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Sales of Saint Joseph Statuettes Reflect the Real Estate Market, in Reverse

Harvard Business Review

The real-estate market and sales of Saint Joseph statuettes tend to move in opposite directions, according to a Missouri-based religious-goods company queried by the Wall Street Journal. In 2013, statuette sales were down 10.6% from the previous year, a period in which the median U.S. existing-home sale price rose 11%.

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this week, China's National Energy Administration announced its intention to add 10 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 2013 , more than twice its current level. We calculate that between 2010 and 2020, the people of China and India will have consumed goods and services worth a total of $64 trillion. trillion to $6.2

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For a Booming Economy, Bet on High Growth Firms, Not Small Businesses

Harvard Business Review

President Barack Obama , August 17, 2010. PM David Cameron , November 20, 2013. High growth firms are more likely to be in food services, real estate, construction, commerce, logistics and manufacturing than in ICT and life sciences. “Small business is the backbone of our economy.”

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Know When to Kill Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

The brand died a slow death, beginning when Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and then ultimately when its acquirer, Dish Network, decided to shut down all video rental operations in 2013. There may have been another business that they could have started, utilizing the company’s assets (real estate, technology, staff, etc.)

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. based WiFi service provider Ruckus Wireless snatched it up in 2013. “Name a Singapore start-up.

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Why We Build Fiscal Cliffs

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, Congress voted to extend the 2001 cuts for two years. So now, in 2013, they're all due to expire. There's also a payroll tax holiday included in that 2010 deal, which was always supposed to be temporary. Thanks to the Byrd rule, that meant the cuts were only valid for 10 years. entry into World War I.