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115H, College of Business - University of Central Arkansas - 201 Donaghey Ave. Conway, AR Issue: 817 – May 13th, 2014
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“No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.” - H os e a B al l o u
Upcoming Conferences GBC
ISIS
BSSRC
WBEF
Who: Innovation Institute
When: October 1st- 4th, 2014
What: Summer 2014 Global Business Conference
Where: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Who: Institute of Strategic and International Studies
When: August 21st - 23rd, 2014 Where: Orlando, Florida
What: Promoting Global Progress and Excellence in Academia
Who: The Macrotheme Review
When: August 4th-5th, 2014
What: Business and Social Science Research Conference
Where: Dubrovnik, Croatia (Hrvatska)
Who: University of Macau & Hong Kong Baptist University
When: December 9th- December 11th, 2014
What: World Business Ethics Forum
Where: University of Macau
Announcements SBANC
The Small Business Advancement National Center aims at increasing your knowledge of small business and entrepreneurship. All questions and comments are greatly appreciated.
DIMRS
The Call for Papers is now underway for the 2014 Direct/Interactive Marketing Research Summit sponsored by Marketing EDGE, to be held October 25-26, 2014 in San Diego, CA. All submissions must be received by May 24, 2014.
ISBE
The Haydn Green Institute at Nottingham University in partnership with the Institute Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) is inviting people to attend a Paper Development workshop that will take place on September 18, 2014 at Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK.
ICSB
UNM
The Mentoring Institute at the University of New Mexico is accepting proposals for its seventh annual Mentoring Conference. The 2014 conference will be held on Tuesday, October 21 through Friday, October 24 in Albuquerque, NM, at the Student Union Building, UNM.
The International Economic Development Council will be hosting a 2014 Spring Conference in Minneapolis, USA from June 13, 2014.
Call for Papers TAF
Who: The Academic Forum
Where: Santa Rosa, CA
What: Santa Rosa Conference
Deadline: May 18, 2014
When: June 22-25, 2014
SBR
IABE
WBI
Who: Society of Business
When: October 23-25, 2014
Research
Where: Nashville, TN
What: Nashville 2014
Deadline: October 1, 2014
Who: International Academy of When: October 12-14, 2014 Business and Economics Where: Las Vegas, Nevada What: IABE-2014 Conference Deadline: July 1, 2014 Who: World Business Institute
Where: Paris, France
What: Paris Conference
Deadline: June 30, 2014
When: August 7 - 8, 2014
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“...a variety of mobile apps (applications)...help customers make buying decisions and use its products more efficiently.” Emerging Trends: Apps Help Business Marketers Go Mobile Now that many business customers carry mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, business marketers are stepping up their use of mobile marketing to reach buyers, sellers, and users. For example, Emerson Climate Technologies, which makes thermostats and other climatecontrol equipment, offers a variety of mobile apps (applications) to help customers make buying decisions and use its products more efficiently. Another ECT app allows sellers to show homeowners how much energy and money will be saved by installing new, high efficiency systems. A third app helps technicians diagnose malfunctioning climate-control systems and identify the appropriate replacement parts needed to make repairs. CBS Outdoor, which markets advertising space on billboards, offers a map app that allows advertising agencies and media buyers to pinpoint its North American billboard locations. The app also shows nearby transportation facilities and offers access to a gallery of billboard ads, to help agencies evaluate traffic patterns and plan creative strategies. The office supply retailer Office Max reaches out to small businesses with apps that promote weekly product specials, help customers find the closest store and check loyalty rewards, show customers’ purchase history for quick and easy reordering, and enable customers to order copies of printed documents on the go. As an added convenience, Office Max will send a text alert when a customer’s print order is ready to be picked up.
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Feature Paper
SBANC Staff
Back to the Future: Adaptation and Precognition in Venture Capital
Executive Director Dr. Don B. Bradley III
Development Intern James Vire
In this paper we examined two factors considered vital for success in the venture capital industry: adaptation to changing conditions; and an ability to predict future trends. We conducted semi-structured interviews with eleven venture firms, asking about how they planned to adapt their investment strategies, on the stage and industry of companies in which to invest, and the future of their industry. We compared their views with industry results published year later in the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Yearbook, and found that the VC industry is undergoing significant changes that have farreaching implications on the entrepreneurial landscape. (pg. 162)
Read Entire Paper Here
Development Intern Daniel Champion
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