Defying Gravity: SMEs Go Global

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Bonnie D Graham

News, Business News, Technology

4.9 • 112 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2013

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Today’s buzz: Should we pin our hopes for a vibrant global economy, sustainable innovation and job creation on high growth entrepreneurs aka small and midsized enterprises (SMEs)? The experts speak. Aviva Freudmann, EIU: “SMEs in developed and developing economies show surprising similarities in their goals and expectations. For all the challenges they face in their business environments, they are an exceedingly optimistic bunch...” Bryan Pearce, Ernst & Young: “Last year, our 650 U.S. EOY finalists employed 700,000 people, grew revenues 48% over two years, and achieved 30% job growth. They’ve learned how to defy gravity.” Carl B. Lewis, Vision33, “Some SMEs are enterprise business in disguise, expanding their operations into other countries by starting new and independent business units.” Kevin Gilroy, SAP: “SMEs have to change their mindset regarding IT in order to excel: understand IT is their friend, not foe. It’s simple...” Join us for more on Defying Gravity: SMEs Go Global.

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0:31.2	Thank you. Welcome to the most nutritious hour of business talk all week.
0:45.9	This is Coffee Break with Game Changers, presented by SAP.
0:49.8	The best run business is run SAP.
0:52.4	Your host and moderator is Bonnie D. Graham. You'll hear from the
0:55.5	innovators who have learned to use game-changing technologies to shake up the status quo and help move
1:00.6	today's businesses in new directions. Now, here's Bonnie D. Graham. Welcome, if you want to run with
1:07.0	the game changers, you're in the right place. Today's buzz isn't a word, it's a question.
1:13.2	Should we pin our hopes for a vibrant global economy,
1:17.1	sustainable innovation, and energetic job creation on high-growth entrepreneurs,
1:23.3	aka. also known as SMEs, small and mid-sized enterprises.
1:29.3	Some of you in the listening audience call them SMBs.
1:32.4	Small to mid-sized businesses, we're going to go with SMEs today.
1:35.7	I have a packed panel with four experts.
1:38.2	They have a lot to say.
1:39.5	Let me tell you what's on their minds today.
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