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This latest price increase by the Red Sox is proof only that the team is doing everything possible to compete with baseball's best teams, and given what Boston is up against, that is no small task. Sox CEO John Harrington simply doesn't have the seating capacity or the luxury boxes that Ted Turner has in Atlanta, and he certainly doesn't have the kind of sweet television package that lines George Steinbrenner's pockets in New York...
...those who go to Fenway to see a winning team on the field and not simply to make day trips, a slight extra cost at the gate is a small price to pay for a shot at a World Series. Most true fans will gladly fork over a couple extra bucks per game if it means having Mussina throwing every fifth day behind Pedro in the Sox rotation...
That kind of niche strategy probably won't last long. There are simply too many me-too small-business B2B exchanges, and a shakeout is almost a foregone conclusion. Shore expects that, before long, a few megasites will probably emerge, each offering a soup-to-nuts array of services and products, including office pens and paper and 401(k) planning. Traditional financial players that work with small businesses, like Intuit or Merrill Lynch, are likely to swoop in and buy or partner with these megasites, adding their expertise and long-established relationships to the equation. "You want...
Regardless of who is right, one thing is clear: the exchanges that get the early lead will hold it. Just like eBay, whose widespread network of buyers and sellers draws even more members and ensures its continuing dominance, the small-business exchanges with the most liquidity should remain on top. "The ability to find the transaction and complete it is the real issue," says Onvia CEO Glenn Ballman, whose company lost $43 million in 1999. "As long as we're able to bring enough buyers and sellers together, we'll survive." And small-business owners should be able...
Italy is one of the world's top wine producers, but no Italian firms rank among the world's 20 biggest vintners. With 50,000 small companies bottling wine and the best land in limited supply, no Italian company, not even a big name like Antinori or Banfi, has more than a 1% domestic market share. Italian wines are identified by region (or appellation, such as Chianti or Barolo) rather than by brand. Growth potential in Europe is dampened by the fact that in the change from an agrarian to an industrial society, wine consumption in Italy and France...