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Whitepaper – The Skills Gap – 2015 August

August 1, 2015

This MarketPoint whitepaper explores the growing skills gap facing employers – “the point at which an organization can no longer grow or remain competitive because it cannot fill critical jobs with employees who have the right knowledge, skills, and abilities” (ASTD). Using statistics and other helpful facts, we explain the scope of the problem, its cause and consequences, and what employers (and employees) can do about it. Includes illustrations from the infographic. All sources cited.

Infographic – Vision – 2015 July

July 1, 2015

This MarketPoint infographic explores organizational vision, vision statements, and how to champion the vision. All sources cited.

Whitepaper – Addressing the Cybersecurity Challenge – 2015 June

June 1, 2015

This cybersecurity whitepaper explores the risks associated with cyber crime and how organizations can help mitigate risk and protect their data. All sources cited.

Apple’s Bite at the Apple

February 12, 2015

When Apple Computer was formed on April 1, 1976, no one could have forecast what would happen in the next 40 years. The concept of “personal/home computers” seemed beyond hopeful to many and ludicrous to most. But Steves Wozniak and Jobs, with a little financial help from Mike Markkula (who lent them credibility by cosigning a $250k loan), pressed on, crushing rivals Commodore and Tandy, and eventually piquing the attention of powerhouse IBM. By 1984, just three years after it entered the personal computer market, IBM PCs were outselling Apples by more than two-to-one, and the great rivalry between platforms had begun. Read more

Infographic – Apple’s Bite at the Apple – 2015 February

February 1, 2015

This Apple Infographic explores the impact of Apple’s 2015 Q1 revenues, and the company’s size, relative to other large companies and to the S&P index. All sources cited.

Infographic – Succession Planning in America – 2015 February

February 1, 2015

This Succession Planning Infographic explores the importance of succession planning in family businesses and corporations. All sources cited.

Four identical white bicycles showing no innovations since the 1970s

Innovation at Home and Abroad

December 17, 2014

Picture a map of the world. Now think of the word “innovation.” Does one country stand out? Most Americans consider the United States the world leader. But the facts on this Innovation Infographic say otherwise.

Infographic – Innovation – 2014 December

December 1, 2014

This Innovation Infographic from MarketPoint explores innovation, quantifying it domestically and internationally, and explains disruptive innovation. All sources cited.

Big Data

November 13, 2014

Businesses have been collecting and analyzing data since the dawn of time – or at least the dawn of paper. Until recently that data was stored in notebooks, file cabinets, ledgers, receipts, personnel files, production logs, Rolodexes, and cardboard boxes stacked to the ceilings. But as the computer age changed our capacity for storing and analyzing data, our thirst for data grew.

Laura Pasternak Featured in BizJournals.com Article

October 27, 2014

MarketPoint Principal Laura Pasternak’s work in Kenya featured in Witnessing the Barriers Female Entrepreneurs Face in Africa, and article in the October 27 edition of BizJournals.com.