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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Driving take up among under-represented groups: Through local and regional apprenticeship accelerators and a dedicated hardship fund for those most in need e.g. for help with travel costs or apprenticeship support services and to target SMEs not yet engaged with the system with HR, coaching, and system navigation support.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Driving take up among under-represented groups: Through local and regional apprenticeship accelerators and a dedicated hardship fund for those most in need e.g. for help with travel costs or apprenticeship support services and to target SMEs not yet engaged with the system with HR, coaching, and system navigation support.

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4 Ways Leaders Can Get More from Their Company’s Innovation Efforts

Harvard Business Review

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

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What SpaceX Can Teach Us About Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

This is the latest step in the company''s journey to dramatically reduce the cost of space travel, and follows the first private resupply of the International Space Station with the launch of their Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft last fall. Musk quickly zeroed in on the one area ripe for innovation: cost reduction.

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3 Ways Big Companies Are Connecting with Younger Consumers

Harvard Business Review

As innovation consultant Pete Maulik told me, “It’s time to switch from here they come to this is how we’re going to win.” ” Here are three big companies using innovative approaches to make this crucial connection. By 2020, half of all travelers will be Millennials. That’s an enormous mistake.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. It is like the company who commissions a color brochure but has no budget for writing, photographs, or design. Ideas come from everywhere!

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Six Fundamentals Every Entrepreneur Needs to Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Plan for a realistic amount of sales and interest so you can conservatively manage your finances. The model is also different because we tell the traveler the name of the hotel, but not the actual rate until they book, while other models offer the rate but not the hotel name. Are you counting on advertising to bring in customers?