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No Mulligans: When Good Entrepreneurs Make Bad Decisions, Joseph E. Levangie
No Mulligans: When Good Entrepreneurs Make Bad Decisions, Joseph E. Levangie
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Some of the best entrepreneurs fail early and often. Less talented or less committed entrepreneurs do not even get a second chance. Failure and setbacks, however, can be instructive. What lessons can be learned from these experiences? How can the entrepreneur (and investors) navigate around the potholes on the New Venture Highway? Read on.
Can B2g Portals Be Used Effectively To Stimulate Business In Smes?: A Case Analysis Of The 2cities Business To Government Portal, Ian Martinus
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have many options when purchasing goods or services. These include personal contacts and networks, familiar centralised supply sources and other ad hoc means. One purchasing possibility is to buy from and sell to other businesses within a similar geographic area. The benefits of buying and selling locally may not occur to SMEs. They seek, like other consumers, to get value for money, fast and efficient service, and a reasonable level of quality. Many factors can impinge upon an SME's decision to purchase locally. It can be assumed that, given a reasonable local option, SMEs wish …
The Values Of Being Small And Nimble, Joshua Shuart, Peter Christian ("Chris") Murphy
The Values Of Being Small And Nimble, Joshua Shuart, Peter Christian ("Chris") Murphy
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Peter Christian (Chris) Murphy had worked his way up the “food chain” at AT&T for 19 years, culminating in his position as Sales Center Vice President for South Florida. When he and a coworker realized there was an opportunity in the marketplace for a small, nimble company to take advantage of emerging communications technology that a stodgy, lumbering corporation would have trouble integrating into its service package, Chris decided to jump into an entrepreneurial opportunity.
Smart Business Incubators : The Australian Context, Beverley Webster, Beth Walker, Janice Burn
Smart Business Incubators : The Australian Context, Beverley Webster, Beth Walker, Janice Burn
Research outputs pre 2011
The aim of this collaborative study was to research the current status of Australian incubators and develop a benchmark based on successful business incubators, using criteria such as tenant and manager selection, operating indicators and exit criteria...
Malaga Business Review 2004, Beth Walker
Malaga Business Review 2004, Beth Walker
Research outputs pre 2011
This report is the result of a Swan Grant to review the current status of business and business activity in the Malaga Business District and to map any changes that have occurred since the original Malaga Business Audit was conducted in 2001. This project was undertaken in two parts. The first part was a replication of the 2001 Malaga business survey so that the City could review trends and analyse if any of the implemented recommendations based on the 2001 results had any discernable effect. The results of the current survey were also used to inform the second part of …