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9 Steps To Success with Your Home Business

Women on Business

Sometimes business was lost to brick and mortar operations because of the “unprofessional” assumptions people had about work-from-home professionals. There’s no bigger bottleneck in your operation than yourself. But it wasn’t long ago that working from home was not looked upon so keenly. Build A Team.

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business Review

This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note. Just over one-fifth (22%) of boards operating in the IT and telecom industry sought tech expertise when filling their most recent board seat, higher than in any other industry.

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Marketing’s Mission: Make it Meaningfully Different

Harvard Business Review

Founded in 1998, Lululemon produces sports apparel for women that is fashionable, environmentally friendly, and as technically advanced as sports apparel for men. Research by Millward Brown finds that brands with a meaningful difference command a price premium 13 percent higher than weaker category alternatives.