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5 Ways Smart Startup Founders Strategically Manage Operating Capital

Strategy Driven

And with financing being one of the primary reasons startups go under, the right strategy needs to involve improving upon your operating capital. What Is Operating Capital? Sometimes called “working capital,” operating capital is the sum of a business’s current assets minus its current liabilities.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. To do so, successful management of their expectations is essential.

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How can I start my own business?

Strategy Driven

However, if at all it does not work out and things don’t fall in place, keep an exit strategy ready to let things off and manage what has been lost. Your finances: Nothing works without investment. You need to manage your finances and be aware of all that you will have to invest in shortly. About the Author.

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The Rise of FinTech in Supply Chains

Harvard Business Review

A new type of services company could transform global supply chains: Financial technology companies that act as intermediaries in facilitating transactions between a company and its suppliers. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. This improved working capital can be used to fund growth in new markets.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

As more people depended on him, he spent his working capital, and the business failed. When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

As more people depended on him, he spent his working capital, and the business failed. When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities.

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Why Preventing Disruption in 2017 Is Harder Than It Was When Christensen Coined the Term

Harvard Business Review

The answer may be that the innovator’s dilemma is no longer the only paradox at play in innovation management. For managers of industrial-era organizations, the economics of investing in disruptive opportunities were vexing. So naturally, as a manager, you left such innovations to new entrants. The Old Dilemma.