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The Entrepreneurial Odyssey: Benefits of Business Ownership

Business Consulting Agency

Being a business owner isn’t merely a career choice; it’s a lifestyle that beckons the adventurous, the innovative, and the determined. Innovation and Creative Expression Entrepreneurs are natural innovators. Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of economies, catalysts of change, and creators of opportunities.

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How 4 Retailers Became “Best Places to Work”

Harvard Business

These retailers pay better than many others and that counts for a lot in a low-wage industry like retail. For Craig Boyan, HEB’s president and COO , creating a culture of “restless dissatisfaction” drives customer service, employee engagement, and innovation. But they also score higher on culture.

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Blockchain for Supply Chain – Insights from Berlin

Tom Spencer

It wasn’t a pure tech innovation, there was social motivation behind it as well. You meet all types of crazy interesting people. While completing my management degree, I worked in strategy consulting like you did. I had no idea that blockchain could be applied in the health space. I have a little nerdy side in me.

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

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As Machines Take Jobs, Companies Need to Get Creative About Making New Ones

Harvard Business

Jobs in retail, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture are highly vulnerable to technological change. First, companies, especially those with big brick-and-mortar stores that are being pinched by online retail, can turn their strategically located buildings into stores that benefit communities. But why stop there?

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How Predictive AI Will Change Shopping

Harvard Business

Responsive retail has peaked, and we’re about to enter the era of predictive commerce. It’s time for retailers to help people find products in their precise moment of need — and perhaps before they even perceive that need — whether or not they’re logged in or ready to click a “buy” button on a screen.

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How to Know Which Digital Trends Are Worth Chasing

Harvard Business

The rapid pace of digital change has put companies in the unenviable position of trying to decide which tech trends to invest in and when. All too often, much-touted “revolutionary” innovations offer only incremental benefits at best; at worst, they are a costly distraction. How this is applied will vary by retailer.

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