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Q&A with InnerWorkings CEO Eric Belcher

Chicago-based InnerWorkings, a print procurement and management company, reported on May 3 record first quarter 2012 financial results. CEO Eric Belcher briefly talked with WhatTheyThink about his company, waste and duplication in printing, and offered some business advice.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Chicago-based InnerWorkings, a print procurement and management company, reported on May 3 record first quarter 2012 financial results. With a 30 percent increase in revenue over its 2011 results, InnerWorkings reported a net income of $3.7 million for the quarter. CEO Eric Belcher briefly talked with WhatTheyThink about his company, waste and duplication in printing, and offered some business advice.


InnerWorkings focuses on optimizing the supply chain for businesses. What are some of the top, easily solved mistakes that you see companies making in this process?

“The biggest mistake we see is the failure to keep pace with innovations and/or technological advancements. It takes corporate courage to break with the past and make wholesale changes to a functioning, though not ideal, supply chain.”


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About Stacey Skotzko

Stacey Skotzko is a journalist in Washington, DC, and reports on various aspects of Congress for Congressional Quarterly and Congress.org. She has lived in the nation’s capitol since 2008 and is originally from the Chicago suburbs. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio with degrees in journalism and international studies.

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