Pivot International Relocates Global Headquarters
We're pleased to announce that our parent company, Pivot International, has experienced such rapid growth in US, Asian and European markets over the past few years, that it became necessary to relocate its Lenexa, KS-based global headquarters to a significantly larger space. The new corporate headquarters doubles the square footage of office space, expands the in-house electronic engineering lab, and greatly increases the capabilities of its on-site manufacturing and distribution center. In addition to Mid-Continent Custom Electronics, Pivot International is currently the parent company of nine other subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities, five of which have been acquired just in the…
Mid-Continent Custom Electronics Welcomes WideBlue
We're excited to announce that our parent company, Pivot International, recently acquired WideBlue, an engineering firm in Glasgow, Scotland. The WideBlue acquisition brings the total number of company engineers to 50, and total worldwide employees to about 400, explained Mark Dohnalek, Pivot International CEO. Optics are a pretty specific technical area, and not that many companies can do that, Dohnalek told the Kansas City Business Journal. WideBlue was originally the European Design Center division of Polaroid, and has grown to a team of 15 engineers who helped develop the popular new Polaroid cameras with built-in digital printing. They specialize in…
2017 Trends for Product-Based Business
Predicting business trends can be difficult, particularly for product-based businesses. Unlike relatively stable fields in which there is always a customer need, like customer service for example, it's sometimes tough to tell what consumers might want in the future. But trying to foresee future opportunities is a crucial part of making a successful product. No matter how challenging or intimidating the idea might be, it's important for any business planner to look ahead. With the world changing so quickly, it's simply a must. To help guide you on that potentially rocky road, we've laid out some potential trends in product-based…
When Should You License Your New Product?
Starting a new business can be both exhilarating and scary. There can be a great sense of accomplishment when you're able to create a new company and get it off the ground. But at the same time, there are serious financial risks involved, to you and to any potential investors. It might be tempting in some cases to simply license a product you've created to another company to manufacture it. There's certainly less risk involved overall, but there are also cons to that idea when it comes to control and ownership of what you've created. So which way is better?…
