Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Pearson, the educational publisher, measures the efficacy of its products to improve educational outcomes. And providers want the flexibility to deliver outcomes in the best, most innovative, and most efficient way possible without being micromanaged by the customer. Making PbR Work. ” Health care. Required Capabilities.

Incentives 8

Incentives Health Care Education Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As more people depended on him, he spent his working capital, and the business failed. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

The opportunity may entail: 1) pioneering a truly innovative product; 2) devising a new business model; 3) creating a better or cheaper version of an existing product; or 4) targeting an existing product to new sets of customers. For example, a new venture might employ a new business model for an innovative product.

Definition 9

Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

For that to happen, consumers must know their demand for a product or service is predictable and likely to go up. This allows you to better manage operating and capital expenses. It can also improve working capital. Consider the Starbucks loyalty card, which consumers buy pre-loaded with cash.

Business Model 8

Business Model Loyalty Brand Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

And pretty much every product you can buy at Best Buy, you can get at Amazon cheaper and with free delivery — so people do. The article, " Surviving Disruption ," represents our first attempt in two decades to outline the other side of disruption — how to manage legacy businesses. It's just not a good decade to be Best Buy.

Price 8

Price Retail Business Model Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2013

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. This model is an innovative way for donors to achieve greater impact.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Due Diligence Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

For instance, McKinsey considered a smaller ratio of capital expenditure to depreciation to indicate short-term thinking, because it’s assumed that short-term companies will invest less, and less consistently, than other companies. Incentivizing managers for growth routinely leads to expansion through overvalued acquisitions.

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Scharpf found that absorbent wood pulp was the biggest raw material manufacturing expense for pads, and wondered if cheaper indigenous materials could be used for local production, and if also coupled with a more efficient distribution network, there might be a real business opportunity given the huge underserved populations.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

She worked her way up to manage several locations of a quick-serve restaurant. As manager, she has health insurance through her employer, but when she had a health emergency, she nonetheless ended up with $8,000 in medical debt due to deductibles and coverage gaps. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Health Care 12

Health Care Insurance Video Transportation 12

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. In my roundtables, the vast majority of entrepreneurs I work with are in this rather vulnerable pre $1 million revenue stage.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54