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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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Universities Are Missing Out on an Explosive Growth Sector: Their Own

Harvard Business Review

Presidents and provosts will tell you: operating budgets are tight. The National Association of College and University Business Officers Study on Endowments reveals that endowments are performing enviably — with returns of near 12% in 2013. Institutions have been raising tuition just to keep the lights on. a better place to be.

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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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Sears Has Come Back from the Brink Before

Harvard Business Review

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. It all seemed so big and complex and out of control. We felt defeated and powerless.”.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Fallouts with family over work can cause a tremendous amount of anger, sadness, and shame , says Rob Lachenauer, CEO and cofounder of Banyan Family Business Advisors. Toby Bozzutto’s father, Tom, never asked him if he wanted to work in the family real estate management company. And I had to start at the bottom.”