What is their mission? The mission of Credit Suisse is to provide companies, institutional clients and high net-worth private clients worldwide with advisory services, comprehensive solutions, and excellent products. They are willing to assist the customers to their best ability and make working with them a pleasant experience.  This mission shows that Credit Suisse is very committed to their customers, … Continue Reading →

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What is VF’s mission? VF Corporation is a worldwide leader in branded jeans, footwear, and other apparel.  The VF Corporation has been around for 115 years, and prides itself on the values of passion, commitment, innovation, and vision.  VF Jeanswear conducts their business according to the following mission statement: “We will create the leading jeans and lifestyle apparel company in … Continue Reading →

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Sandvik is a world-leading high-tech engineering group that manufactures products such as advanced special alloys, ceramic materials, industrial tools and mining equipment.  With 49,000 employees worldwide, the entire Sandvik group is comprised of five divisions: construction, machining solutions, materials technology, mining, and venture.  Today we visited Sandvik Machining Solutions, specializing  in the manufacturing of tools and tooling systems for advanced … Continue Reading →

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What is Elon’s mission? “Elon embraces its founders’ vision of an academic community that transforms mind, body, and spirit and encourages freedom of thought and liberty of conscience.”  To fulfill the vision of their founders, Elon acts upon the following commitments: to nurture a rich intellectual community characterized by active student engagement with a faculty dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarly … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited Honda Power Equipment in Swepsonville, NC.  Honda is a leader in the development of low-emission, fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly engines for use in power equipment applications.  Since its establishment in 1953, HPE has manufactured over 40 million power products worldwide.  When Honda expanded to its Swepsonville factory in 2004, production increased capacity to 1.5 engines per year.  HPE … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited the world headquarters of SAS (Statistical Analytical Software), located in Cary, NC.  SAS specializes in computer programming and software solutions.  In the analytics software industry, SAS alone holds 36.2% of the market share with 13,000 employees worldwide in 55 different countries.  Starting from 4 founders with one small building in Raleigh, SAS headquarters has grown to over … Continue Reading →

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Center for Creative Leadership is a non-profit organization specializing in leadership training, leadership development, and executive coaching.  CCL reaches more than 120 countries from location on four continents.  Our visit today was to CCL’s Greensboro, NC location, serving as a base for the Center’s research, publication, and product development work.  It is also an ideal setting to reflect on personal … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited the Proximity Hotel located in Greensboro, NC.  Proximity is one of the only three hotels in the United States to be a Platinum LEED certified “green” hotel, and I was very impressed to learn that it was the first of the three to receive such a prestigious honor.  Built in 2007, the structure itself cost about $30 … Continue Reading →

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Glen Raven is a family-owned global textile manufacturer headquarted outside of Burlington, NC.  Established in 1880, four generations of the Gant family has owned and worked in Glen Raven, making it a long-run family business. Producing textiles like military equipment and technical fabrics that are sold in 120 countries, Glen Raven employs 2700 people, with 1700 in the United States … Continue Reading →

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