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businessfirst: Ideas to help small companies retain their successful entrepreneurial spirit

Overview

Innovation and enterprise is almost universally associated with small businesses. Typically, 95% of all innovations occur in businesses with less than 100 employees. When companies grow past this point the innovation is stifled by processes and bureaucracy.

Download this white paper to read case studies of how larger organisations have rekindled the entrepreneurial character which originally helped them compete in the marketplace.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Oracle	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2008	Downloads	58
Format	White Papers
Topics	Business Strategies, Business Management, Sales - Marketing

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The Trials of Microsoft: the more things change, the more they stay the same

It has abused its power, ignored customer demand and stifled its competitors. They should be admired from an entrepreneurial point of view. The ultimate result is that some innovations that would truly benefit consumers never occur for the sole...

Channel:
Comment & Analysis

Corporate Voodoo: Extract 4 - winners and losers

Stunningly, they announced their decision to at long last accept credit cards as one of their innovations! This impact would totally transform the marketplace. The credit card is not a recent innovation, and many adults and teenagers are far more...

Channel:
Comment & Analysis

Law to make iTunes compatible with Microsoft?

It is my belief, and the essential point of my participation today, that marketplace forces will continue to drive innovation in the DRM arena with attendant consumer benefits - new ways to enjoy digital music at a variety of different price...

Minority Report: Apple revels in podcasting revolution

Given these figures it's no surprise that Jobs told conference delegates he wanted the "iPod and the iTunes digital-music community" to be at the forefront of the podcasting phenomenon and "bringing the innovation into the marketplace".

Analysis: Making web 2.0 pay

The deal has also rekindled speculation over Google's future plans. RedMonk analyst Stephen O'Grady said: "The general pattern is that big companies let the other companies do the innovations for them.

Channel:
WebWatch
Tags:
web 2.0

Q&A: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates

Even Microsoft, with incredible research capabilities - the marketplace will come along and show us to put more into this and what is not paying off. I think countries should let their marketplace figure out where's the training, where are the...

Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria

In the past several years, server virtualisation technology has moved quickly and firmly into the IT mainstream. Of the many approaches to system virtualisation available in the market today, VMware's hypervisor architecture has gained the greatest market acceptance. This paper examines the architectural issues, solution support, and enterprise readiness required when deploying such a virtualisation solution.

Publisher:
EMC

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

Publisher:
DataFlux

Optimising Storage with Global File Virtualisation

This white paper will provide an overview on how Rainfinity Global File Virtualisation virtualises unstructured data environments and moves data -including active, open files-without disruption to users or applications. Rainfinity is the only enterprise-class file virtualisation solution, and delivers complete NAS optimisation across geterogeneous environments, such as NAS, CAS, and file servers.

Publisher:
EMC

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