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Pyramids, Wheels, and Shooting Stars Effective ways to think about the structure of business information Research perspectives & samples for BUS 720 – Summer 2024<br>
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On Expectations… Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? 1. A perfect answer to my project sponsor’s needs is probably published. I just need to find it. 2. My project sponsor is interested in my MBA-level knowledge & skills, so I only need to think of a creative solution to their problem; research isn’t necessary. * negotiation/ongoing conversations<br>
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Answers vs Estimates<br>
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Pyramid Peak Problems Why do you think the following two market size estimates are so different? a. Euromonitor International: 232,667,700 units of wearables estimated to be sold worldwide in 2026.
Retrieved Jan. 31, 2023 from Euromonitor’s Passport database at SFU Library b. IDC Inc.: 628.3 million units of wearables forecast to be shipped annually by the end of 2026.
Press release: Dec. 21, 2022. Online: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS49980022<br>
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Business Information<br>
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Business Info - Issues<br>
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Converging Trends Cost/patient 60+ Alzheimers Academic opinions Medical tourism Skype Multiculturalism Thai care homes
for European
Alzheimer’s
patients <news> Thai culture & reputation<br>
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Information Sources Key financials? News about actions taken? Information Sources Read my Trampoline series of posts to see the “wheel” in action<br>
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AdvisorFlow Artificial Intelligence Product Launch Statista: AI & Financial Services Nvidia Business Source: product positioning AND strategy ACM: broader search for market positioning Associations: Search + Advocis + IAA Industry News: Search + Sample from FA Mag + mentioned JD Power research<br>
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BEST Service Flows Market Analysis and Expansion Strategy for the Higher Education Industry in the Northwest and Midwest US Cleaning & Maintenance Management – survey report Assoc: Building Service Contractors Association International Industry news + report Mergent Intellect: D&B company records<br>
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Cascadia Partners Devising a Five-Year Growth Strategy for a Management Consulting Firm ICMCI: Publications FEACO (European Fed. of Management Consultancies Assoc.) Private research report (quality=?) Factiva: News article with leads… Business Source Complete: industry profile #1 + #2<br>
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MNP LLP Research on Consulting Service Offerings for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Competitor/peer websites? Small Business Accelerator: Consulting IBISWorld Industry Reports - sample Canadian Federation of Independent Business (US) National Small Business Association<br>
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Nourish Labs Develop a Business Development Growth Partnership Strategy for an Early-Stage Agritech Company Frost & Sullivan: fertigation! Search #1 for associations/news: indoor farming association Search #2 for CDN gov docs: inurl:gc.ca "indoor farming" Focus on Agriculture Canada: Start + Sectors/Markets Passport: tomatoes Canada Agricola: article<br>
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Pacific Blue Cross Building a Health & Wellness Business Model that Understands the Needs Facing Current Clients,
Organized into Industry Segments Competitor/peer websites? Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month - Resources Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety Int’l Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans - blog AFLAC WorkForces reports – Archive + Current Practitioner news article report slides… Consulting firms? Sample from McKinsey<br>
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United Way British Columbia United Way BC's Hi Neighbour Initiative
(Establish a Business Improvement Area (BIA)) Local Government: How to Start a BIA Provincial Government: Business Improvement Areas Association: Do's and Don'ts in Starting Your BIA + many more of the same… Mapping businesses + demographics: SimplyAnalytics + ArcGIS Online<br>
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Waves Coffee House Capital Budgeting Recent eBooks: catalogue search Small Business Accelerator: Coffee Shops Guide Government of Canada: Financial Performance Data Business Plans Handbooks (series): café / coffee shop Sage Business Cases: case studies on similar topics<br>
