Metro Twin
London and Mumbai compared and contrasted
Tourism & travel / Marketing & advertising / Media & publishing
British Airways’ Metrotwin focuses on comparing and contrasting city ‘twins’. Recommendations for the best neighbourhoods, businesses, attractions and places to visit are rewarded with air miles.
02/23/10 A report from the UN Environmental Programme announced that growing numbers of e-waste has already shown the potential to become a serious environmental issue in the coming years for a number of countries.
Future Car
The U.S. is number 8 on this list and Singapore is number 1. The way to become more innovative is collaboration, taking more risks, long term planning and innovation models that fit your company culture. However; your company must embrace a culture that enhances a natural creative spirit and culture of collaboration in order to drive innovation in the company.
Business Week Full Article
By Bruce Einhorn
Which countries provide the most innovation-friendly climates for companies? That’s the question the Boston Consulting Group, working with the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Institute, set out to answer in its recent survey. BCG consultants, led by James P. Andrew, looked at both “inputs”—government policies supporting education, workforce quality, infrastructure, and trade—and “performance”—R&D results, business performance, employment growth, and other impacts of innovation. READ MORE or click through Countries.
Hannah Seligson, 02.28.10, 06:00 PM EST
By 2015 there will be 500 million people under age 30 in China–roughly the population of the entire European Union. And they aren’t idolizing Lei Feng, a devoted follower of Mao. They are looking to figures such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell, says Ge Dingkun, a professor of entrepreneurship at China Europe International Business School in Shanghai.
Young people, barely a generation removed from Chairman Mao’s strict communism, are embracing entrepreneurship. The incomes of twenty-somethings in China grew 34% in the past three years, the largest growth of any age group, according to a survey by Credit Suisse ( CS – news – people ). While large industries in China–such as banking, steel, telecommunications and electricity generation–are still essentially state-owned, a growing chunk of new wealth being created comes from the hard work and vision of scrappy upstarts. Full Story
PRESS RELEASE
March 1, 2010
Partners from PlazaBridge Group Lend Business and Development Expertise To Global Economic Discussions
Firm accelerates local and global business initiatives, receives industry recognition and increases revenue growth
(Raleigh, N.C.) – PlazaBridge Group, a leading business consulting firm specializing in corporate strategy, go-to-market implementation and sustainable revenue growth, today announced doubled revenue growth in 2009 over 2008. In addition, Teresa Spangler, Managing Partner, PlazaBridge Group, received the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award from Business Leader Magazine.
“Where other firms have slowed or stopped growing and hiring, PlazaBridge has actually accelerated. We’ve broken into new markets with key wins in retail analytics, drug safety and CROs,” said Richard Spangler, Managing Partner of PlazaBridge Group. “We’ve increased our focus on adding exceptional talent to our team and recently launched ‘Open Season on the Status Quo,’ a PlazaBridge initiative to provide thought leadership and ideation services for CEOs, decision makers and entrepreneurs.”
Managing Partners Richard Spangler and Teresa Spangler have also increased their involvement in area economic development efforts. Richard Spangler, a recognized problem solver whose expertise includes product strategy and management, mergers and acquisition and entrepreneurship analytics, recently moderated a panel on international expansion possibilities between North Carolina and Poland. The panel was hosted by the North Carolina World Trade Association and brought together officials from Polish Embassy and the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Teresa Spangler serves on the Board of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, is president of the North Carolina World Trade Association and is Chair of the non-profit arts organization, Night of Dreams. She will participate in the upcoming Global Business Development Program offered by the North Carolina Department of Commerce on March 16, 2010. This program is in collaboration with Counsel for Entrepreneurial Development, TiE and North Carolina Department of Commerce. Jean Davis, North Carolina Department of Commerce, Tom Kurke, COO, GeoMagic and Neil Bagchi of Incanus Advisors join Teresa in the presentations.
For more information on how PlazaBridge Group helps clients develop strategies
to create and capture new business growth, please see www.plazabridge.com.
PlazaBridge Group, a leading business consulting firm, offers creative, innovative and effective programs, services and products to expand the possibilities of success for our clients. Our engagement methodology begins with a rapid understanding of the core values of our client’s business, leading to effective engagement with business functions, ensuring real impact, lasting change and accelerated results. This unique Fractal Approach™ to business leverages proprietary on-line reporting tools for executive sponsors to monitor critical progress. We are a group of experienced and highly educated change agents with intimate knowledge of how to apply entrepreneurial action to companies seeking help in navigating the changing business landscape. Our reputation is built on driving the financial and market growth of our clients. Started in 2007, the firm has impacted companies in Healthcare, Technology, Medical, Services, Government, Consumer and Web-enabled industries. Additional information can be found at www.PlazaBridge.com
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