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Small Firms Shifting Horizons As A Result Of Brexit

The Horizons Tracker

It shows clear attempts to move exports away from EU markets to elsewhere in the world. The data showed that the smallest exporters were shifting up to 46% of their export growth from the EU to other markets since the referendum in 2016, with slightly larger firms shifting around 19% of their exports. Gravity defying. Tariff barriers.

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7 Interesting Reasons to Invest In Platinum Today

Strategy Driven

The investment market dealing with precious metals has barely made the cut in terms of popularity among people, and it’s not something many people tap into, if they do hear about it, it’s mostly for either gold, silver or palladium. Around more than 20% of consumer goods use platinum, while more uses are still being discovered.

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How to Get SQF Certified: The Only Guide You Need to Read

Strategy Driven

Any establishment that’s involved in the production, manufacturing, processing, storing, transporting, distribution, or selling of food or beverages should have a rigorous and reliable food safety management system. To Broaden Your Market Reach. One of the surest ways to guarantee food safety is by becoming SQF certified.

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How is 3D printing revolutionising the packaging industry?

Strategy Driven

Packaging and transporting the product is as important as manufacturing it. They can be remodelled many times by heating without causing any chemical change. Its surface is treated with manual labour or chemicals for the desired shape. Now, it is being used by packaging companies to their advantage.

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Lobbyists Are Behind the Rise in Corporate Profits

Harvard Business Review

Firms engage in political “rent seeking”—lobbying for regulations that provide them sheltered markets—rather than competing on innovation. I account for the roles of R&D, spending on advertising and marketing, and on administrative costs, including IT. Regulators expected cable prices to fall by 10%.

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The Simple Economics of Machine Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

” Digital communication was set to upend markets and change everything. This matters because prediction is an input to a host of activities including transportation, agriculture, healthcare, energy manufacturing, and retail. In contrast, the value of film-related chemicals fell – we wanted less of them.

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Obama Gave a Monumental Climate Change Speech, But It's Still Not Enough

Harvard Business Review

Attacking "other" greenhouse gases , those that can be much more powerful warming agents than CO2, such as methane (which comes from animals/farms, natural gas leaks, and landfills) and HFCs (the class of chemicals used in refrigerants). Talk about the need to price carbon so our markets can function correctly.