As companies with digital and traditional products can attest, it can be much more difficult to get a balanced and thorough review of digital products by curriculum committees, whose processes continue to be geared heavily toward printed curriculum. The committees are used to a rubric-based process, in which all of the curriculum and support materials […]
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The education market continues to shift toward digital content and educational technology. According to the newly released “Supplemental Products Market: 2014 Size, Growth and Trends” by Education Market Research, the emphasis on digital products continues to grow, with 45.9% of 86 companies saying their focus was 51% or more on digital, compared with 23.8% of […]
With schools in session, companies are necessarily focused on implementing products for customers, but it’s important to look beyond implementation and remember this is also a critical time to focus on extending your relationship with your customers for the entire year. As you focus on delivering products for your customers during the back-to-school season, […]
For most businesses, linear growth – maybe 10 or 15 percent annually, year in and year out – is certainly not a bad thing, but many companies do not take a step back to think about moving beyond linear growth to the next level of exponential growth of 30 percent or more. So what is […]
Of course your company is fantastic, but would anyone give you money for it? As investors, we see many companies who fail to ask themselves that question. If you are looking for investment, it is critical that you know what type of company it is that you are building. In general, there are three types […]
The CDC just released new numbers showing the incidence of autism in 8 year olds has increased to 1 in 68. That means that 15 years ago a school district with 10,000 students might have had one child with autism in half of their schools. Today, that same district would have one child in every […]
Though 2014 is just getting underway, much of what goes into your meeting your yearly sales goal should already be completed. In fact, your sales will be 20 to 25 percent of your pipeline value as of the end of January. (The 20 to 25 percent figure is not weighted, i.e. a 10k deal with […]
In the midst of all the holiday festivities as 2013 draws to a close, it’s important to take time out to ensure 2014 will start on the right track. We share some questions you should be asking now to lay the groundwork for success in 2014: What do we need to have in place now […]
It can be difficult for executives and entrepreneurs to determine how they will balance the interests of stockholders with a desire to have a positive social impact. Incorporating as a “public benefit corporation” (or “P.B.C.”) is one way to balance public benefits purposes with fiduciary responsibilities. On August 1, Delaware became the 19th state to […]
Arc Capital Development will be celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary on Sunday, September 22nd in Denver. In reflecting on our 10 years, we thought it might be interesting to look back at education investment over the past 10 years – view our new white paper here.