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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, the European Commission regards them as the engine of the European economy. They also cited difficulties in raising finance to help them implement their innovation. Indeed, around a third of innovative SMEs cited taxation, regulations, and the availability of finance as a hindrance to their performance and growth.

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How to Get Venture Capital: Secrets of Sand Hill Road

Leading Blog

It is a book for those with big ideas. VCs are trying to determine whether this founder will be able to create a compelling story around the company mission in order to attract great engineers, executives, sales and marketing people, etc. V ENTURE CAPITAL is not right for every business.

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What Is the Future of Jobs with Advent of AI: Are You Jobs at Risk?

HR Digest

Since its release in November of last year, the impressive AI chatbot has been used to write cover letters, create a children’s book, and even help students cheat on their essays. Tech companies like OpenAI are already considering replacing software engineers with AI decreasing the job prospects for humans.

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A List of Referrable Keynote Speakers and Topics to Consider for Your Next Conference

Great Results Team Building

Sean is also an author, and each of his books, Rapid Teamwork , The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates , and Staying Coachable , are entertaining parables with powerful take-aways for team growth and leadership!

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Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders

Eric Jacobson

Be sure to check out the books’ Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. How do you recommend readers read the book and use it to apply the learnings?

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Leaders need to Lead

Great Leadership By Dan

There are tons of books and articles on the subject. To me, most of these books and articles are more about “managing” than about “leading.” My father is a retired engineer with his Master’s degree in thermodynamics. Guest post by Ken Marlin: Leadership is one of those concepts that management gurus like to throw around.

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Do you have these 5 leadership traits?

Great Leadership By Dan

After being trained in problem-solving techniques as an engineer and receiving a commission in the United States Naval Reserve, Schutz pursued his passion for finance and banking by completing his MBA at New York University. For more information, please visit www.profitpicture.net or www.ronschutzauthor.com.