Tag: business & economy

Innovation Opportunities Through Diversity

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How can companies optimally exploit the potential of their diverse workforces in the innovation process? The term moves in times of shortages and demographic change diversity management “in the focus of strategic considerations. Who uses the potential of women, older employees and employees or employees of from different backgrounds, has the chance of their innovation ability through more creative ideas to increase more perspective and new approaches. This leads not only to improved decisions and developments, but overall a better exploitation of the innovation opportunities, to more innovative products and ultimately to more growth. But how can the innovation potential of a diverse workforce to be used? And how can a company through the diversity of its clients and customers create innovation? The Fraunhofer IAO together with experts in the newly released book answered these and other questions on the subject of diversity management and innovation the innovation potential of diversity. The focus of the publication are women in the innovation system.

In addition to a viewpoint, images and pictorial language in job advertisements work, the book includes recommendations on how companies can promote particularly innovative women and create optimal conditions for their jobs. In addition, the authors and authors discuss diversity management in companies and public institutions. Also children are considered end of test lead users throughout the product development process. Account by a separate chapter to the effect of diversity on service innovations the fact that innovation includes not only products, but also services.

Works Council

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Changes threaten almost always firmly established or ritualised life and behaviors long proven paths of the reality of life are suddenly no longer accessible. Since the new ways often still not recognizable or by Uncertainty and lack of transparency are concerned, new paths must be found, until a stable equilibrium is restored. Changes can trigger strong emotional responses, depending on the level of personal concern. The stronger the emotional involvement, the accompanying emotions such as anger, outrage, anger, disappointment, discouragement, resignation, etc. are stronger examples of strong reactions when changes such as: discussions about the necessity and the importance of the measures adopted in involvement of stakeholders stakeholders are positioned in Saviour roles and / or the stronger the loyalty of employees on existing victim roles is derogatory and personal attacks against officials in the corresponding management functions, the potential resistance of the status quo guardian against change is all the stronger.

The binding runs on the core values on which the business model of the Company is built. This knowledge is essential for the planning and implementation of changes. In the first phase, it is therefore particularly important to understand the existing culture of values. 2 phase: A good preparation is half success each change project will have planned and projected the experiences with change measures, mostly through involvement of external consultants or parent entities. Such a project can only succeed if the top management, key stakeholders and the Works Council as promoters show flag. In the creation and design of the planned change activities are to keep in mind the following points: 1 exact figures, which proves the need for the proposed measures and provides information on the estimated cost of development, as well as the accurate market data, is a prerequisite for the net change planning. And this not only in the economic sense, but also to document the moral need to change.

EXBA GmbH AG

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The exchangeBA AG announces its transformation Frankfurt 30.03.2011. The EXBA exchange for business angels GmbH was transformed in the exchangeBA AG to lay the basis for further growth and the market participants and interested parties the opportunity to give, to participate in the future on the success of the company. The founder and former Managing Director Thomas Henrich assumes Chairman of the Board. The former partner Dr. Jochen Haller will move up the Board. For the Supervisory Board Treasurer could be won with Dr. Heiko Beck, Dr.

Joachim Bernecker and Josef three leaders of the German capital market or venture capital scene. EXBA exchange for business angels GmbH founded the company in 2005 and has grown to the leading venture capital marketplace in German-speaking countries. Since then, over 50 transactions could be successfully accompanied. AG transforming the exchangeBA AG lays the foundations for further growth and a step its vision thus closing, venture capital market place for the Market participants to create. The founder and former Managing Director Thomas Henrich assumes Chairman of the Board. He will be responsible for the strategic development of the exchangeBA AG. The previous partner Dr.

Jochen Haller will move up the Board and responsible for the operative matching process of exchangeBA AG. Three leaders of the German capital market or venture capital scene could be won as a supervisory board. Dr. Heiko Beck, expert in capital market law and member of the Executive Board of Commerzbank, will take over the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board. Deputy Chairman of the Board is Dr. Joachim Bernecker, is involved in over 15 IT companies as a business angel. The Supervisory Board is completed by Josef Rentmeister, former member of management several international ICT companies and Managing Director of a consulting of company. Thomas Henrich: We are pleased that we have reached another milestone in the company’s history after years of successful work. The new legal form gives all Market participants and other interested parties the possibility in the future success of our company to participate in. Also we are proud, that we could win such high-profile personalities as a supervisory board for our company.” “Dr. Jochen Haller adds: our increasing numbers of participants, our successful transactions, as well as the increasing attention that enjoy the pre-trade transaction platforms relating to Facebook in the press, show us that we are on the right track.” Press contact: exchangeBA AG Kaiserstrasse 54 60329 Frankfurt Dr. Jochen Haller phone + 49 – (0) 69-257812-54 of the exchangeBA AG: exchangeBA AG operates under the leading venture capital marketplace in German-speaking countries. Since 2005, exchangeBA capital-seeking companies, brings regardless of industry business phase, region, amount of capital needs and investors, including private investors / business angels, venture capital and private equity companies, and family offices together.

Business Contracts

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How do I get good business contacts, for many years Geschaftsbeziehunge? Contacts are one of the most important cornerstones of an entrepreneur should have. Due to missing contacts important shops and much-needed business relations not be able. Therefore I would like to have a way of contacting here once write, as well as show an opportunity for the creation of a network with information providers and business partners. Membership at Xing.de, of course it can’t hurt, but the contacts of which I speak is located at the place of own value creation or the company. The example of our company, this is the beautiful Jena in the heart of Germany. The online shop we are, we carry high quality and carefully selected decorations and accessories for all areas of the everyday.

After our inception we didn’t like probably all self-employed persons to a few business contacts, where should they come here also. The number of companies and Services in our vicinity is actually very high but how come I with the expert people, business further make me and very important that I’m human together. “Only if one is green” is also good results come out at the end. The first contacts be able experience by looking in various business directories or through recommendations. How these relationships are then run is highly dependent on coincidence because the selection of the available contacts is not very large. To increase this number, I have come so with many people in contact and then pick the right out to me. That me no wrong, please don’t run to all companies in your city and imagine there personally. There you have what pretty before you, especially since the existence of the required company not always at first glance is visible.

In my case, I came across an article at jenanews.de, which is an information portal with news and news from Jena someday. A meeting of the founders Forum Jena, which would facilitate my former favorite neighbor Jens Mende (jenanews.de) was announced! After a brief search I found out that it is a forum for entrepreneurs, managers and employees. The chance I could not miss me and so went to the trendy date. What will be waiting for me there, what people will I meet there and this is something for us I still needed during the trip. The event was the “black bear” in Jena, Germany (www.schwarzer-baer-jena.de), a four star hotel. It was prepared for a comfortable quiet room with high ceilings. For food and drinks provided by the hotel. Good conversations, nice contacts, and new insights are quickly surrendered. Were other entrepreneurs with years of experience and advice in casual conversations available as well as professionals about promotions, business consultant, accountant, or any kind of service. Here I otherwise probably not taken already in contact with people that I came would have. The main focus of the founder Forum lies in establishing new networks of entrepreneurs to pursue such interests. Right, I wrote entrepreneurs and not companies with intent that is first and foremost about the contact with entrepreneurs, and secondly to the companies and their products. The emergence of the one or other business relationship, and new ideas and suggestions is of course intentional. Most will be procured through relationships and when you consider that you should maintain its contacts and expand. Even seasoned entrepreneurs who have long and successfully run their companies here have the opportunity to provide themselves with information. Have fun building your networks… Danny Behrendt

Successful Entrepreneurs

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Kick-off event of the Germany-wide network of ambassadors in Berlin 09.03.2010 Berlin/Marburg. On March 4, the opening event of the Germany-wide network of Ambassadors took place in Berlin. The European Commission called last year in the life of the network, to promote business start-ups by women. As the step towards independence can succeed and be linked with family and private life, the Marburger Erfolgsunternehmerin Dr. Karin Uphoff described Managing Director of think-tank uphoff pr & marketing, in her keynote address. Together with about 100 guests from politics and economics, the 34 ambassadors celebrated the official opening of their network activities in the representation of the European Commission on March 4 in Berlin.

Representative of the European Commission, the Federal Ministry for education and research, entrepreneurs, financial donors and other partners engaged in with the question of how a founder-friendly climate can be created in Germany and which activities are required to increase the amount and quality of business start-ups and take-overs by women. “The EU corporate ambassadors assume an important task: they zip out”, to encourage nationwide other women to step into independence such as information days, lectures and a continuous presence in the media. The kick-off event of the Germany-wide network of ambassadors was the beginning of a series of planned activities. As a successful and award-winning entrepreneur, Dr. Karin Uphoff reported about the ups and downs of being a women entrepreneurs. Their success story is to encourage women, to all”.

Work, family, and success are not mutually. For we women need to fight, confident and demanding to be public. Ultimately society as a whole benefited, if men and women together to make the German economy”, said Dr. Karin Uphoff. The network is an excellent Platform, to ensure the needs of start-ups and entrepreneurs in the public, to make contacts and to enforce common interests in relation to decision makers in politics and economy.” As boss of 11 employees, 6 x mother and avid sportswoman, Uphoff lives in diversity. The post showed the Swedish EU corporate Ambassador Susanne rack marks that it requires courage, not only a good idea to have, but this also despite initial resistance to market. She reported her company FriGeo, which has developed a process to recover objects from the seabed with a special freezing technique stable and safe. Must entrepreneurs in the German economy fight against which prejudice? How are founders financially supported? And what can a company do so that women have the opportunity to develop their abilities and inclinations and succeed? To these and other challenges we went long in the Panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Christine, OrganoBalance GmBH, Managing Director, President of the Association of German entrepreneurs (VdU), Petra Ledendecker e. V., Dr. Margarita V. Tchouvakhina, Department Director Department of Economics of the KfW banking group and Brigitte Kreisinger, Honorary President National Association of professional and business women groups in the craft. “After the event take participants the opportunity to interact on the issues in detail and to make contacts and thus equate to what was recommended in her presentation Dr. Karin Uphoff: networks, wherever you are this is a decisive success factor!”

February Sales

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So staff can use all functions of Regiograph planning optimally in sales planning, ranging from the basic steps for a professional sales planning, to tips and tricks in everyday use regiograph planning. When selecting the appropriate Regiograph – version and whether the summer package regiograph is the best option for the company, you should consult a professional advice for Regiograph. So, you can be sure that always the best version is elected by district. The 15th of July, the summer package regiograph is available with an attractive price advantage. Contact: regiograph-shop.de Beloch & fashions b GmbH Benjamin Beloch Guild Juan Street 17 D-48599 Gronau phone: + 49 (0) 2562 / 9922503 fax: + 49 (0) 2562 / 9922504 mail: In Regiograph-shop the Beloch & fashions b Geo marketing see in addition to RegioGraph known versions (Regiograph planning, Regiograph analysis, Regiograph strategy) also digital maps and market information for nearly every country in this World, so that you get complete from one source the perfect solution for your sales planning – ranging from individual consulting and analysis of needs through software and training of employees responsible for the relevant digital topographic maps and market information. Benjamin Beloch and Sebastian fashions b the loading hole & fashions b geo Marketing GmbH in the Westphalia Gronau founded in February 2008.

From the very beginning in terms of focused Geo marketing (and often related sales planning and sales management). Geo marketing complements the classical marketing mix to spatial and locational factors. Geo marketing increases sales and marketing decision security. By the addition of external market information, you quickly reach an objective decision basis for expansion, sales planning and media planning. Since May 2009 the loading hole & fashions b geo Marketing Ltd. of official distributor of fiberglass Geo marketing and supports companies in introducing and optimal use of recognized Geomarketing software RegioGraph.

Coretelligence Business

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Business@times-Konzept by coretelligence is used the more sophisticated assessment of business development background information and recommendations for action complement Bad Oeynhausen metrics analysis / April 29, 2010 – so that the business managers in their decisions have confined in their area of responsibility rather than on mere numbers of analysis reports, the business consulting has designed coretelligence with Business@Times a solution for the more sophisticated assessment of business developments. Behind a corporate online business newspaper, which provides extensive information for a deeper understanding of the key figures and thus complements the analysis of E.g. business intelligence systems. In this way, you can better understand, so potential decisions can be made the reasons for deviations from the nominal values or other unplanned developments. The already realised concept had received a best practice Award 2008 and expanded now by the approach of data profiling. Business@times sees itself as a living knowledge management that provides decision makers at all levels with control-relevant information.

Play a clip feature role in the online magazine, because it combines the reports and the knowledge available in the different departments of a company and makes it accessible in the Business@Times employees. Key figures have always a history and are often in diverse conditions of effect, however, this information from the abstract numbers can be even not open up, even though they are for decisions of crucial”problematizes the coretelligence consultants Richard Vizethum. Therefore belong to the core objectives of the corporate online business newspaper, to complement the analyzed figures by decision-relevant knowledge. By the user with information about the conditions in the markets of each product, for example, provided current analyses of consumer behavior and code comparisons within product categories, gets it “much more nuanced understanding of the key figure to howsoever and can thus in case of need more precise control over against”, he describes the key benefits of the Business@Times-Konzepts. In addition to this interpretation tools that are accessible via a link from the relevant report, the internal economic online newspaper offers but also concrete recommendations for action to support.

As soon as a problem situation presents itself, because, for example, a measure outside of acceptable tolerance is advised, a button is automatically displayed, which link the user to the appropriate recommendation for action”, explains Vagadiya. In this way, Business@Times is not only a constantly accompanying issue helper, but this assistance also contribute, that erroneous decisions will not be repeated.”coretelligence to the concept of internal corporate online business magazine a comprehensive guide offers. It can be ordered free of charge at. About coretelligence: Coretelligence builds with the key figures-profiling a bridge between technology and business advice, developing a comprehensive, holistic information profile of the company, taking into account all relevant factors for the first time. This ensures a much more precise understanding of analysed indicators. Advising coretelligence is based on both broad and proven skills as well as an extensive methodological know-how to optimize sustainable operational information and decision-making processes.

Sunshine State

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I can recommend only all freshly baked entrepreneurs, regional networking and use joint promotions with others for their own promotion”, advises Max Karagoz. Miami spice can mean an opportunity there for German restaurants in Miami. “Certainly there: about the German restaurant and PLIs bar Steak House” or the Hofbrau Miami. German restaurants have their chance in the Sunshine State in the United States so quite so that cooking for a German to the chance of a livelihood in the United States. But Max Karagoz is there with his advice of not so much, according to Florida lure as German-speaking cooks. It’s him about something else.

Recipe for success in the United States cooperate and participate in it comes to participation”, Louise says, with his company on the market to anchor themselves, to search for valuable cooperation and finding”. Founder should so a little research what relevant to their industry days of action, programmes and organisations exist. About the greater Miami is so Convention & Visitors Bureau”a good address for all those entrepreneurs, whose managing revolves around tourism in Miami. The GMCVB is a non-profit sales and marketing organization that is as a partnership between the 1,000 business members and authorities in Miami-Dade, the cities of Miami Beach and Miami as well as conceived in the village of Bal Harbour. Such organizations exist in the United States not only in tourism, but also to other industries. Besides privately organised business meetings, fairs, local conferences are suitable, to anchor locally with his company. And also ALTON LLC can some help for entrepreneurs in Florida, they link up perfectly. We have for many years here in the Sunshine State “, says Max Karagoz, and we have numerous contacts, which will benefit our customers thanks to our work.” Often, it is the right way to do everything alone as an entrepreneur is inchoate, but contacts to build, where everyone can win. How was this: it is common strong? There should be something.