June, 2006 | The Wiglaf Journal

Intel, Market Development Funds, and Distributors

By Tim J. Smith, PhD | June 11, 2006 |

If you want to frustrate a bootstrapped entrepreneur, tell them to pay for their distributors’ advertising. Then, to really get them confused, tell them that it is cost efficient. This may be what advising entrepreneurs in Market Development Funds is like, but no one said good advice and popular advice were the same. In this…

In Bringing Products to Market, Speed is of the Essence

By James T. Berger | June 1, 2006

The cover article in the March 27, 2006, BUSINESS WEEK, provides excellent insight for small-to-medium-size businesses seeking to streamline production and distribution systems to gain competitive advantage. The article is entitled “Speed Demons; How Smart Companies Are Creating New Products – And Whole New Businesses – Almost Overnight.” Authors Steve Hamm and Ian Rowley observe:…