Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

In June 2013, some Harvard Business School classmates and I launched a social enterprise ( WAVE: West Africa Vocational Education ) targeted at the youth unemployment issue. In the hospitality sector, for example, they invest upfront into luxury real estate and equipment, but rarely into training programs.

Training 8

Training Company Metrics Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Most budgets for 2013 were made in 2012, when the prevailing economic outlook was grim. For example, the wealth effect from rising equity and real estate prices might make premium product segments more attractive in the coming years. But here it is midyear and the signals are decidedly more positive. Increase your R&D spending.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. People up and down the income spectrum are dealing with changing cash withdrawal policies and empty ATMs. Financial inclusion policies are bank-led rather than telecom-led. Moreover, smaller cities in India had larger problems.

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

The majority of small businesses rely on such loans, and in the fall of 2013 alone, 37% of small businesses applied for credit. Financial crises hit sources of collateral like real estate particularly hard, and this has negatively impacted smaller firms credit scores. Still, the need for transparency and oversight is clear.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Business development. Real estate consultants are not business strategists, but the retail system gives them the say-so in establishing community presence. Resulting from inflexible conditions, obsolete policies-procedures, procrastination, attitude, resistance to innovation, failure to change. Running the business.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. Both Singapore and Israel have liberal immigration policies for skilled workers. Today, there’s an investment seemingly every week; venture-capital investment in the tech sector increased from less than $30 million in 2011 to more than $1 billion in 2013.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8