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OCTOBER 31, 2014

I’m thinking about innovation in the context of managing associations and non-profit enterprises. Innovation is a corporate buzz word, but it’s also a fundamental element in any successful and growing organization. The concept involved is using a “wide lens” when preparing a product or service innovation.

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JULY 12, 2012

There’s a fascinating feature in the current Washington Business Journal about gourmet catering and small business innovation. Nancy Goodman and Joel Thevoz, the married business partners at Main Event Caterers in Arlington, Virginia have created an aquaponics system for growing vegetables and raising fish – in their warehouse!

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AUGUST 19, 2013

We’re being told that the reason the Graham family is selling The Washington Post is because it’s been losing money for years and they need someone that can afford to continue losing money while he innovates the way the model operates. Uncategorized Association competition Association Leadership Innovation'

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JULY 24, 2012

Supply Chain Innovation and Challenges for Color Suppliers. Many members of the Verto Solutions Team are responsible for this great program, including Josh Bender, Mat Gulick, Samantha Lee, Sarah Mechum, Jane Reynolds, and Sean Taylor. The program highlights: U.S. & & International Color Regulations. Communicating About Color Safety.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Associations must always be growing and innovating to remain relevant to their members; the IACM certainly is. Special credit is due to two of IACM’s leaders, Joe Kern from Emerald Performance Materials is IACM President, and Rohit Tibrewala from ROHA USA was Chairman of the Color Conference.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Uncategorized Association Management Innovation Verto Solutions' But the story did open my eyes to the power of blogs as association management platforms. I wonder which Verto Solutions-managed association will be the first to experiment with using a blog to manage a project?

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JUNE 7, 2012

Every day presents opportunities for innovation and I want to discuss these ideas with my readers. Association Management – this is what we do at Verto Solutions and I want us to do it better. It’s still a relatively new field and we are a new company. If you are in association management I would like to hear from you.

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