N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

CEO Interview: Sam Walsh. This edition of the CEO interview features Sam Walsh, the recently retired CEO, of Rio Tinto. Since taking up the CEO seat at Rio Tinto Sam has steered the business through a torrid industry downturn and firmly positioned them for new growth. (as featured in mining.com). On with the interview.

Gordon 150

Gordon Restructuring Leadership CEO 150

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Because the "unmentionable" subject of menstruation is taboo, the market failure — supplying cheaper pads — had never received the attention it deserved. As product is sold, some of the initial working capital that SHE puts up is paid back, with the entrepreneurs eventually owning their local franchises.

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Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Every winter, my colleagues and I invite CEOs of some of the world’s largest businesses to join our students at Stanford University. Invariably, each CEO we host recognizes two truths: Digital disruption will reshape their industry in one fashion or another and they must find a way to embrace these changes. They are asset-light.

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Christensen Finance Innovation B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

But it's this set of beliefs that explains why Western companies fail to succeed in emerging markets where middle class consumers demand good quality at low prices, and why these companies struggle to develop value-for-money products for their home markets during slow growth times like these. Operating such restaurants is expensive.

Quality 13

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

hit an all-time high, but Paul Heffington, Allen Printing's owner and CEO, wasn't celebrating. 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. For Allen Printing, 2008 should have been a banner year.

Metrics 8

Metrics Working Capital Restructuring Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

Founding CEOs realize—or fail to realize—that their maniacal energy and personal devotion can only take their enterprises so far. Yet those resources don't exist in the social enterprise market—even though the need is essentially the same. Normal business complexity sets in.

Finance 8

Finance Franchising Business Model Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2013

Financial markets are not working for charities and social enterprises today. As a result, charities and social enterprises do not have the cushion of external financing to manage their various capital requirements. Like any small business, they need working capital to balance out the peaks and troughs of their business cycle.

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Banking Finance Due Diligence Short-term 8