Outsourcing and Joint Ventures


Jim McCann of 1-800-Flowers on Strategic Partnerships

Assessing the viability, reputation, and ethics of a potential strategic partner

Read story


Recent Outsourcing and Joint Ventures Articles

How to Outsource R&D

R&D isn't just for big corporations. Here's how you can use innovation to build your business, from selecting projects to tax advantages.   Read story

The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

Partnering with your customers on R&D.  Read story

Losing McDonald's

Inventor Hettie Herzog scored a major coup when McDonald's came calling. Then the fast-food giant bailed out, leaving Herzog with tough decisions to make.  Read story

Choosing Strategic Partners that Really Partner

Learn how to choose strategic alliances wisely, plus three killer strategic alliance concepts that will take your business to a new level of success and prof...  Read story

Perfect Strategic Partnerships

Take action to promote harmony with partners. It pays off.  Read story

Rules of Engagement

A close-up of a company that understands that the most important part of an alliance is the people involved.  Read story

My Employees Are Suspicious of Our Strategic Partners

A quick look at how one company overcame its problems after forming a strategic partnership.  Read story

International: Joint-Venturing Tips

A quick look at an unusual plan used by a company when it found it needed an overseas partner.  Read story

The Enemy Within

An explanation of how the base of manufacturing suppliers is crumbling in the U.S. and how to reverse this trend.  Read story

International: Deciding When a Joint Venture Makes Sense

The president of a manufacturing concern explains one key facet he analyzed when expanding into international markets.  Read story

  • 1
  • 2