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All forms of competition, in sports as well as business, are won by those with an advantage. Successful businesses constantly seek new forms of competitive advantage.

This article discusses how an organization or business enterprise can create and maintain a comparative advantage over its competition and thereby ensure optimal profits.

By pooling sovereignty and delegating some of their powers to shared institutions, EU member states can make decisions on specific matters of joint interest as a group.

Achieving success through people means fundamentally altering the way people think about the workforce and the employment relationship.

Achieving success through people means viewing the workforce as a source of strategic advantage, not just a cost to be minimized or avoided.

This European powerhouse is a winner in global trade propelled by best-in-breed export sales, top luxury automotive brands, and world-class mechanical engineering.

The increased competitive pressure from a recession can force an organization to look for new ways to improve its operations and benchmarking is one of those ways.

Canada has a competitive advantage in the global economy provided senior management can effectively motivate diverse cultural groups to work together creatively.

A company may create a community business partnership. Benefits for the company include greater community knowledge and improvements in staff and competitive advantage.

Testing the markets reaction to a business's new product or service is paramount to its success. Enter Marketest, a company dedicated to providing market research.

Managers make decisions in a structured, rational way or by trial and error. Innovation calls for more of the latter even if it seems less rational.

Well-known for jewellery at the Oscars, the world's largest publicly traded diamond company sparkles in both precious gemstone mining & international retail stores.

To be successful, businesses need efficiency AND innovation, individual AND team innovation. Also, their form of innovation must fit their business model.

The business media is full of cases describing where business leaders' careers have ended prematurely.

Projects are the building blocks of strategy. Organizations must optimize their project mix (portfolio) and resource allocation in order to gain competitive advantage.

As earnings from Canadian operations slow, company management is wise to shift shareholder focus onto future growth prospects in American & Asian markets.

It is time to challenge the popular view that only leadership is strategic. Management is strategic if all CEO decisions are management actions.

In a knowledge driven era of highly specialized experts, businesses that can share and multiply that expertise the fastest will win the race.

To be a strategic undertaking, talent management efforts need to focus on the strategically most important employees: innovative knowledge workers.

Import ventures offer opportunities to entrepreneurs who carefully analyze these 7 key characteristics of profitable imported products.

World's most-visited trade website provides opportunities for European entrepreneurs to grow their businesses via the Internet, enabling many to become millionaires.

Branding involves creating a symbol that is widely associated with a particular company or product. A successful brand image can multiply the value of your business.

Crafting a first-class business plan requires dedication and above all patience; most importantly it should convey passion for the business idea. The second in a series.

Using simple business planning software to create a small business marketing plan improves the ability of business owners to promote their products and services.

Focusing on different aspects of a business' core operations, operations management seeks to develop systems and practices for cost reduction and quality improvement.

Frozen poultry, tires and small cars exported from Brazil to Canada have the highest tariff rates yet Brazilian aluminum, orange juice, coffee and aircraft are duty free.

Vehicle tires exported from Japan to Canada have the highest tariff rates yet made-in-Japan construction equipment and industrial robots are duty free.

Writing a business plan can be a challenging but rewarding task. The following guidelines will help to ensure business plan success. This is the first in a series.

Value chain pertains to activities that are perceived as value-adding, which could be either primary activities or support activities of the business.

From construction site workers to mascots, registration staff and concierges, Nasco Staffing Solutions is strategically positioned to service the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Experts and industry leaders agree that renewable energy sources are the way of the future and government policy and legislation is key to their success

A company known for a high level of customer service or targeting customers for profitability, could use these traits as focal points for developing a CRM application.

Writing an industry specific business plan for an upholstery shop increases the likelihood the shop will succeed.

Writing a cover letter and resume is a critical part of the job seeking process. Being organized and knowing what employers want can give you a definite advantage.

A workflow is a graphical representation of a sequence of business processes that involve resource consumption, transformation and data flow as well as human activities.

Sending Christmas cards for business is a wonderful idea - make sure the message is tasteful, appropriate, and respectful of both the season and the relationship.

While America is the biggest importer of Canadian ice wine, China offers an attractive yet challenging emerging business market of over 1 billion potential drinkers.

As the latest statistics from McDonald's Corporation show, the American company has indisputable competitive advantages in the global fast-food industry.

Checking your work is vital as it will make or break your grade. Here are some reasons as to why you should take time to re-read and edit your work!

Lifelong learners are better small business owners. Become a more successful entrepreneur by taking some free online courses over the holidays.

Synthetic rubber, chemicals, aircraft engines, motorcycles and fish are among the fastest-growing exports from Taiwan to the United States of America.

Canada was once a leading global exporter of chocolate products but is now a nation that consumes over $120 million more in foreign-made chocolates than it exports.

A potential beneficiary of demand for green electric cars and trucks, Canadian sales of lithium batteries to America, France and China were up by double digits in 2008.

We continue to hear reports of anabolic steroid abuse by professional athletes. Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (androgens).

Cause marketing involves a mutually beneficial partnership between a non-profit and for-profit business.

Consider that self denial, superhuman willpower, and hard to sustain dietary and exercise routines should be a practice of past generations.

On October 21, 2009, the best and brightest in Canadian business leadership meet at Toronto's Carlu Conference Center for the 2009 Canadian Business Leadership Forum.

China is the superpower of world trade. This series of four articles will reveal three must-have investments set to profit from China's dominance in global trade.

Starting in 2005, the number of vehicles exported from China has soared more than 120%.

Gone are the days when individuals pledged their loyalty to one company for their entire career.