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S2e10: What Can Businesses Learn From The Military About Making Good Decisions?, Ron Lisnet May 2020

S2e10: What Can Businesses Learn From The Military About Making Good Decisions?, Ron Lisnet

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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the fast pace of the business world required companies to make good decisions quickly in order to survive and thrive. Two UMaine business professors have done research on the decision-making process and how the business world can follow the example of the military to make that process faster and better.


S1e6: What Does It Take To Run A Successful Food Business In Maine?, Ron Lisnet, Jason Bolton Dec 2019

S1e6: What Does It Take To Run A Successful Food Business In Maine?, Ron Lisnet, Jason Bolton

The Maine Question

In this episode we’ll look at the challenges and opportunities of starting and running a food or beverage business in Maine. Is Maine a good place to create businesses such as these? What is the Maine brand? It’s one thing to have a great idea for a delicious food product or a unique beverage but that is just a starting point. Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist from UMaine Cooperative Extension, has been the go-to guy for the vast majority of food and beverage companies in Maine when they face these challenges. He has advised businesses of all shapes and …