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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

It seems that they are adapting their work from Micheal Porters 5 forces. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 B usiness Model Generation caught my eye in a book store in December – It is rare I find myself in book stores anymore given how many books are sent to me as a blogger and my preference in reading on Kindle or IPad.

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Secure Your Flanks, Protect Your Business

Harvard Business Review

In early 1990s, most new African banks used information technology as a SWATS tool to break the monopolies established during the colonial era. The new banks outflanked the old ones by offering superior customer service. They redesigned banking and opened a new vista in African commerce. They secured their flanks.

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The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013

Harvard Business Review

And the seven policy changes Stew Friedman recommends would benefit all working Americans. 7 Policy Changes America Needs So People Can Work and Have Kids. Technology offers real hope for Africa’s economic future. Gender Innovation Managing people Technology' Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A blanket policy that just tries to create another Silicon Valley can turn out to be a disaster. But these Main Street businesses employ a lot of Americans –as many as 57 million– and the policies they need are not the same as the ones required by startups. Most of these small businesses don’t actually have employees.

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Leading Job Growth in the Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

The heart-wrenching scene reminded me of the terrible challenges that today’s job-seekers face thanks to the advance of technologies that make human labor obsolete. This photograph from the period, O home e o neno , shows a man and his son crying as some of their dearest relatives board the boat to Buenos Aires.

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A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial

Harvard Business Review

In an economy where traditional manufacturing jobs have gone offshore, and globalization and technology have put pressure on U.S. An effective policy strategy for small businesses needs to focus on the unique needs these companies have. A Main Street small business might require a term loan from a bank to buy a piece of equipment.