This document provides an overview and introduction to the 101 Business Insights portal. It describes 101 Business Insights as a single portal that provides over 1000 business insights across multiple disciplines. It aims to take a holistic approach to solving business problems rather than traditional silo-based solutions. The portal allows users to customize their experience by selecting search settings that matter most to them and finding relevant business insights. It also provides opportunities to participate, share insights, join teams, and build expertise to advance through the ranks.
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1.
2. Leverage off the many low-cost
tools and templates on offer
and spend your time focusing
on solutions, as opposed
to ‘re-inventing
the wheel’
NEED TO DEVELOP AN
EXCEL MODEL BUT
NOT SURE WHERE TO
START
3. All our tools leverage off the standard
features and functionality of Excel,
Word, PowerPoint, etc. and are
fully customizable. No restrictions!!
No Passwords!! They were originally
developed for real customer
situations, which means they focus
on practical issues as opposed to
theoretical constraints.
MOST OFF-THE-SHELF
TOOLS ARE TOO
RESTRICTIVE, DIFFICULT
TO LEARN AND TIME
CONSUMING TO
IMPLEMENT
4. Give us details of your
requirements and if we feel it
has general market applicability
we will develop a tool and give
you a free copy to say “Thank
You” for suggesting it
CAN’T FIND A SUITABLE
TOOL TO MEET YOUR
SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS
7. New holistic approach to
solving Business Problems as
opposed to traditional silo-
based solutions
8. APPLIES TO
Everyone,
Entrepreneurs,
Managers,
Executives or
Specialists
SKILL LEVEL
APPLIES TO
Easy,
Intermediate,
Difficult or Expert
RELEVANCE
Small Business, Big
Business, Doing it,
Tips & Strategies,
Definitions &
Theories, Software,
Training &
Development
RANK
Advanced (Moderated
by Specialists), Expert
(un-moderated),
Specialist or Guru
(Authors and
Moderators)
STARS
Denotes how many
business discipline the
author has achieved in
excess of 1,000 points
each (Denotes their
breadth of knowledge)
Customize
ADVANCE SEARCH
The go-to portal for multi-disciplinary Business Insights and Solutions
Customize your view by selecting the search settings which matters most to you. Choose from…
9. YOUR RESIDENT SPECIALIST
Please email Pat@BusinessInsights.info with any question you have or
topics of interest you would like covered. Feedback is always welcome.
View Pat’s profile at ie.linkedin.com/in/patdivilly/
B. E. (1ST CLASS HONS), MSC MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, MBA
Pat Divilly established MarketWare International, a specialist marketing and strategic business
consultancy for the ICT and ebusiness sectors, in 1988. Prior to this, he worked in senior marketing roles in
Ireland, the UK and throughout Europe. MarketWare has acted as a strategic business consultant and
marketing advisor with the World Bank, EBRD and the EU and workedwith the software industry in Egypt,
Latvia, Bosnia, Bangladesh, and Columbia on company development, and export sales and marketing strategy
development and execution.
For over 20 years MarketWare has developed a whole range of practical tools to address the real issues we
encountered in our consulting practice. These tools are now available to the general business community
through The Business Tools Store website. All these low cost tools come with a No Quibble MONEY BACK
GUARANTEEPAT DIVILLY
10. HUMAN RESOURCES
KEY FOCUS
SALES & MARKETING STRATEGIC BUSINESS
PLANNING
CUSTOMER SERVICE
eBUSINESS & WEB THE BEST OPT-IN EMAIL
MARKETING TOOLS OPS. & LOGISTICS
12. KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
Remember, your Insight portfolio
serves as a public statement of
your Insightful competence, so
build it with pride.
CONSULTING
Offer consulting services to fellow
members with rates ranging from
i$2 to i$10 per minute depending
on your Insight Rank.
NEWSLETTERS
Make sure you select ‘Business
Tools’ as an area of interest in
order to receive live feeds by
email
SHARING INSIGTHS
Share your own Insights, get
feedback and earn Insight
Points
FRIENDS
Make friends with fellow
101 Insight members
and expand your network
ACTIVITY
Engage with like-minded
members, join existing teams
or start your own
SOCIAL SHARING
Get rewarded for
socially sharing
content
PARTICIPATE COMMENTING
Comment on Discussions
and get Rewarded with
Insight Points
13. TEAM DYNAMICS
NET-WEAVING
A focus on adding value, as opposed to
networking, which has a focus on
extracting value
NEW TEAMS
Anyone can start a team
(Team Admin) and a team
can have multiple Team
Admins
DEFINE YOUR TEAM
Give your team a name
and define its core
purpose
JOIN TEAMS
Find a team you like?
request permission to join
from the team admin
INVITE FRIENDS
Invite friends who have
the required skillset to join
your team
14. SAMPLE TOOLS
The Business Tools Store Strategic Planning Tools
http://www.businesstoolsstore.com/categories/Strategic-Business-Planning/
The Business Tools Sales & Marketing Tools
http://www.businesstoolsstore.com/sales_marketing/Sales_and_Marketing
The Business Tools Store Finance Tools
http://www.businesstoolsstore.com/categories/Finance/
THE BUSINESS
TOOLS STORE
15. KEY LINKS THAT
WILL HELP YOU
FIND THE BEST
RESOURCES
LINKS
http://www.BusinessToolsStore.com
Harvard Business Essentials
support tools
http://hbr.org/businesstools
Learn software from
Microsoft,
Adobe, Apple, and so
much more!
http://www.lynda.com
16. BUSINESS DISCIPLINES
CROWDSOURCING
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
SALES
BUSINESS ADVISORY
NLP SUCCESS COACHING
LEADERSHIP
BUSINESS TOOLS
MONEY MATTERS
INTERNET SECURITY
CREATING LEVERAGE
FUTURE IDEAS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MARKETING
SOCIAL MEDIA
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY
& CULTURE
STRATEGY
SYSTEMS THINKING
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CREATIVITY & INNOVATION
17. PARTICIPATE
IT’S YOURS FOR THE TAKING
Remember that the more you participate and engage with us, the quicker you:
BUILD YOUR
INSIGHT SCORE
ACCUMULATE
INSIGHT $’S TO
REDEEM AGAINST
PURCHASES
ACQUIRE
INSIGHT STARS
ADVANCE
THROUGH
THE RANKS