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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

The Horizons Tracker

Central to the project is the belief that there is an entrepreneurial mindset, which is capable of thinking creatively, being open and curious, acting courageously, having self-motivation, and ensures one takes responsibility for both oneself and for those around you. . ” Broad horizons. “We Talent shortages.

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Small Business Resolutions for 2011

Coaching Tip

by Alexander Hiam, author of Business Innovations for Dummies. The key to improved results is innovative actions that, while they stick within the limits of your budget, also take you in exciting new directions. Here are some resolutions to help small or mid-sized businesses innovate in 2011. . Become a seasoned innovator. .

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business Review

It is little surprise that direct employer-purchasing of bundled care is a burgeoning area of healthcare payment innovation. Geisinger Health System began partnering with Walmart around cardiac surgery in 2012, and joined ECEN for spinal surgery in 2015. In late 2012 Geisinger initiated ProvenCare Lumbar Spine.

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Diverse Teams Feel Less Comfortable — and That’s Why They Perform Better

Harvard Business Review

In a 2011 study management teams exhibiting a wider range of educational and work backgrounds produced more-innovative products. In a 2012 study teams of three were tasked with generating a creative business plan for a theater. And very likely, the organization — and everyone in it — will reap the rewards.

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How CMOs and CROs Can Be Allies

Harvard Business Review

Use risk data as an avenue for innovation. With a little creativity, CMOs can work with them to monetize that data to create new products and, in some cases, whole new markets. The ability to offer financing gave the technology vendor a point of differentiation that helped it beat its revenue projection for the year.

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When My Business Failed

Harvard Business Review

There was no time to raise the capital we needed to finance the events' annual cash flow needs. On August 23, 2012, I walked into our headquarters — a spectacularly creative facility that we had just moved into a few months earlier. The 3-Days were 75% of our business. It was like McDonald's losing the hamburger.