http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/be100s-articles/2009/05/10/forged-in-fire-the-new-rules-of-doing-business/ Your Ultimate Source for Wealth Creation Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/be100s-articles/2009/05/10/forged-in-fire-the-new-rules-of-doing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-13987 B.E. 100s | Advertising Agency of the Year: Sweet Science Mon, 18 May 2009 04:28:00 +0000 http://blackenterprise.com/?p=32334#comment-13987 [...] on a downward spiral as corporations continue to tighten budgets by slashing such expenditures (Forged in Fire: The New Rules of Doing Business). “Independent African American agencies have a tougher time and a tougher fight than those who [...] [...] on a downward spiral as corporations continue to tighten budgets by slashing such expenditures (Forged in Fire: The New Rules of Doing Business). “Independent African American agencies have a tougher time and a tougher fight than those who [...]

]]> http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/be100s-articles/2009/05/10/forged-in-fire-the-new-rules-of-doing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-13834 B.E. 100s | Forged in Fire: BE 100s Overview Sun, 17 May 2009 00:27:17 +0000 http://blackenterprise.com/?p=32334#comment-13834 [...] Downturns happen. The U.S. has experienced 32 in the last 150 years or so, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And they all eventually ended. While it’s a given that our current downturn will someday be just a bad memory, the impact it’s having on all business sectors is catastrophic. In this environment, you either use the situation to your advantage or get consumed by it. The important question is, how can you steer your company away from a moribund sector, evaluate your business’ core competencies, and morph them into a growth industry? (See also:  New Rules of Doing Business) [...] [...] Downturns happen. The U.S. has experienced 32 in the last 150 years or so, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And they all eventually ended. While it’s a given that our current downturn will someday be just a bad memory, the impact it’s having on all business sectors is catastrophic. In this environment, you either use the situation to your advantage or get consumed by it. The important question is, how can you steer your company away from a moribund sector, evaluate your business’ core competencies, and morph them into a growth industry? (See also:  New Rules of Doing Business) [...]

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