An ICON for Women in Business

Posted by on Apr 11, 2011 in Portfolio | 0 comments When Pamela Chambers O’Rourke started her career she was filled with dreams and ambitions – fueled from years of listening to her daddy, the late Jack K. Chambers, Sr.’s encouragement. Since then O’Rourke has accomplished almost all the goals she set out for herself when she started Houston-based ICON Information Consultants. To start, she was determined to flourish in a predominately...
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Krypton Solutions provides award-winning technology

Posted by on Apr 10, 2011 in Portfolio | 0 comments Some businesses go years or even decades struggling to find the one differentiating factor that ultimately defines the organization. Plano, Texas-based Krypton Solutions is unique because of the firm’s exceptional ability to form strong bonds of loyalty with customers and employees alike. “The relationships we have developed go well beyond typical customer-supplier or...
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Turbulence in the Clouds

Posted by on Feb 25, 2011 in Portfolio | 0 comments Cloud services are gaining in popularity thanks to business benefits including cost savings, improved time to market and the ability to speed up innovation. However, few standards exist (the Cloud Security Alliance, a worldwide nonprofit organization that promotes best practices in security assurance in cloud computing, is making strides toward establishing industry-wide standards—but...
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Better together

Posted by on Dec 20, 2010 in Portfolio | 0 comments Most entrepreneurs are stubbornly independent by nature – it helps them survive. However great results can come from pursuing strategic alliances with like-minded firms, in terms of both finding exciting ways to serve existing customers and entering new markets. Doug Burgoyne, Costco member and founder of Vancouver, BC-based Frogbox, knows firsthand how having a strategic partner can open up a...
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Sharing Simplified

Posted by on Nov 24, 2010 in Portfolio | 0 comments Part of having the latest and greatest in technology is the ability to enjoy it with your friends, family, and business associates. However, sharing pictures or videos using the traditionally small screens of mobile devices can be a drag. Fortunately, the newest portable projectors present an intriguing solution. As truly powerful pocket-size, standalone units, mini projectors empower you to put...
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Find The Right Mix

Posted by on Nov 24, 2010 in Portfolio | 0 comments Your candy dish holds an example of successful portfolio management. Ninety-nine percent of all households indulge in some form of sweet treat, according to the National Confectioners Association. Each year roughly 1000 new confections hit the market, but the global candy industry has a historically high project kill rate ranging from 60 to 90 percent. Most confections never make it to the sweets...
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Breaking the ties

Posted by on Apr 14, 2010 in Portfolio | 0 comments The overarching goal for today’s IT leaders is to develop, align and embrace strategies that yield profit increases, cost reductions and new levels of agility. However, the reality is that various barriers, including day-to-day activities and external forces, continue to enter the picture—often overwhelming and ultimately disrupting their strategic planning. With this in mind, how have CIOs...
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Small potatoes?

Posted by on Apr 12, 2010 in Portfolio | 0 comments Meijer Inc., the Michigan grocery and merchandise chain that pioneered the superstore concept, is the tenth largest U.S. private company, with about $13 billion in sales. But in its industry, the family-owned enterprise is considered a small player. The company’s success lies in its commitment to its regional customers. It may seem odd that a company that generated an estimated $13.2 billion...
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