New Research Tells Family Businesses: Proceed With Caution (Popularity:  )
New nationwide research on family businesses shows that the overwhelming optimism of family business owners might be premature. A lack of strategic vision, succession planning and governance policies could spell the end of many family-owned enterprises in the near future.
"Family businesses need to heed the warning signs," says Rich Simmonds, managing principal at Seattle-based wealth management firm Laird Norton Tyee (LNTyee.) "We spoke to top family business leaders in ...
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Revered Business Bestseller Returns to Print (Popularity: )
For a generation of "corporate guerillas" in the 1970's, Robert Townsend was gadfly-in-chief. The phenomenally successful CEO, who turned around troubled Avis Rent-a-Car, wrote a runaway bestseller titled UP THE ORGANIZATION: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits that railed against fat-cat complacency, bureaucracy, and bad leadership.
Celebrated by Betty Friedan for encouraging females to enter the executive ranks (when there were no female Fortune 500 ...
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Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant Program Helps Moms Make Business Dreams a Reality (Popularity: )
Moms are continually on the move, particularly when it comes to business -- approximately half a million women across the country run their own ventures, and over one third of them have children under the age of 18 living at home(1). To celebrate Moms' ingenuity, Whirlpool brand is announcing its third annual Mother of Invention Grant Program, a competition that recognizes the entrepreneurial spirit of moms by awarding them the ...
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North Carolina Health Care Company Owned by Native American Sisters Is National Small Business of the Year (Popularity: )
A pair of Native American sisters from Lumberton, N.C., who dreamt of turning their health care experience into a thriving homegrown business -- Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar and Lesa Jacobs -- were today named National Small Business Persons of the Year during ceremonies at SBA Small Business Week 2007, the agency's two-day conference marking National Small Business Week.
"Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar and Lesa Jacobs epitomize the hard work, the risk- taking, and the ...
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Adaptive Marketing Shares Business Plan Tips for Small-Business Start-ups (Popularity: )
Congratulations! You've built a better mousetrap (or exercise machine or bottle opener or catering service or …). Now what? Well, as Adaptive Marketing LLC reports, it's not enough to have a viable product -- you also need a viable plan. As an industry leader in Internet marketing, Adaptive Marketing offers small business owners and millions of other consumers access to savings on the products and services that can make a ...
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New Book Teaches 'The Other Secret' to Achieving Success is to Actually Increase Failures (Popularity: )
Another book on success makes its way to market this spring, but this one is different. You could call it success with a twist. For while the authors liken their book to runaway bestseller, "The Secret", this book's secret isn't what most people expect. Because this book's secret is that to be successful you must learn to intentionally fail more often.
"Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is ...
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New Advertising Multiplatform to Help Advertisers Generate Sales from Untapped Markets Released by Global Advertising Strategies (Popularity: )
Helping advertisers and broadcasters maximize revenue by reaching millions of new immigrants and other untapped markets, leading multicultural advertising agency Global Advertising Strategies announced the introduction of its proprietary marketing and media platform called Multiplatform Multicultural Programmer Platform (MMPP). The platform was introduced at a roundtable hosted by Global Advertising Strategies and moderated by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, editor-in-chief of Multichannel News.
MMPP is a Web interface with a proprietary booking and reservation ...
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BNI: 'Think Customers Are Your Best Word of Mouth Referral Source? Think Again' (Popularity: )
"You know, if we could get our customers to refer their friends to us, we'd have even more customers." Sound familiar? Two problems with that line of reasoning, though. Problem #1: It's true. Problem #2: It's a very slow way to get new business.
Sure, your customers or clients can be helpful in sending you new business here and there. The question is: Can you actually grow your business effectively ...
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The New HUSQVARNA VIKING® SAPPHIRE™ Sewing Machines Bring Exclusive Features to a Whole New Market (Popularity: )
Today SVP Worldwide, owner of HUSQVARNA VIKING® brand sewing machines—the leading global sewing machine manufacturer—announced the worldwide introduction of its new SAPPHIRE™ line of sewing machines. The new SAPPHIRE 830 and SAPPHIRE 850 sewing machines combine state-of-the-art advancements with HUSQVARNA VIKING brand’s renowned craftsmanship to enhance the sewing experience for any sewer. Inspired by the worldwide spotlight on creative sewing, intermediate sewers will find in this new generation of machines ...
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Poll Reveals Large Companies Prefer to Purchase Point of Sales Systems from Full Service Retailers (Popularity: )
Over the past thirty years, point of sales (POS) systems have become a major focus of retail industry modernization. Many major retailers have realized increased profits and reduced losses as a result of integrating POS systems to collect accurate sales data. While large retailers used to rely on well-known brands such as IBM, a recent informal poll conducted by Vision Point of Sale revealed that the majority of their customers ...
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