business-development

Help Wanted: High Points for Fresh Perspective Outsiders with solid business-development or strategy experience have made an unusually strong showing lately in the competition to fill top corporate-finance jobs.

The Big Number 2011

Elected last year, Mr. Malloy has centered his economic strategy on a "First Five" program designed to attract large business-development projects, and workforce training.

Connecticut Offers UBS Millions to Stay Shelly Banjo 2011

Another of the experts, Angelos Angelou, of Angelou Economics in Austin, Texas, said he visits Colorado and other states frequently without notice and when he hears a company has not been visited by its local business-development specialists, he wonders how his own client might be treated by that state if it chose to move or expand there.

Robert Schwab: The Down Low on Denver/Colorado Robert Schwab 2011

Jim Lin , of Los Angeles, a business-development director for a software company, was raised by an ambitious Tiger Mom .

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

Another of the experts, Angelos Angelou, of Angelou Economics in Austin, Texas, said he visits Colorado and other states frequently without notice and when he hears a company has not been visited by its local business-development specialists, he wonders how his own client might be treated by that state if it chose to move or expand there.

Robert Schwab: The Down Low on Denver/Colorado Robert Schwab 2011

Among functions, sales and business-development experience are most sought after, although marketing and engineering experience have also seen an increase in demand.

Executives Juggling Multiple Job Offers Joe Light 2011

Mr. Carlson says Booz Allen Hamilton is making the changes now as it prepares to re-enter some commercial and international markets, to ensure that alumni are aware of possible job openings or business-development opportunities.

Boomerang Employees Melissa Korn 2011

Mid-sized towns like Woodridge see big business-development opportunities in courting Chinese companies.

Look Who's Coming to Woodridge Lauren Etter 2011

Mr. Moss was a business-development executive at Android, leading its discussions with device makers to build devices using the Android software, according to former Google employees.

Motorola Mobility to Buy Software Start-Up Amir Efrati 2011

Trying to find business advisers with country-specific knowledge and skills has been time-consuming and costly, Mr. Roeder says: "We don't have a business-development team down the hall to take care of all this."

Firms Face Hurdles Overseas Angus Loten 2011