by Whittaker Associates | Jan 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
By Dean WhittakerThe concept for an entrepreneurial guild came to me while researching a response to a recent request for proposal. I was searching for a Blue Ocean Strategy in which the community would make their competition irrelevant by creating a new paradigm.... by Whittaker Associates | Mar 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
By Vidhan Rana In my two years working for Whittaker Associates, most of the economic development projects in which I worked focused on growth through recruiting businesses from outside the region, often referred to as economic hunting. However, in the past few... by Brittany Ryzenga | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Vidhan Rana When I first joined Whittaker’s team in January 2008, I had little clue about what economic development really meant. It was a vague term I read in text books, something to do with increasing the economic base of a region. Soon, I learned that job... by Brittany Ryzenga | Oct 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
By Todd Smithee As a refugee of three tech start-up companies, I had the “opportunity” to learn about running a company where expenses exceeded revenues. Several of these previous employers went bankrupt or had their assets sold for much less than the original... by Whittaker Associates | Jan 31, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Todd Smithee Without a doubt, the economy is not booming these days. Every day brings news of another government bailout plan designed to prop up another failing industry. Record numbers of layoffs provide feature stories on news websites and cable news...