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| The American site about innovation in management and business, recounted in a concrete yet anti-conformist way by executives and businesspeople. Interesting articles in the Innovation Station. Technical-general. |
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| Make absolutely sure you don’t miss the Resource Centers, particularly Start-up and Women in Business. The Department section has some great tools. Sign up and download the online guides for free. Technical-general. |
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| Excellent directory. The Articles section provides texts on creativity, business innovation, techniques and software for brainstorming, a blog on innovation and downloadable essays (white paper). General. |
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| Setting up or buying out a company, managing the unforeseen, following environmental rules, catching European opportunities, innovating and researching, fund rising. Specialized. |
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POWER POINT - How to create an effective presentation |
| The first step in transforming an idea into a plan is to present it well. Today, with PowerPoint, taking that step is easier. Read why the ppt rules the business world and with what limits. Improve your presentations with Guy Kawasaki’s 10-20-30 rule and find out what not to do according to comedian Don McMillan. Study the excellent examples from Apollo Ideas, particularly the Before and Afters, and read the blog which tells you where to find images, ideas and solutions. Learn to create effective slides and texts and check out Slideology, the blog of the folks behind An Inconvenient Truth |
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| Your daily fix of entrepreneural ideas: from the fun and frivolous to the sustainable and serious, you'll find a bit of everything in this unusual worldwide database of business ideas. General. |
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| The knowledge economy, with its focus on cost, quality and know-how, will be replaced by the creative economy, the new competitive edge. Special report on innovative companies. Technical-general. |
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| Industry revitalized itself by tapping into new markets. Many companies did it. Nokia produced paper before, Toyota looms, IBM punch-card accounting equipment. It’s Schumpeter’s creative disruption. General. |
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| Until recently, the titans of the phone networks had a monopoly on mobile telephony. Today, the iPhone has given a big push to innovation and more power to consumers and content providers. General. |
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| Thanks to the iPod and iPhone, Apple is one of the most innovative companies in the world. Credit goes to Steve Jobs and the company’s practice of trying new technologies and listening to suggestions. Technical-general. |
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| The majority of innovations go nowhere, as shown in this article, which also articulates the principles of innovation and offers ten operational tips for cultivating the innovation process. Technical-general. |
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| Creativity needs to become a strategic component of business culture. Here’s a look at the 50 most innovative companies of 2008, put together by the Boston Consulting Group. General. |
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| Social networking helps industry: it lets people share ideas and projects and find partners, an help for a start up, investors, consultants. Not only in the USA. Specialized. |
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