On March 29, 2010

Understanding the New Entrepreneur

If you follow the Grow Smart Business blog, you might have heard about the new report on “The Rise of the Homepreneur” and this new type of entrepreneur. Recently, I came across this presentation on “The New Entrepreneur” published…

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Hot Boxes: The Explosive Potential for Residential Gateway Devices

The set-top box is the primary point of entry into the digital home for television services, including cable TV, DTH, and IPTV. This device has evolved beyond its historical role as a simple black box sitting on

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Common Processes: The Path to Better Project Management

Some companies have a "PMO of one," which means that instead of setting up a sophisticated project management office, they assign one person the task of establishing and enforcing common project management processes. This person often has

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Your Customers as Conversion Consultants

Listening to your conversion consultants, reading all the books and blogs, watching webinars and running A/B split tests will only get you so far unless you’re listening to your customers, as a recent post from Justin Palmer illustrates:

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Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Smashing Ideas

As applications for the 2010 Inc. 500 | 5000 arrive, we thought it would be worthwhile to shine a spotlight on some of the companies that are vying to appear on our ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the…

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China’s Geely: First London Cabs, Now Volvo

Geely's acquisition of Swedish car-company Volvo is more than just a Chinese company acquiring technical expertise.

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Three Reasons Why Microsoft Stays on the Dark Side in China

Microsoft will stay in China for research resources, its manufacturing, and major revenue.

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Does demerger mean leaving the Footsie?

The Cable & Wireless demerger may mean splitting companies up is back in fashion, but the decision comes with the price of having to leave one of the world's most prestigious business clubs.

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How to Work with an Executive Search Firm

The search for great talent for your business often requires more than Google.To grow your business, you might need a special type of search expert -- an executive search firm -- to assist in attracting, interviewing, and hiring mid- to…

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Lessons from Lear

Last week we went to see Australia’s foremost Shakespearean actor, John Bell, perform King Lear for the third time. One of the great plays of English literature, King Lear has been open to many interpretations, the Freudians in particular having

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