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Association Business Model Innovation
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of reviewing an association’s business model.
By Octavio B. Peralta
While there are as many definitions of business model as there are ways of doing it, a simple way to define a business model for me in the context of an association is this – the best way to generate revenue and have a surplus.
There are of course other aspects of a business model but, in the end, strong financial results and performance matter...
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‘We will see an increase in virtual meetings and conferences’
By Kristinn Halldór Einarsson, CEO Blindrafélagið, Icelandic Association of the visually impaired (BIAVI)

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, you have decided to postpone the 21st Retina International World Congress, which was due to take place from 4 to 6 June 2020 in Reykjavik, Iceland, to June 2022. How will this decision affect BIAVI (Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired) as an association, and the congress?

There will be extra costs...
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