http://www.businesspointers.net/ Strategy and Solutions en Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:00 GMT Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:00 GMT info@businesspointers.net info@businesspointers.net http://www.businesspointers.net/userimages/user4848_1175909440.jpg http://www.businesspointers.net/ http://www.businesspointers.net/how-to-make-money-now-arbitrage/ If you have not heard of arbitrage you have been missing out. It is an easy way to take advantage of disequilibrium in the market. It is often said that... http://www.businesspointers.net/how-to-make-money-now-arbitrage/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/how-to-make-money-now-arbitrage/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/marketing-idea-for-japanese-perfume/ Here is a little product idea I had. Target market: Middle class Japanese women in midland Japan (Honshu), they are all really similar and buy things as trends, less market... http://www.businesspointers.net/marketing-idea-for-japanese-perfume/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/marketing-idea-for-japanese-perfume/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:23:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/peets-coffee-tea/2/ How is Peet's doing, Are they the Starbucks Killer or Father? Well lets take a look using these six areas: 1. Demand 2. Competitive environment 3. Economic environment 4. Political-legal... http://www.businesspointers.net/peets-coffee-tea/2/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/peets-coffee-tea/2/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:14:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/toyota-production-sales-marketing-and-relationships/ Toyota: Production, Sales, Marketing, and Relationship. Toyota was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda (born 1894) who's father was Sakichi Toyoda who was the inventor of the of the automatic loom (History... http://www.businesspointers.net/toyota-production-sales-marketing-and-relationships/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/toyota-production-sales-marketing-and-relationships/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:02:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/how-russia-could-have-avoided-this/ Russia could have avoided all this conflict issue if they had fair open elections. Here is the man for the job of leading Russia to prosperity. He tried to make... http://www.businesspointers.net/how-russia-could-have-avoided-this/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/how-russia-could-have-avoided-this/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:12:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/how-banks-make-money/ How do banks make money? That could mean a couple of things couldn't it? How do they pay their light bill, well that is with fees and interest of course... http://www.businesspointers.net/how-banks-make-money/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/how-banks-make-money/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:53:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/what-is-the-goal-of-a-firm/ OK boys and girls! here is a question to see how tuned into business you really are. The goal of a firm is: Maximization of sales Maximization of profits Maximization... http://www.businesspointers.net/what-is-the-goal-of-a-firm/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/what-is-the-goal-of-a-firm/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:26:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/chessic-business/ There is an overwhelming similarity of the chess battlefield and the business world. The starting structure of the game is a beautifully composed structure of hierarchy of mobility. Here is... http://www.businesspointers.net/chessic-business/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/chessic-business/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:48:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/en-passant-en-prise-zwischenzug-and-zugzwang/ Chess has provided a wonderful allegory or model for mankind to explore a variety of things. Geometry, mathematics, war, class structure, artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and learning all come to... http://www.businesspointers.net/en-passant-en-prise-zwischenzug-and-zugzwang/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/en-passant-en-prise-zwischenzug-and-zugzwang/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/disconnects-howard-schultz-of-starbucks-and-his-vivanno/ With the return of Howard Schultz, Starbucks is returning to its core values and introducing Vivanno! Did you know that Starbucks was at its core a smoothie maker? I always... http://www.businesspointers.net/disconnects-howard-schultz-of-starbucks-and-his-vivanno/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/disconnects-howard-schultz-of-starbucks-and-his-vivanno/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:12:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/strategy-requires-thought-tactics-require-observation/ "Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation" (Max Euwe) This is a very important yet seldom thought about concept. Often the term Strategy is thrown around haphazardly, and even the idea... http://www.businesspointers.net/strategy-requires-thought-tactics-require-observation/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/strategy-requires-thought-tactics-require-observation/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:07:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/what-is-buzzword-compliance/ So there you are shopping for the latest consumer electronics product (gadget). You are very much trying to get the "best deal". You want the best bang for the buck... http://www.businesspointers.net/what-is-buzzword-compliance/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/what-is-buzzword-compliance/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:56:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/core-competency-to-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/ Moving from a Core Competency (CC) to a Strategic Competitive Advantage (SCA) is the whole idea survivability. What is a CC? it is what you are best at! What is... http://www.businesspointers.net/core-competency-to-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/core-competency-to-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:48:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/business-vs-art/ At one point in my life I was planning on being an "artist". I was technically quite good, and at a young age, possible the word prodigy would have come... http://www.businesspointers.net/business-vs-art/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/business-vs-art/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:32:00 GMT http://www.businesspointers.net/anti-patterns-logical-fallacies-cognitive-bias/ I just read the software development book, AntiPattens. It is a very good book about why things go wrong and how to fix it, specifically in software development. My usual... http://www.businesspointers.net/anti-patterns-logical-fallacies-cognitive-bias/#comments http://www.businesspointers.net/anti-patterns-logical-fallacies-cognitive-bias/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:57:00 GMT