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How to Assess an Online Money-Making Idea

Strategy Driven

But before you make a commitment, I urge you to do just a little bit of due diligence. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. If you read the testimonials of other entrepreneurs who have used the platform you’re considering, they probably sound pretty spectacular. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Morning Advantage: Putting an End to Corruption

Harvard Business Review

And by 2015, this Foreign Affairs article predicts, the total value of goods lost to counterfeiting and piracy will balloon from 2008's $650 billion to $1.77 In 2010, the U.N. estimates, some $1.5 trillion in bribes wiped out more than 5% of global GDP.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

French automaker Renault has taken advantage of sanctions relief, assembling nearly 15,000 cars between January and April, a sevenfold increase from the same period in 2015. The best way to identify new partners involves in-person due diligence. million refrigerators, televisions, and washing machines per year.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business Review

From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 But a thorough CEO assessment can be done in six to eight weeks in parallel with the traditional PE firm due diligence process, and in a nonintrusive way. The impact began to show in the first year, with an 11% increase in profits.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

GE has been steadily reducing its ratio of SG&A expense from 18% in 2011 to a targeted 12% in 2016, and in fall 2015 CEO Jeff Immelt told CNBC he planned to take out $1 billion in costs in the next two years on slightly declining revenues. Soon after, Trian did due diligence on the company and bought a $2.5 billion stake.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

“Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says. In 2015, TransUnion went public, and James had to help the company manage this financial transition. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet.

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4 Types of Activist Investors and How to Spot Them

Harvard Business Review

According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. Over the last three years the U.S. market has witnessed a substantial rise of activist investors.

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