VIDEO SHOWS SMALL BUSINESSES ARE BIG ON BALDRIGE.Small businesses are responsible for 51% of the U.S. gross national product, employ 52% of workers, represent 96% of all U.S. exporters, and provide almost 75% of America's net new jobs. Keeping this segment strong and competitive is key to the U.S. economy. Many small businesses have found that the Baldrige Baldrige may refer to:
A new 16 minute video, "Take the Journey! A Baldrige Invitation to American Small Business," includes interviews with top executives of several of the 10 small business Baldrige Award winners explaining why the Baldrige program leads to the kind of improvements that translate into bottom-line success. Two examples of what the small business CEOs have to say: "The Baldrige based criteria is a very practical process that I think applies to all business, large and small. It's about doing things that make a lot of good common sense," says Jerry Rose, president of Sunny Fresh Foods, a 1999 winner. And Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Woolpert, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Granite granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. Rock Co., a 1992 winner, says, "There is no better assessment of your organization's performance available than applying for the Award." The video (in either VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. or CD formats), the Baldrige performance excellence criteria and other material are available free charge |
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