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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

This is especially so as around two-thirds of the 40 million new jobs created in the US economy between 1980 and 2005 were created by new SMEs. They also cited difficulties in raising finance to help them implement their innovation. Indeed, many SMEs pioneer new technologies, products, and services.

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Trent Henry on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

HR Digest

Henry discusses EY’s response to evolving workplace dynamics, including flexible work models and investments in emerging technologies. EY has a consistently received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) since 2005, demonstrating a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Why America Is Losing Its Entrepreneurial Edge

Harvard Business Review

This paper by the Richmond Fed shows how from 1960 to 2005, the U.S. In chemicals, energy, technology, beer and more, you can see a multi-decade trend toward the consolidation of behemoths. Also, consider the need for new products and services in a country full of concentrated industries. Economy Entrepreneurship Finance'

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Not surprisingly, this didn’t sit well with the local team.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Although cross-border data flows grew 45x between 2005 and 2014, according to a McKinsey analysis , events since 2014 have pushed the pendulum to swing away from unconstrained data globalization. The draft bill has generated much debate, including some concern from global technology giants as well as Nasscom, India’s IT industry body.

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Morning Advantage: The Most Important Stories of 2013

Harvard Business Review

FINANCING THAT VACATION HOME IN VANUATU. Tech Products That Stand the Test of Time (The Globe and Mail). Actually, the Xbox 360, which has been going strong since 2005, is slated for replacement when Microsoft unveils a new game console next year. How Google Plans to Find the UnGoogleable (Technology Review).

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Many Companies Still Don’t Know How to Compete in the Digital Age

Harvard Business Review

In the past, disruption occurred at the level of discrete product and service technologies that competed to offer better value for customers (e.g., Told this way, the Kodak story is a comforting caricature of the traditional failure to adapt to disruptive technological change. By 2005, Kodak ranked No. inch vs. 3.5-inch