trivia such as building a business case) were overcome by sheer enthusiasm and blind faith....
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Overcoming Barriers To Innovation: Emerging Role Of The Chief Innovation Executive
Apr 2008
Organizations that indicate a higher importance of innovation to their success are more likely to designate a single executive-level point of accountability for innovation. Those organizations...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Innovation In Manufacturing - Driving Greater Returns, Predictable Outcomes And Market Leadership
Oct 2008
Innovation is more vital than ever to the success of manufacturing. More and more companies are using the practice as a focal point, or catalyst, for dramatically improving performance and in some...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
How To Get The Most From Your Best Ideas
Aug 2008
If organizations are to achieve and sustain high performance, they need to regard innovation as a business discipline, and then manage and execute it accordingly - as an end-to-end process, from...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Smart Growth: Innovating To Achieve High Performance Without Feeding The Beast Of Complexity
Oct 2008
Unbridled proliferation in the hopes of "Hitting it right" can lead companies into the trap of having too much complexity, which consumes existing resources and ultimately harms returns. Much...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Project Execution Support: Experienced Resources To Drive Rapid Results
Oct 2008
The Accenture Process & Innovation Performance service line helps clients become high-performance businesses by taking an end-toend, process-based approach to address key business challenges such...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Checklist For Starting Your Business
Jan 2008
Starting your own business can be a daunting undertaking. As a new business owner you need to focus on several important aspects - finances, management, legal issues and marketing/sales. There are...
Provided by Wells Fargo
-
White Papers
Technology Innovation: Top Down Or Bottom Up?
Feb 2009
When it comes to innovation around Asset Intelligence, should you drive change from the top, or let things bubble up from the front lines? Especially when it comes to sweeping new opportunities...
Provided by Deloitte Development
-
White Papers
Take A Trip Into The Future - Technology-Based Business Innovation In A Changing Global Travel Distribution
Nov 2007
Few established sectors of the global economy have felt the impact of the Internet more than travel and tourism. People have become accustomed to booking airline tickets online and are starting to...
Provided by Booz Allen Hamilton
-
White Papers
Have You Been Recently Laid Off? Start A New Business!
Jul 2008
You might feel depressed after having lost your job. After all, you worked hard for that company, and you might have expected to work for many more years. Perhaps the lay off came to you as a...
Provided by Associated Content
-
White Papers
Market Rebels And Radical Innovation
Jan 2009
Market rebels aren't Molotov cocktail - throwing World Trade Organization (WTO) opponents. They are groups of individuals who together shape markets through hot causes, which arouse emotions, and...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
-
White Papers
The Next Step In Open Innovation
Jun 2008
The creation of knowledge, products, and services by online communities of companies and consumers is still in its earliest stages. Who knows where it will lead? For most companies, innovation is...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
-
White Papers
Leadership And Innovation
Jan 2008
Like short skirts, innovation has traditionally swung into and out of fashion: popular in good times and tossed back into the closet in downturns. But as globalization tears down the geographic...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
-
White Papers
How Companies Approach Innovation: A McKinsey Global Survey
Nov 2007
Executives say innovation is very important, but their companies' approach to it is often informal, and leaders lack confidence in their innovation decisions. Top managers and other professionals...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
-
White Papers
Assessing Innovation Metrics: Assessing Innovation Metrics
Oct 2008
A recent McKinsey Global Survey shows that companies are satisfied, overall, with their use of metrics to assess innovation portfolios - though many findings suggest that they shouldn't be. The...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
How To Capture The Essence Of Innovation
Dec 2007
The key to successful innovation is an internal network that actively involves people throughout the organization in the vibrancy of discovery and dialogue, and provides the means to distill the...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Using Outsourcing As An Innovator's Advantage
Jan 2009
Innovation has always played an important role in the success of all types of companies. However today - with intense competition and demanding customers the norm - innovation has become...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Innovation For Hard Times
Nov 2008
Everyone is familiar with financial leverage. It is a powerful way to improve performance when times are good. The danger, of course, is that financial leverage magnifies the impact of downturns...
Provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies
-
White Papers
Necessity Breeds Opportunity: Constraints, Innovation And Competitive Advantage
Jan 2008
This paper looks at ways companies can drive innovation to address external constraints and sidestep trade-offs between efficiency and responsiveness. When companies fail in the Indian market,...
Provided by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
-
White Papers
Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting A Business
Jan 2009
Your commitment to the idea of owning a business is most important. Why are you thinking about starting a business? Is it because you are reacting to your own work situation-perhaps becoming fed...
Provided by Wells Fargo
-
White Papers
Basics Of How To Start A Wholesale Clothing Business
Jan 2009
Wholesale clothing business is one of the growing trends in the wholesale industry. Many people have come to realize the many benefits of starting a wholesale clothing business. This paper throw...
Provided by Articles Factory
-
Webcasts
Managing Tomorrow Today - HCM For The 21st Century
Oct 2008
What do Amazon, USA Today, Avon Cosmetics, the San Francisco 49ers and McDonalds have in common? They are all examples of companies which spawned new and innovative ideas that transformed an...
Provided by SuccessFactors
-
Webcasts
SuccessFactors For Small Business - Introduction To Professional Edition ULTRA
Jul 2008
SuccessFactors Professional Edition is the market-leading employee performance and talent management for businesses with up to 500 employees. Its newest release - Professional Edition ULTRA with...
Provided by SuccessFactors
