Innovation
in Central America
Monday, January 16, 2012
The speed of technological change threatens to dramatically shorten the lifespan of companies who do not make innovation the bread and butter of their existence.
If your company has a tendency to rest in bureaucracy, or to react only when the market demands, it will likely have a shorter life span, and the cause of its death will surely be the so called creative destruction.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Employers are placing more and more value on employees ability to get involved and to take the initiative to do things independently, using innovative ideas.
Being an entrepreneur does not necessarily mean being the founder of a new businesses, but can also mean having an innovative attitude to finding solutions to problems and the habit of transforming challenges into opportunities. And that is something that can be done from inside companies.
Friday, July 8, 2011
The traditional Latin American Meeting of Innovation and Business is being organized by the Panamanian Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications(CAPATEC).
BIZ FIT PANAMA 2011, will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation and business.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Government, business and international experts will discuss how to get the country to boost local capacity and take advantage of the opportunities of the global economy.
On June 30th, the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, together with the World Bank and the Government of Costa Rica will host its first Latin American Cities Conference in Costa Rica. With a group of leading public and private sector officials, this conference will analyze the current state of the technology, education, and infrastructural sectors, and how the country should continue building local capacity in order to face the growing challenges of the global economy.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Sectors affected by the appreciation of the colon against the dollar must innovate to survive in the market, experts say.
In Colombia, the appreciation suffered by the Colombian Peso against the dollar in recent years hit the export sector, especially flower exporters and garment factories, sectors which have reduced significantly as a result of not being able to compete under the new conditions.
Friday, May 6, 2011
A new generation of travelers are choosing where to stay not by the number of stars a hotel has, but by looking for the style of hotel that fits their own lifestyle.
An example of adaptation to these concepts is Hotels & Resorts, the largest operator of luxury hotels, which has transformed itself by following three steps:
1 - Stop being hotel owners so that the main focus can be the customers, for this reason 110 establishments were sold in the last decade at a value of $7,500 million, in order to focus on management, differentiated service and customer loyalty.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The food industry reports monopolies in commodities like liquefied gas, high tariffs on imports and over-regulation.
The Costa Rican Chamber of Food Industry maintains strong opposition to the coming into effect of the Free Trade Agreement with China and asked the members of the Legislature to reject the signing of this and other trade agreements, until the country has solved a large number of structural weaknesses which hinder the development of competitiveness and innovation of Costa Rican companies.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Nonconformists are those who believe, against all reason, that things can be done differently and better. These are the brightest entrepreneurs.
They are of crazy ideas. Often misunderstood by their social environment and even businesses, which are usually conservative and risk averse.
They are those who dream unreasonable and unworkable projects and are willing to pursue those dreams with such determination that often become a reality.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The multinational will establish a center in Panama for new technologies for innovation and technology in tourism.
On Thursday October 20th an agreement was signed to establish in the country the Microsoft Center for Innovation and Technology in Tourism (CMITT) to be regional in scope.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Very important reading. Five tips from Richard Branson, the successful founder of Virgin Airlines, about how to succeed in the business world.
Born in 1950, Branson, started his first company ( a magazine named "Student") when he was 16 years old. At his 20's he started a mail delivery company activated by audio and when he was 20 he created Virgin Records, a music store chain.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
It will focus on tourism software and be subordinate to the ParcBit center set up one year ago in the Balearic Islands.
In the next few weeks, Francesc Antich, president of the Government of Mallorca (Spain), will sign an agreement with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to create the center in the Central American country.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The global market adds 50 million consumers each year. Is your company ready to take advantages of theses new opportunities?
If Herb Meyer’s prediction of 50 million new consumers per year is accurate, as was his conjecture that the Soviet Union would fall, it may be crucial to get ready to what he labels “the greatest change the world has ever seen”.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Consumers are increasingly looking for food products that reflect their personality and lifestyle.
Food, far more than a simple human need for survival, has become a true reflection of modernity. Consumers purchase a product, not just to stave off hunger, but to fit their particular nutritional, health and esthetic needs and even reflect their commitment to the environment.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Consumers are increasingly looking for food products that reflect their personality and lifestyle.
Food, far more than a simple human need for survival, has become a true reflection of modernity. Consumers purchase a product, not just to stave off hunger, but to fit their particular nutritional, health and esthetic needs and even reflect their commitment to the environment.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Bnet celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Post-It Note and extracted tips from its invention.
Margaret Heffman remembered how the Post-It Note was invented, and how it went from an idea deemed without potential to a massive commercial hit. A pillar of this was Geoff Nicholson and his stubbornness in believing in the project’s potential while his bosses did not.
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