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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?”

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank.

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Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Harvard Business Review

Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. Make public policy proactive, not reactive. Second, young businesses tend to grow faster than older ones, but also fail at greater rates.

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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

No sooner had Beijing's flame died than the global financial crisis took British debt levels above 60% of GDP, excluding public intervention in failing banks. Lloyds Banking Group was caught in the eye of the financial storm and tied up in public ownership. Selling the Games promised to be just as difficult. Partners were receptive.