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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Are You Growing Too Fast?

Harvard Business Review

And when Allen Printing's bank, facing problems of its own in 2010, suddenly called in its loan, the company was so strapped for cash that it had to file for Chapter 11. Heffington, working with Steve Curnutte, a restructuring advisor, realized that as new orders poured in, it became difficult to establish the true cost of fulfilling them.

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Creating Michelin-star Quality for the Masses

Harvard Business Review

Unlike Ferran Adria's El Bulli in Catalonia, D'O doesn't operate at a loss. According to the 2010 Michelin Guide, there are 229 one-star, 37 two-star, and as many as six three-star restaurants in Italy. Operating such restaurants is expensive. In Italy, as in the rest of Europe, the up-market restaurant business is a tough one.

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