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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
A Big Opportunity for IT Vendors
In March 2007, the New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc., a provider of global market intelligence and consultancy services said that small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India were expected to spend around US$8 billion in 2007 to improve their IT infrastructure. This represented a 24% growth over the amount spent in 2006. In the past, some of the issues that constrained most SMBs from investing in IT infrastructure were cost considerations, inability to afford technical experts, and lack of awareness of the value of IT.
Analysts noted that though controlling costs still remained a priority for SMBs, they had begun to realize the opportunities provided by IT. The growth of the Indian economy and revenues of SMBs was a factor that was expected to result in an increase in IT spending among SMBs.
According to AMI, 93% of small businesses (i.e. businesses with 1 to 99 employees) and 86% of medium businesses (i.e. businesses with 100 to 999 employees) showed an increase in revenues in 2006.
Moreover, in a business environment in which they had to compete with larger domestic and international competitors, SMBs were increasingly viewing their investment in IT as a competitive strategy. This presented the IT vendors with a huge opportunity as this market had traditionally been underserved by most vendors.
In March 2007, Intel India (Intel) announced that it had started an initiative across the country called as the “SMB Advantage Program”. Through this initiative Intel aimed to assist its channel partners to increase their business with SMBs. It had identified 160 channel partners (comprising System Integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers and Retail Partners) from 15 cities across India.
Intel had also identified five key SMB verticals – manufacturing (auto ancillaries, gems and jewelry, pharma and textiles), animation, stock broking and higher education. Intel would provide special training to its partners on the IT needs of these SMBs to help its partners adopt a consultative selling mode and deliver customized solutions. Intel also said that it had started this initiative as the target segment preferred to do business with local firms.
In collaboration with its partners, Intel also planned to host special events for these verticals where customers could purchase a complete solution. It had also tied up with ICICI bank to work with select partners to provide special loans to SMBs to invest in Intel’s solutions.
Some of the other initiatives in the program were focused on helping partners to establish proof of concept centers to help showcase its SMB solutions, and development of case studies along with partners that showcased how Intel’s solutions had made a difference to the SMBs.
There were also reward and recognition programs for outstanding partners. In addition to Intel, other IT giants such as Microsoft Corporation and HP had also adopted aggressive strategies to woo SMBs in India.
However, some analysts opined that these were significant challenges in targeting the SMBs. These businesses were spread throughout the country and across various industries and the IT needs of SMBs in one sector were quite different from that of the other.
The awareness level of the value of IT was still low among a high percentage of small businesses. Other challenges included lack of skilled and competent partners, and wide-scale piracy. The choice of an effective marketing communication strategy, media channel, etc, too posed a considerable challenge due to the diversity among the target segment.
More At:http://www.icmr.icfai.org/business%20Updates/micro%20casestudies/Business%20Strategy/MCBS0014.htm
Analysts noted that though controlling costs still remained a priority for SMBs, they had begun to realize the opportunities provided by IT. The growth of the Indian economy and revenues of SMBs was a factor that was expected to result in an increase in IT spending among SMBs.
According to AMI, 93% of small businesses (i.e. businesses with 1 to 99 employees) and 86% of medium businesses (i.e. businesses with 100 to 999 employees) showed an increase in revenues in 2006.
Moreover, in a business environment in which they had to compete with larger domestic and international competitors, SMBs were increasingly viewing their investment in IT as a competitive strategy. This presented the IT vendors with a huge opportunity as this market had traditionally been underserved by most vendors.
In March 2007, Intel India (Intel) announced that it had started an initiative across the country called as the “SMB Advantage Program”. Through this initiative Intel aimed to assist its channel partners to increase their business with SMBs. It had identified 160 channel partners (comprising System Integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers and Retail Partners) from 15 cities across India.
Intel had also identified five key SMB verticals – manufacturing (auto ancillaries, gems and jewelry, pharma and textiles), animation, stock broking and higher education. Intel would provide special training to its partners on the IT needs of these SMBs to help its partners adopt a consultative selling mode and deliver customized solutions. Intel also said that it had started this initiative as the target segment preferred to do business with local firms.
In collaboration with its partners, Intel also planned to host special events for these verticals where customers could purchase a complete solution. It had also tied up with ICICI bank to work with select partners to provide special loans to SMBs to invest in Intel’s solutions.
Some of the other initiatives in the program were focused on helping partners to establish proof of concept centers to help showcase its SMB solutions, and development of case studies along with partners that showcased how Intel’s solutions had made a difference to the SMBs.
There were also reward and recognition programs for outstanding partners. In addition to Intel, other IT giants such as Microsoft Corporation and HP had also adopted aggressive strategies to woo SMBs in India.
However, some analysts opined that these were significant challenges in targeting the SMBs. These businesses were spread throughout the country and across various industries and the IT needs of SMBs in one sector were quite different from that of the other.
The awareness level of the value of IT was still low among a high percentage of small businesses. Other challenges included lack of skilled and competent partners, and wide-scale piracy. The choice of an effective marketing communication strategy, media channel, etc, too posed a considerable challenge due to the diversity among the target segment.
More At:http://www.icmr.icfai.org/business%20Updates/micro%20casestudies/Business%20Strategy/MCBS0014.htm
FaxZero allows you to send a fax to any fax machine in the United States or Canada for free.
FaxZero allows you to send a fax to any fax machine in the United States or Canada for free. You don't need a scanner or fax machine. All you do is send an email with text or attach a PDF, Microsoft Word or an Excel spreadsheet, and FaxZero will fax it. The only hitch for a free fax is that the cover page will have an advertisement on it and you can only send 2 faxes per day up to 3 pages. If you don't want the advertisement, you can still use the site but pay a $1.99 premium and send faxes up to 15 pages. They don't recommend the site for those who send mulitple faxes regularly. The site is simple, easy and smart.
FaxZero lets you send a fax to any fax machine in the United States (including Puerto Rico) or Canada for free. You don't need a fax machine yourself, but you do need a valid e-mail address.
More at:http://www.faxzero.com/
FaxZero lets you send a fax to any fax machine in the United States (including Puerto Rico) or Canada for free. You don't need a fax machine yourself, but you do need a valid e-mail address.
More at:http://www.faxzero.com/
www.zedoffice.net
The Anytime-Anywhere Time and Expense solution built for full integration with QuickBooks. Eliminate the need to re-key time sheets and expense claims into QuickBooks, now your employees and contractors can enter time and expenses through a internet browser, you review and approve and with one click they are downloaded in QuickBooks.
More at:http://www.zedoffice.net/
More at:http://www.zedoffice.net/
Exact Search feature to obtain what you want on the first page.
A search engine with a new twist. Check out the Exact Search feature to obtain what you want on the first page. This site is also listed for sale on ebay starting May 28, 2007 and lasts for 10 days. Starting bid $1000. Includes ownership of domain name and the intellectual property filed with the USPTO on the Exact Search feature.
More at:http://www.myexactsearch.com/
More at:http://www.myexactsearch.com/
Stock Noise enables you to stay informed about what all the noise is about in the Market today.
Stock Noise enables you to stay informed about what all the noise is about in the Market today. Users generate news stories and are also enabled to start and participate in stock communities. As far as the user generated stories are concerned, any user may submit one if he deems it relevant, and then other users vote for the articles and confirm or unconfirm that is of importance. Stock Noise is the new place for investors to congregate and praise, comment upon, and analyze the symbols they work with all day. All stories are tagged so searching with keywords becomes even easier to find exactly what you are looking for. They also feature the most voted sites on their homepage, as well as published material.
Stock Noise is about user generated news! The Stock Noise community submits and votes on all of their favorite stock related stories.
More at:http://www.stocknoise.net/
Stock Noise is about user generated news! The Stock Noise community submits and votes on all of their favorite stock related stories.
More at:http://www.stocknoise.net/
The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit
When Myra M. Hart, the MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice, joined the HBS faculty in 1995, she wondered if the increased emphasis on entrepreneurship both on the broadest social level and at HBS in particular had changed the career paths of HBS alumni.
"In the early 1980s, [HBS professor] Howard Stevenson had done a survey of alumni to analyze the career directions they'd followed," Hart told New Business. "He believed that although many viewed HBS as a training ground for Fortune 500 CEOs, it was also a hotbed of entrepreneurship-that many alumni were entrepreneurs. He found that more than 30 percent of alumni called themselves 'self-employed.'" Hart's subsequent research revealed that more than 60 percent of alumni defined themselves as, more specifically, "entrepreneurs," and more than 40 percent were involved in entrepreneurial ventures at various points in their careers. "I got to thinking that it might be useful to talk to alumni who are just at the moment when they're ready to start a business, and I interviewed many of them individually," Hart says. "As I did that, I saw a need for a program that dealt specifically with 'how you do it.'"
Her ideas resonated with then-president of the School's alumni board, Ed Hajim (MBA '64), an accomplished entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and businessman. Hajim felt that such a program was so critical to the needs of alumni that he offered a unique financing option to anyone considering the program: He would provide a significant portion of the fee, and participants would only need to pay it back if they were ultimately successful in their venture. "I'm a big proponent of lifelong learning," Hajim says. "I believe that the educational process doesn't end with graduation-in many ways that's when it begins."
This was the beginning of what would become The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit, an Executive Education program designed specifically for HBS alumni. Geared toward those who have recently launched an entrepreneurial venture, or who are considering doing so in the near future, The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit is an intensive three-and-a-half-day program that provides participants with nuts-and-bolts perspectives on how to get their venture started.
Participants are matched in groups with fellow alumni who are interested in similar industries. They are encouraged to present their business concept to the group, and during formal and informal group meetings they exchange advice. "We tell them that this is their board of directors," Hart says. "They meet with these people every morning. Each person shares the issues he or she is facing, and the group spends 20 or 30 minutes addressing it." Faculty members facilitate these meetings, but they don't tell participants what to do. The strength of the program lies in this community of peers. By discussing the challenges they are trying to overcome, participants learn from each other and teach each other.
In addition to the board of director's meeting, each day's schedule includes case study discussions and information sessions presented by experts on topics such as legal issues for entrepreneurs, angel financing, and business-plan creation. "We deal with really practical stuff," Hart emphasizes. "These people are contemplating a very big commitment, and they have so many questions." Those questions tend to follow a similar pattern: What kind of legal firm do I need? Do I need a lawyer now? How do I protect my intellectual property? How do I go about bringing in partners and arranging compensation? Should I give everybody equity, should I give options? How much working capital should I think about? Should I make my projections conservative or best-guess-should I create four scenarios? "Participants build a network of resources and professional contacts," Hart says, "and they can continue to draw from this long after they complete the program." Hajim adds, "In three-and-a-half days you get the complete 'playbook' for becoming an entrepreneur."
Many of the prospective entrepreneurs have gone on to run successful ventures. Hart estimates that for every 40 individuals who take the program each year, 30 will go on to run a business. ......
"An Interview with Linda Applegate
Lynda M. Applegate, the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, took over as chair of The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit (ETK) this year. Professor Applegate spoke with New Business about some of the ways in which the program will evolve under her leadership.
New Business: What are some of the new directions in which ETK may be headed?
Professor Applegate: Through the generosity of several alumni, we've gotten funding to create an international version of ETK. We are currently exploring opportunities to create a Latin America program. This will enable us to extend our research on entrepreneurship and building new ventures in very turbulent times to other parts of the world where entrepreneurship is critical to the development of the economy. We'll also learn how entrepreneurship is progressing in various regions, and what some of the issues are that we can take back to the ETK classroom at HBS and our entrepreneurial management curriculum in the MBA Program to provide a better understanding of the diverse implications of global entrepreneurship. Additionally, we'll bring in various academics from universities in Latin America, and after the program, we'll work with them to push forward research on global entrepreneurship and the use of some of the tools that we've been developing in other parts of the world. So this will be an exciting exchange of insights
New Business: I understand ETK will also be expanding its outreach to alumni
Professor Applegate: Yes, we're developing a lifelong learning program through the Alumni Office and HBS Publishing. There's a tremendous amount of excitement about this idea from ETK participants who want to stay in touch with each other and the School.
New Business: In what form might this lifelong learning concept be offered?
Applegate: That's still under discussion. Currently, the ETK participants develop an e-mail list and use it to keep in touch. We are very interested in building on the obvious interest for continuing to share perspectives and insights.
New Business: What has been some of the recent feedback on the Tool Kit?
Applegate: It's a very popular program, and the most recent session was extremely well rated by participants. We're also in the process of surveying alumni who've taken the program, to better understand how it has helped them with their carriers."
More at:http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/newbusiness/2003fall_2.html
"In the early 1980s, [HBS professor] Howard Stevenson had done a survey of alumni to analyze the career directions they'd followed," Hart told New Business. "He believed that although many viewed HBS as a training ground for Fortune 500 CEOs, it was also a hotbed of entrepreneurship-that many alumni were entrepreneurs. He found that more than 30 percent of alumni called themselves 'self-employed.'" Hart's subsequent research revealed that more than 60 percent of alumni defined themselves as, more specifically, "entrepreneurs," and more than 40 percent were involved in entrepreneurial ventures at various points in their careers. "I got to thinking that it might be useful to talk to alumni who are just at the moment when they're ready to start a business, and I interviewed many of them individually," Hart says. "As I did that, I saw a need for a program that dealt specifically with 'how you do it.'"
Her ideas resonated with then-president of the School's alumni board, Ed Hajim (MBA '64), an accomplished entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and businessman. Hajim felt that such a program was so critical to the needs of alumni that he offered a unique financing option to anyone considering the program: He would provide a significant portion of the fee, and participants would only need to pay it back if they were ultimately successful in their venture. "I'm a big proponent of lifelong learning," Hajim says. "I believe that the educational process doesn't end with graduation-in many ways that's when it begins."
This was the beginning of what would become The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit, an Executive Education program designed specifically for HBS alumni. Geared toward those who have recently launched an entrepreneurial venture, or who are considering doing so in the near future, The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit is an intensive three-and-a-half-day program that provides participants with nuts-and-bolts perspectives on how to get their venture started.
Participants are matched in groups with fellow alumni who are interested in similar industries. They are encouraged to present their business concept to the group, and during formal and informal group meetings they exchange advice. "We tell them that this is their board of directors," Hart says. "They meet with these people every morning. Each person shares the issues he or she is facing, and the group spends 20 or 30 minutes addressing it." Faculty members facilitate these meetings, but they don't tell participants what to do. The strength of the program lies in this community of peers. By discussing the challenges they are trying to overcome, participants learn from each other and teach each other.
In addition to the board of director's meeting, each day's schedule includes case study discussions and information sessions presented by experts on topics such as legal issues for entrepreneurs, angel financing, and business-plan creation. "We deal with really practical stuff," Hart emphasizes. "These people are contemplating a very big commitment, and they have so many questions." Those questions tend to follow a similar pattern: What kind of legal firm do I need? Do I need a lawyer now? How do I protect my intellectual property? How do I go about bringing in partners and arranging compensation? Should I give everybody equity, should I give options? How much working capital should I think about? Should I make my projections conservative or best-guess-should I create four scenarios? "Participants build a network of resources and professional contacts," Hart says, "and they can continue to draw from this long after they complete the program." Hajim adds, "In three-and-a-half days you get the complete 'playbook' for becoming an entrepreneur."
Many of the prospective entrepreneurs have gone on to run successful ventures. Hart estimates that for every 40 individuals who take the program each year, 30 will go on to run a business. ......
"An Interview with Linda Applegate
Lynda M. Applegate, the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, took over as chair of The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit (ETK) this year. Professor Applegate spoke with New Business about some of the ways in which the program will evolve under her leadership.
New Business: What are some of the new directions in which ETK may be headed?
Professor Applegate: Through the generosity of several alumni, we've gotten funding to create an international version of ETK. We are currently exploring opportunities to create a Latin America program. This will enable us to extend our research on entrepreneurship and building new ventures in very turbulent times to other parts of the world where entrepreneurship is critical to the development of the economy. We'll also learn how entrepreneurship is progressing in various regions, and what some of the issues are that we can take back to the ETK classroom at HBS and our entrepreneurial management curriculum in the MBA Program to provide a better understanding of the diverse implications of global entrepreneurship. Additionally, we'll bring in various academics from universities in Latin America, and after the program, we'll work with them to push forward research on global entrepreneurship and the use of some of the tools that we've been developing in other parts of the world. So this will be an exciting exchange of insights
New Business: I understand ETK will also be expanding its outreach to alumni
Professor Applegate: Yes, we're developing a lifelong learning program through the Alumni Office and HBS Publishing. There's a tremendous amount of excitement about this idea from ETK participants who want to stay in touch with each other and the School.
New Business: In what form might this lifelong learning concept be offered?
Applegate: That's still under discussion. Currently, the ETK participants develop an e-mail list and use it to keep in touch. We are very interested in building on the obvious interest for continuing to share perspectives and insights.
New Business: What has been some of the recent feedback on the Tool Kit?
Applegate: It's a very popular program, and the most recent session was extremely well rated by participants. We're also in the process of surveying alumni who've taken the program, to better understand how it has helped them with their carriers."
More at:http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/newbusiness/2003fall_2.html
Google Switch Could be Next Big Thing
"According to Nomura phone analyst Richard Windsor, the company has confirmed the project. 'Google has come out of the closet at the CeBIT trade fair admitting that it is working on a mobile phone of its own,' he said in a note. 'This is not going to be a high-end device but a mass market device aimed at bringing Google to users who don't have a PC,'" directtraffic.org reports.
Meanwhile, engadget.com also claims to have new info about the device, which it refers to as the Google Switch. The site even includes what could be a screen image of the phones contact program.
Google corporate, however, continues to neither confirm nor deny the report.
More at:http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Google_admits_to_mobile_phone_plan_18094880.html
Meanwhile, engadget.com also claims to have new info about the device, which it refers to as the Google Switch. The site even includes what could be a screen image of the phones contact program.
Google corporate, however, continues to neither confirm nor deny the report.
More at:http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Google_admits_to_mobile_phone_plan_18094880.html
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