N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Having a bad attitude comes in many forms and despite my own lousy attitude during which I lost my businesses, I found that having a happy home life transformed my own attitude for the better and has allowed me to focus on my family first and go on to develop a successful business right from my own home!

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Raising venture capital isn’t the be all and end all of entrepreneurial success. Many small businesses don’t require the sort of financing required by firms in pursuit of s-curve growth. You certainly don’t need to bang on doors on Sand Hill to start a restaurant chain or a real estate brokerage.

IPO 12

IPO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

So Puerto Rican entrepreneurs hire consultants to badger government procurement to pay up, and in parallel they jack up their prices to finance the long receivables cycle. For example, it is nearly impossible for scaling ventures in many countries, including Brazil and Denmark, to count on an IPO for a successful exit.

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

According to data from the Federal Reserve Board’s Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), white Americans’ median incomes were 70% higher than black Americans’ in 2010. Wealthy black Americans have more money in real estate holdings than equally wealthy white Americans. Overall net worth was 7.9

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Bond Bottom-up Short-term 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

For example, a real estate agent might post breaking news on condo developments and include walk-through videos, behind-the-scenes advice, pictures and plans of buildings, comments from current and potential owners, and a social networking component to create a community of condo owners in her area. 200 copies available.

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Press Release Discount Content Directory 145

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

I tried to get Greenspan to talk me for my November HBR article on economics and finance since the crisis , but he said he’d promised his publisher to keep mum until the book was out, which was too late for my purposes. I used to discuss the issue at the Fed, “What do we get by being very successful in forecasting?” And I say a bubble.

Long-term 14

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Congress had a moderately successful run with budget pre-commitment mechanisms in the 1980s and 1990s, in the form of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the successor known as " paygo." In 2010, Congress voted to extend the 2001 cuts for two years. But it has worked in the past.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Bond Committee Commitment 8