Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The International Reciprocal Trade Association reports that in 2011 over 400,000 companies worldwide used bartering to earn an estimated $12 billion on unwanted or underused assets. Lufthansa has bartered real estate for media credits and aviation fuel. What do Honda, Haymarket Exhibitions , and your plumber have in common?

Hotels 9

Hotels Real Estate Advertising Travel 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

In contrast, loans to larger firms have risen every year since hitting bottom in 2011, and are now up about 4% since that low point. Financial crises hit sources of collateral like real estate particularly hard, and this has negatively impacted smaller firms credit scores.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. From the start we asked: What are the complexities of financing these homes?

Suri 13

Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

From 2006 to 2011, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York has grown by almost 65%. Many small businesses don’t require the sort of financing required by firms in pursuit of s-curve growth. Not focused on new marketing campaigns. It takes longer to raise money.

IPO 9

IPO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

And market participants were initially thrilled. Yields are now beginning to climb for Irish, Spanish, and Italian debt as the markets realize three important details of what was agreed. The Irish government, with a GDP in 2011 of close to 160 billion euros, has committed at least 64 billion euros to its banks.

GDP 12

GDP Banking Bond Real Estate 12

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Barbers, plumbers, real estate agents, and almost all trade personnel are required to meet established levels of trade skills and be licensed; none will have as bad an impact on a customer as a bad manager or supervisor will! Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recommend you devote the bulk of your marketing budget to developing excellent content and lots of it, with some additional funds set aside for design, production, and maintenance. 9) Define your universe of clients Brainstorm ways to market your business online and truly dominate your defined, targeted universe.

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Press Release Discount Content Directory 145

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Second, Uber and Netflix appealed to a younger superconsumer before they entered the category, which caught the market leaders flat-footed. This is not surprising, since 67% find investing scary and confusing and 52% believe the ‘investment market is rigged against people like me.’ index funds).

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Rate of Return Finance Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

Such a settlement must be carefully crafted if it is to avoid making the housing markets worse. Even conservative calculations of principal foregone, extra servicing costs on re-defaulted loans, and compliance and training amount to almost five percent of expected 2011 originations.

Banking 13

Banking Proposal Cost-Benefit Analysis Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The then-sainted Alan Greenspan had given them ample cover, by expressing concerns that surpluses might eventually kill the bond market. And there's the Budget Control Act of 2011. real estate market showing signs of recovery, this is probably a better time to talk fiscal restraint than two years ago.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Bond Committee Commitment 8