Refueling the Entrepreneurial Enterprise

How can business leaders encourage employee creativity while maintaining profitable growth? Great ideas are important but you also need dedicated leadership, a clear-cut strategy and well-defined objectives.


 
Seize the Innovation Initiative Seize the Innovation Initiative

Innovation means more than new products. It means thinking every day about how to reach new customers and serve them better, enhancing their experience and bringing them new value.
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The New Leadership Equation: What Does Leadership Mean To You? The New Leadership Equation: What Does Leadership Mean To You?

What it means to be a leader is in flux. Executives today have responsibilities that go beyond delivering results. Very often, they help showcase innovation and champion creativity. At GE Capital’s annual CFO Summit, we asked our customers about their views on leadership. See what they had to say.
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Explore the State of Business Innovation in a Volatile Global Economy Explore the State of Business Innovation in a Volatile Global Economy

GE's second annual "Global Innovation Barometer" confirms business executives’ belief in innovation as the main driver of prosperity, competitiveness and job creation. It also reveals how challenging and uncertain economic and political environments may hinder companies’ ability to deliver meaningful innovation.
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Advancing Sustainability: From 1.0 to 3.0

Companies can establish long-lasting sustainability programs without high upfront capital costs. Some thought leaders in the field help point the way forward.


 
GE's ecomagination Treasure Hunt Checklist GE's ecomagination Treasure Hunt Checklist

GE shares its process for analyzing resource usage and identifying ways to cut costs that have resulted in $130 million in savings for the company. Implementing sustainable practices may save your company money too.
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Financial Times: Positives start to outstrip negatives Financial Times: Positives start to outstrip negatives

Alternative fuel vehicles are finally entering company fleets. See why GE has pledged to buy 25,000 electric vehicles for its own fleet and for those of its customers by 2015.
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Electric Vehicles: The Future Is Now Electric Vehicles: The Future Is Now

There's now a compelling business case for adopting electric vehicles. Here are things to consider if your company is thinking of switching to an alternative fuel fleet.
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Energy Expert Talks Electric Car Future Energy Expert Talks Electric Car Future

Deb Frodl, chief strategy officer at GE Capital, Fleet Services, explains the benefits of electric vehicles on FOX affiliate KMSP-TV.
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  • INDUSTRY RESEARCH


    Construction - Industry Research Monitor: Positive Momentum for 2012

    Spring 2012: Total construction put-in-place improved +1.5% year-over-year in 4Q2011 to $204.7 billion, Improvements in residential and non-residential building construction was offset by a slight decline in non-building construction. Small but consistent quarterly improvements in virtually all metrics give positive momentum for 2012.

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    Transportation / Commercial Trucking - Industry Research Monitor: Freight Indicator Improvements are Dampened by Continued Cost Increases

    Spring 2012: The U.S. economy and freight indicators are holding steady. Truck and trailer orders continue to improve due to aging equipment and improving carrier operating rates. Although tonnage and pricing metrics are improving, carriers expect continued cost increases in 2012 which could erase any potential margin improvement.

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    Food, Beverage & Agribusiness - Industry Research Monitor

    First Quarter 2012: Food safety is a top concern for industry executives. In this monitor, we explore how technology is utilized to ensure product safety while improving operational efficiencies.

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    Technology & Business Services - Industry Research Monitor

    Winter 2011-2012: Given global macroeconomic uncertainty and capital market volatility, the short-term outlook for IT spending, particularly within the Financial Services industry, remains uncertain. GE Capital CIO – Martha Poulter – discusses how GE Capital’s IT spending might contrast with trends in the broader Financial Services industry.

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