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The Top Ten Stupid Ways to Hinder Market Adoption

Here’s a compilation of silly and stupid ways companies are hindering adoption of their products and services.

Suit could limit National Park access

Should they remain open to everyone, or should access be limited in the interest of protecting them?

Consumers search for customer service with a human touch

Outsourcing and automated phone systems can make customers cranky. But some firms are trying to improve.

Grumpy workers may be the most creative

New research shows it could be the grumpy workers who are actually a company’s most creative problem-solvers.

Initiative aims to expand economic base of communities. Knight Foundation Creative Communities Initiative

"Communities pick us," said Rod Frantz, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Richard Florida Creativity Group. "We want to work with people who want to work with us."

When you patronize local businesses, the money stays in your town

Small companies have gotten smarter. With strong competition from mega-corporations, it’s hard for a small business to survive unless they offer better products or services at competitive prices with outstanding customer service. Business improvement districts (BIDs) have brought new life to Main Streets.

Housing Boom Revitalizing Small Town America

“They are coming back to reclaim what they remember as the vibrancy of downtown.”

Research Roundup at Montana State University (#268), Windows into wonderland, Enron effect?, Horse chips, Small businesses, big disasters

How do small family businesses fare when a natural disaster occurs and their counties receive federal assistance?

Dreams of Californication – How a wave of migrants from the west has transformed the Rocky Mountains

“THEY are all right in the metropolitan areas. But if I sell a rural property to one, I would never disclose where he comes from.”

U.S. Department of Labor Commits Up to $65 Million for Workforce Innovation (WIRED)

"This regional economic development strategy transcends political boundaries to better leverage a region’s assets to help workers succeed in the 21st century worldwide economy," said Chao. "Investing in area workforces through this collaborative approach will boost entire regions’ economic vitality."

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