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The Next Generation in Channel Partnership

The race to the cloud is revolutionizing sales channels for product vendors, and now organizations and their channel partners must adapt to thrive in the changing marketplace. It is critical to define and execute a forward-thinking channel strategy. This includes determining which of [...]

Improving Value through As a Service Model

The ability to work anywhere on any device has revolutionized all aspects of work. Employees, partners and customers expect instant access to tools and real-time data on their personal devices anywhere in the world at any time. This is only possible through cloud [...]

U.S. Expansion for Norwegian Firms: Challenges and Opportunities

In a study of investment, revenue and profit data from Norwegian startup companies which expanded to the U.S., Next Step found that the Norwegian firms, on average, had far weaker revenue growth and limited or non-existent profitability as compared to similar U.S. startups. [...]

Focus Areas for Employee Retention

Attracting the Best Talent is Not Enough According to Next Step, there are three primary categories that managers need to pay careful attention to in order to achieve high retention rates. The categories are defined from an employee perspective, which includes being valued, [...]