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Six Big Problems You’ll Solve When You Apply Design Thinking To Your Learning And Development 

YoungUpstarts

Design thinking keeps the hungry gorilla — in the form of a senior executive — fed so that he doesn’t come around demanding impact data. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, federal and state government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. When you can’t prove your value, you’re perceived as a cost.

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Principles For Low-Budget Marketing Strategies Every Startup Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Every product must be perceived as different and unique, but without overestimating the customer’s demand for it. The clients, competitors, providers, intermediaries — distributors — and other public (such as the government or the press), are known as the company’s micro-moments. They have a direct relationship with the brand.

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Consider Emerging Markets for Your Global Expansion

Transformify

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. Emerging market governments often implement measures that support industrialization and prompt economic expansion.

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Manjit Singh Sahota on Energy Tech Innovation in Oil and Gas Exploration

The Startup Magazine

Various countries are interested in drilling in the Arctic, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and in other productive areas, and in new areas that have not yet been explored. Global economic pressures drive the increasing demand for oil. Around the world, there is a great deal of competition in oil and gas exploration.

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Boulder Shouldn’t Municipalize Its Energy Utility System

Feld Thoughts

A municipal utility may be able to provide electricity that is cheaper or about as affordable as our current utility offers – or the city may waste millions of dollars trying, just as communities in Florida , California , and New Mexico have done recently. Government Boulder daily camera energy Innovation municipalization'

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Furniture CEO Finds Balance between Success and Staying Grounded

Hearpreneur

For twenty years, OFM has provided affordable, quality furniture through a dealer network to businesses, government, health care and educational facilities offering the latest concepts and designs in the furniture industry. With growing demand for your product, what are your best methods for combating stress?

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5 Things to Consider When Opening a Car Dealership

Up and Running

For example, despite great demand in many of these states, business conditions are not necessarily always optimal or easy (among other factors, you need to consider GDP growth, annual payroll expenses, and crime rate). These states are Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York.