Big Data in Small Business

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'This is a very timely book. SMEs with limited resources have to understand the power of big data and ensure that they are not left behind by the large platforms. This book is insightful and rigorous. It features multiple perspectives and guidelines provided by a group of excellent experts. It's a very valuable guide for practitioners and a great teaching resource for faculty and students.' -- Markus Reihlen, Former Vice President, Professor of Strategic Management, and Principle Investigator of the Digital Entrepreneurship Project, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany 'Creating actual digital innovation roadmaps for SMEs based on big data beyond the hype of the words is of great value. I welcome this contribution to increasing competitiveness for SMEs through data, digital competencies, and innovative solutions that increase companies' insight into customers' needs and challenges.' -- Per B. Brockhoff, Professor, Head of Department, M.Sc., Ph.D., R, Technical University of Denmark 'I have often seen how data is given too little attention when companies undertake digitalization efforts. That is a shame, since access to high quality data is like having a superpower, and this superpower is accessible to any business that is willing to do the work. Good to see a book that focuses on the opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses!' -- Pernille Erenbjerg, Board Member at Genmab, Nordea, Nordic Entertainment Group and Millicom, Denmark 'The importance of big data competence cannot be overstated, and should not be out of the reach of smaller firms. Small and medium-sized enterprises should be able to increase their success by building big data capabilities and creating data-driven growth. This book shows how smaller firms have developed big data competence and digitization capability, implemented artificial intelligence techniques, and identified customer growth potential through customer insight analysis. The authors provide realistic guidance for implementation using real-life successful examples. In sum, this book provides a roadmap to small and medium-size enterprises that wish to facilitate their adoption of big data capabilities and become fully digitally enabled.' -- C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Fox School of Business, Temple University, US 'I congratulate the authors for focusing on how small and medium-sized businesses can make the most of big data based small investments and fast experimentation for quick wins. Agility is key, and this excellent book exactly shows how SMEs can move fast - to win fast - in the data space.' -- Wolfgang Ulaga, Senior Affiliate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD & Director of the Marketing & Sales Excellence Initiative (MSEI), France 'Through my active involvement in SMEs, I see the struggles and the successes of SMEs' data utilization journeys. I very much hope that this book will inspire many executives on how to successfully engage in data-driven business development.' -- Jan Damsgaard, Professor of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School and Board member at SME Denmark & National Digital Expert Advisor, Denmark