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Flevy Tools Featured on Indezine

Indezine has done an in-depth review on Flevy Tools, our free PowerPoint plugin.  Indezine is one of the largest, most reputable online communities for PowerPoint users. Here is the introduction from the review: Most PowerPoint users either waste so much time recreating the same foundational business diagrams again and again. Others just copy something similar […]

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3PL: The Benefits of Third Party Logistics

The speed and efficiency with which your supply chain moves can make or break your company. Inefficiencies add up, costing money unnecessarily. In today’s cutthroat business environment, with consumers focused on value and speed, only the most efficient companies thrive. Many companies find that working with a third party logistics (3PL) provider helps them operate […]

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Flevy Tools 2.0 Released, Our Free PowerPoint Plugin for Business Diagrams

We just released the second version of Flevy Tools, our FREE PowerPoint plugin for creating common business diagrams and slides.  The latest version expands the number of diagram types from 4 to 10.  You can find them listed below and displayed in the screenshot.  It also now supports PowerPoint on both the Mac and Windows. […]

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3D Printing, Strategic Planning, Excel Org Charts, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 7/8) 2. Organization Chart Maker for Microsoft Excel View more from officehelp Quick and easily generate your own Org Charts in Excel from a plain data list. Quickly and easily generate your own organization charts from a plain list of data with Organization Chart Maker for Microsoft Excel. Apply colors […]

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Change Management, Scenario Planning, Behavioral Interviewing, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 7/1) 1. Scenario Planning View more from learnppt Scenario Planning, also called Scenario Thinking or Scenario Analysis, is a method used in the strategic planning process to help businesses make flexible long-term plans. This document describes a 9-phase process for Scenario Planning, and shows [Read More] 2. Behavioral Competency Based Interviews […]

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Facebook for Business, Financial Ratios, IT Budgeting, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 6/24) 1. An Introduction to Facebook for Business View more from intranetfuture These PowerPoint slides will provide you with the skills, knowledge and tools to be able to create and use a Facebook Page to increase sales for your business. Ideally you will have some knowledge of how Facebook […]

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Strategic Marketing Plan, Porter’s Five Forces, Business Performance, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 6/17) 1. Porter’s Five Forces View more from learnppt Developed by Michael Porter, Porter?s Five Forces is a classic business framework for evaluating the attractiveness of a particular industry by analyzing 5 forces. It is useful to utilize Porter?s Five Forces in conjunction with a SWOT analysis of the industry. [Read […]

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Cultivate Your LinkedIn Network, Here’s Step One.

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with 225 million members. It’s a great–and probably the best–source to cultivate your professional network. LinkedIn is swimming with potential clients, business partners, subject matter experts, employers, and employees. The question is, are you taking advantage of it? One of the best ways to begin developing your network […]

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The Nightclub Business, Communications Cheat Sheet, PEST Analysis, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 6/10) 1. PEST Analysis View more from learnppt PEST (Political, Economic, Social, and Technological) analysis is a framework evaluating macro-environmental factors used in the environmental scanning component of strategic management. The PEST analysis framework has become increasingly [Read More] 2. New Club Venue Business Plan View more from frankperkins82 Executive Summary Club […]

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Capital Budgeting, Pricing Strategy, Mintzberg’s 10 Schools of Thought, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 6/3) 1. Capital Investment Analysis View more from ganesh10 Capital Investment Analysis Also called Capital Budgeting – a complex topic simplified in an easy to understand presentation which is completely self-explanatory. Explains the framework for financial analysis with examples and provides practical [Read More] 2. Ten Schools of Thought on Strategic […]

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Consultants and Consultancies Are Going Online for New Sources of Income

Business professional and business firm alike, many are exploring new, sustainable sources of income.  And, for many, this exploration has led them online to Flevy, the marketplace for premium business documents. In recent months, we have noticed a number of consultants and consultancies have joined Flevy to sell their business documents.  These documents take the […]

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The Business Strategy that Makes Competition Irrelevant, Blue Ocean Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy is growth strategy framework focused on the idea of creating an uncontested market space–i.e. a “blue ocean.” This framework is very innovative, as its principles challenge the conventional business strategy principles of fighting competitors head-on. The Blue Ocean Strategy framework evolved from a framework called Value Innovation developed by Gemini Consulting (now Capgemini […]

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