Monday, August 09, 2010

Private Spies: How to Gain a Competitive Edge

Spy on your competitors, and protect your business.

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Song of Solomon

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Intrigues reported by CNBC's Eamon Javers, pitting premier chocolate candy makers, Mars and Nestles, offer food for thought (no pun intended) to business owners of every size. If you want to know what your mightiest competitors are doing, hire those whose business it is to know.




Obviously, you have to draw the line somewhere on the right side of legal and ethical. That said, my only wonder is given the job market, could "dumpster diving" become a growth industry?

—Tom Chechatka

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