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The past year saw the highest mergers and acquisitions activity in history, with more and more CEOs finding themselves transitioning in their roles to become stewards of change capital management. If deployed effectively, sustainable corporate and financial growth can be achieved — and just as importantly — so can the advancement of employees’ careers and personal development.
BELLEVUE, Wash., February 01, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xenon arc today announced the promotions of Alyssa Cunnington to Chief Operating Officer and Mica Zuniga to Chief Strategy Officer. These promotions expand and strengthen the executive team, as the Company embarks on its next phase of innovation and growth.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xenon arc is on the precipice of transforming business for even more manufacturers as the result of its recent acquisition by an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm.
If you read my prior article on the small innovation mindset, then perhaps I have convinced you that incremental innovations are equally as valuable as one big bang innovation. But how do you create an environment in which small innovations are not only welcomed but also in continuous development?
Xenon arc partnered to launch Braskem's first-ever consumer-facing e-commerce marketplace on Amazon.
The word “innovation” carries the weight of expectation, and it can be intimidating. Innovation doesn’t have to be earth-shattering — it can be continuous and include small improvements.
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When we discuss innovation, we are often referring to new products, but sometimes valuable innovation comes in a form that is seemingly less tangible and quantifiable. For business leaders and entrepreneurs, upending the typical approach to people can be a critical factor in your company’s success.
There’s a difference between fads and transformations. Fads wax and wane relatively quickly — whereas transformations leave a lasting mark. The digital revolution is the latter. Although the pandemic rapidly accelerated digital adoption, the writing has been on the wall for decades. Digital is here to stay, and even more than that, it’s the new reality for the chemical and manufacturing industry despite our industry’s hesitance and often outright unwillingness to adopt new technologies.
Like most big businesses, when chemical producers talk about growth, they’re usually talking about expanding market share by selling to more customers or even finding new markets. Simple math, right? More customers = more money. The thing is that finding new customers, while extremely important, also takes a lot of work.
After the last year, anyone who deigns to announce: “Digital is the way of the future!” will be met with an eye-roll and an incredulous “No kidding.” By now, everyone intimately knows that the pandemic forced the world to work remotely last year. Beyond that, we know businesses and consumers alike experienced a new version of what is possible for communications, e-commerce, and — when it comes down to it — managing the global supply chain.
As the world gets smaller, the digital revolution continues to break through borders, simplifying everything from communication and education to sales and fulfillment. eCommerce is transforming the way we do business as well as the way we leverage the global supply chain and optimal efficiency.
As a materials producer, your goal is to serve your customers, build loyalty, and improve profit margins. The challenge is that some customers — typically small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) — are inherently more difficult to serve because their needs are drastically different from larger companies. Although SMBs comprise as much as 30% of your market share, meeting their needs becomes more time-consuming, and therefore less profitable, so entire markets are served at a lower priority.
