[ad_1] In 1937, a young economist named Ronald Coase theorized that as a company grows, management becomes a bigger drag on productivity and profit. Essentially, he found that the costs of managing can escalate faster than sales and profits, steadily lowering production per person. Coase won the Nobel Prize for …
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7 Ideas About Business Innovation From . . . Would You Believe, the Performing Arts…
[ad_1] I’ve spent a significant portion of my career as an entrepreneur; however, I’ve also consistently been around creative fields and even dabbled in them professionally (I am still a proud card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild). Related: 5 Networking Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Actors Along the way, I’ve learned …
Read More »Brand New Technology Is a Double-Edged Sword…
[ad_1] LEMKO is a premier communications software company that provides a complete mobile network at the cell site (RAN), distributing the core intelligence to the edge of the network and creating a reliable, flat IP architecture for mobile computing. Its next-generation technology eliminates costly backhaul, lowers data latency and delivers …
Read More »3 Ways to Encourage an Ownership Mindset in Your Employees…
[ad_1] Nothing will grow your business exponentially like team leaders who take ownership of the mission. Nine years ago, my company experienced a massive sales increase. My pizza restaurants became more profitable, and I began to work with less effort, time and energy. My businesses have had other surges since, and …
Read More »3 Types of Insurance You Need for Your Import/Export Business…
[ad_1] The following excerpt is from the Staff of Entrepreneur’s book Start Your Own Import/Export Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound You’ll need insurance for many aspects of your import/export business, from employees to cargo. Read on to find out more. Related: Hiring the Perfect Sales Rep for Your Export Business …
Read More »Flexibility Can Actually Hurt Your Productivity…
[ad_1] If you find that you always do the quickest tasks first or tend to group similar activities together, you may be hurting your productivity, a recent study found. For the study, researchers from Harvard Business School, the University of Texas at San Antonio and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School examined …
Read More »Why AI Won't Replace (Great) Salespeople…
[ad_1] Recently, much has been made of the role that artificial intelligence will play in taking our jobs. From manufacturing to driving to fighting wars, AI’s ascendancy into the workforce elicits everything from celebration to consternation. Depending on who you ask, AI will save jobs, or create jobs, or will …
Read More »Stocks hit record again. Is Trump the reason?…
[ad_1] The Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 each hit new all-time highs Monday. Investors are giddy with excitement and they clearly believe that both big blue chip multinationals and smaller companies that do most of their business in the U.S. will continue to thrive. So is this the …
Read More »Google Is Developing Its Own Ad Blocker for Chrome…
[ad_1] Regardless of which web browser you use, ad blocking is available through plug-ins or browser extensions. They are here to stay, with any moves made to render them useless by online publishers soon overcome. Google’s revenue comes from advertising, meaning ad blocking is most certainly on its radar. So you may …
Read More »7 Factors That Make a Brand Stand Out…
[ad_1] The world is drowning in brands. There are more than 28 million small businesses in the United States, and even more mid- to large-size businesses that increase that number further. Even if only a fraction of those businesses compete with yours, that’s an overwhelming number to deal with in …
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