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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Work Based Learning Lead, phs group I know more about budgeting, about innovation, about how to manage the finance side of a business, I know more about commerciality and strategy. Louise Timperley - Co-operative Group The Co-operative Group is a huge retail organisation with stores and funeral homes all over the UK.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Work Based Learning Lead, phs I know more about budgeting, about innovation, about how to manage the finance side of a business, I know more about commerciality and strategy. Having colleagues undertake and complete these apprenticeships has underpinned our business success and growth over the last four years.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In 1973/4 I participated in an Overseas Fellowship at General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in a work/study cooperative programme in Flint, Michigan, which was the birthplace of GM. This programme which moved me through all major departments (Engineering, Finance, Supply, Vehicle Assembly, IS&T etc.)

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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Don’t Move to Silicon Valley Without Preparation

Harvard Business Review

As someone who mentors entrepreneurs, I constantly hear the question from founders located across the United States or around the world: Should we move to Silicon Valley? Rehearse the pitch in your head, and please come share it with me at one of my Thursday morning free mentoring sessions. This is no idle question. Costs are low.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

He must live independently, and go back to the village, find another boy, and become a mentor himself. He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. Most African artisans do not bank because of the fees associated with operating current accounts.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. What made their ascent possible?