How many times have you come up with a great idea or product but didn’t know where to start when it came to graduating your conception into reality? Do I need to apply for a patent and how do I go about doing that? How do I start getting the product into production, design packaging, and what about warranties? Where do I even begin to get my product introduced it into the market?

Yesterday I was approached in the parking lot of a local discount store, by a man circulating a petition for implementation of a Millionaire’s tax. This has become a very popular theme in America and our president can’t seem to go 24 hours without shouting his support for this tax. Warren Buffet loves the idea and says he should pay more, but do we see that happening? Many Americans with an average income of $53,000 or less think that the tax makes sense. But what is a millionaire and who is this tax aimed at?

China is the world’s hottest market. If you are in business, you must be in China. Compared to the rest of the global economies, China has the largest year on year growth. Considering the population and emergence of the lower middle class consumer, which the central government has engineered into existence, demand for products and services are and will be virtually unmatched elsewhere.

We recently upgraded the insulation in our attic to the latest and greatest material. At the same time, we had a solar powered attic fan installed. I am frankly skeptical of the claims that companies make regarding insulation and products that claim they will reduce your energy consumption and costs…

I have worked in and with large corporations all of my professional life. The one thing that is consistent in varying degrees between all of them, is that no one in a business function seems to know that people in other functional areas are really up to, i.e.; The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.

Can anyone believe the HP activities of last week? Forget that, how about the last 9 months? I worked at large Multi-National companies for more than 30 years and I can honestly say that the announcement made regarding HP’s Smart Phones, Tablet and PC business has to be the biggest blunder that I have ever witnessed.

Is the new lighting technology cost effective? There is an increased awareness of our needs to conserve natural resources while reducing the footprint of our civilization on the earth. We hear more messages about leaving a legacy and a healthy environment for our children and grandchildren and tapping renewable energy sources…

The thought of setting up a Human Resources department may seem daunting and you may not quite know where to start, however, with a strategy consultant’s help, you will be on your way to establishing a full functioning HR department….

For almost a decade, Indian software and IT services companies have been investing in China. They have established development centers, sales offices and service operations in numerous “Tech zones” within the country. Although companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro and others have been successful on a global scale and the services that they are offering in China are consistent with those offered to other clients worldwide, these companies have not realized the “promise” of the exploding China market…

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