They talked about business strategies to grow revenues and CAPEX versus OPEX budgeting to maximize profitability.

FORBES: From Dungeon to Corner Office: Evolution of the CIO

Leaders who adopt social strategies to grow their businesses value customer relationships enough to go beyond monitoring and listening.

FORBES: Social Business: You're Doing It All Wrong

We would love to claim that we have a reliable way to locate the future Apples and Googles of the world before they grow, but the successful strategies that we uncovered do not frequently suggest purchasing high-growth companies.

FORBES: In Search Of The Next Apple Or Google

At Oracle's (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) AppsWorld conference in San Diego this week, Oracle President Charles Phillips introduced a series of products and strategies designed to grow revenue from customers of all sizes who don't want to dump the pricey software they already own in favor of a big, complex Oracle package.

FORBES: Magazine Article

In order to establish and grow a very profitable practice, you need to employ a number of strategies.

FORBES: How Life Coaches Become Very Wealthy (Part 3 of 3-part Series)

Read on for some specific examples and strategies for you to employ to leverage your customers to dramatically grow your revenues and profits.

FORBES: The Hands-Down Best Place to Advertise Your Business

They argue that many poor countries wrongly base their development strategies on the principle of comparative advantage (which holds, for instance, that tropical islands should grow bananas and pretty countries promote tourism).

ECONOMIST: Fish out of water