Community-based business incubator focuses on NYS enterprises with Value Innovation Solutions

We believe that economic growth and stability in Upstate NY will only be achieved by a true bottom up economic approach. We want to identify, qualify and assist all entrepreneurs in Upstate NY as long as they agree to stay here to develop their company, hire locally, purchase locally and agree to give back to the organizations that helped them become a successful entrepreneur. The CBBIC is what dreams are made of. Except we are reality that will make those dreams come true.   Read more  . . . 

Step By Step Business Development Programs
with Mike Franchell

Who is your most valuable customer? 
The VIW concept can be summarized by Dick Lee: Delivering exceptional value to the MOST IMPORTANT CUSTOMER (MIC) in the value chain all the time every time.  For the next 30 days we have 150 free viewings of his eLearning program on Udemy (bottom of this page.)

There are 10 steps will show  you what the unmet needs for the MIC are.  This concept will either confirm for you that you have a product with a market or you have a product without a market.
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Innovation Works if you Understand the Process

Does your business utilize INNOVATION?
Innovation means different things to everyone. The way we view innovation may be what we just changed on our work bench, it may be a new concept or a modification of a concept or a new wrench or new software that you just wrote.  Ed Wolf put together this original Mind Map of innovation and if you are a visual person you will see innovation in the Mind Map that no one else sees or can understand. Use this to innovate in your work and your life.

Thirteen key characteristics of a great startup culture
by Greg Gottesman

What defines a great start-up culture?
Justice Stewart’s “I know it when I see it” standard seems particularly apt here, but not actionable. 
I am hoping to start a dialogue about what a great start-up culture is and what it isn’t from those of you who are actually living it day-to-day.  To kick off the debate, below is my best attempt at defining the characteristics of a great start-up culture.  I was aiming for a top 10 but ended up with a bakers’ dozen (because in life it’s hard to beat a free bagel).  How does your company’s culture stack up?
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Value Innovation Works

Boosting the Cycle

Books

Event Links

May 8, 2015 SanFrancisco
with BlogTalkRadio