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4 Friendly Strategies for Federal Agencies

Invid Group

Defining Diversity: In the realm of federal contracting, diversity encapsulates businesses falling under various categories, including Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) , Women-Owned Small Business, HubZone, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

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Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M

TechCrunch

Shamia was previously GM of product at SAP’s small business solutions group before becoming the acting COO at EchoSign after it was acquired by Adobe. Sentiment analysis systems — both academic and commercial — have been shown to exhibit bias along race, age , cultural, ethnic, and gender lines.

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The Big Picture of Business – Pave and Refine the Company Way, Corporate Culture

Strategy Driven

Above that, corporate cultures need to be fine-tuned, in order to avoid situations where customers are put on the defensive or made angry. Corporate cultures are rarely nurtured. Warning signs for sluggish corporate cultures: Where people take on negative attitudes. They evolve, meander and veer off course.

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The Big Picture of Business – Avoid the Tired, Trite Terms: Encourage Original Thought, Focus on Priorities and Strategy

Strategy Driven

Put together, they reflect corporate culture. I sat in a meeting of highly educated business executives. Many people used to do the same thing with the word ‘technology,’ using it far from its reasonable definitions. These clichés do not belong in business dialog, in strategic planning and in corporate strategy.

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Where Do They Go To Get Business Advice?

Strategy Driven

Businesses spend so much time on momentary pieces of their puzzles that they neglect long-term Strategic Planning and miss potential successes. Costs of band aid surgery and make-good work cost six times that of planning for business on the front end. Technology consulting firms. Business clubs.

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The Big Picture of Business – Visioning Scope: Applying Vision Toward Your Organization’s Progress

Strategy Driven

Identify strategic objectives and goals. I ask clients to do so without using the words: ‘technology,’ ‘sales,’ and ‘solutions.’ ’ Businesses fail to grow because they get stuck in buzz words and trite phrases that they hear from others. Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

Learn when deadline crunch time is best to accomplish the optimum business objecftives. I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the ‘alligators’ is the most effective way to conduct the process.

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