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Online Platforms Enabling the Rise of Global Micro Outsourcing Firms

Small Business Labs

Individualization , which the paper describes as "the puzzling elimination of returns to scale, resulting in a supplier base that consists of one-person micro-providers." New technologies, collaborative supply chains and outsourced manufacturing created lightweight infrastructures – smaller, cheaper and more agile.

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

The decline in UK productivity since the Great Recession of 2008/2009 has been a matter of concern for business leaders, policymakers, and economists alike. In addition, operational managers are often faced with variations of international, national, and regional standards. So how do we address this?

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McKinsey spotlights The Networked Enterprise

BioTeams

A new class of company is emerging--one that uses collaborative Web 2.0 technologies intensively to connect the internal efforts of employees and to extend the organization's reach to customers, partners, and suppliers. Read The Networked Enterprise Book by Ken Thompson - published in June 2008! finds its payday.

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Free Press Release Distribution for Small Business. | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

leaflet distribution service Said on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm I also recommend this service, I have used it for my leaflet distribution PR and the response wasn’t too bad actually. Said on April 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 am Thanks for the tip, I’ll give this a go. [.] It doesn’t get better than this! [.]

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