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End-of-the-Year Tax Tips for Last Minute Savings

Women on Business

Many of the business owners we work with say they’re ready to get 2011 behind them. Plenty of good news remains in 2011 for business owners yet to capitalize on three last minute tax planning tips that keep more cash on hand for 2012. January 2012 beckons as business objectives glisten with potential revitalization and realignment.

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A Look at the Bitcoin Price History

Strategy Driven

In 2011, Bitcoin was still trading at $17 USD. In 2013, Bitcoin started at $13 USD but closed out the year at $770 USD, which was quite a rise. At the time, most people didn’t believe in digital currencies. Bitcoin’s major selling point was that the transactions were anonymous.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. She is currently President of the PMI® Mass Bay Chapter Board of Directors (20112013).

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How to Make Fossil Fuel Divestment Really Matter

Harvard Business Review

billion in 2011, despite the fact that venture capital funding overall has been increasing. Global clean energy investment also peaked in 2011, at $317 billion, and was down 20% from that peak in 2013. Finance Sustainability' And early-stage clean tech is particularly in need of an influx of capital.

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How Startups Overcome the Capital Gap

Harvard Business Review

Fast-forward to 2013: Zoho is a $200 million dollar a year company. The initial cash needs to come from revenues, not financing. A husband-wife team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has built an e-commerce business selling cable organizers and closed 2011 at $16 million. Not even any kind of bank financing. No venture capital.

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Why America Is Losing Its Entrepreneurial Edge

Harvard Business Review

The rate of business formation in 2011 was almost half of what it was in 1978, with the rate of dissolution somewhat higher than the past couple decades. As of 2013, the top ten banks had 70% of the market. Economy Entrepreneurship Finance' This paper by the Richmond Fed shows how from 1960 to 2005, the U.S.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business Review

According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011. They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced.

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