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

Harvard Business Review

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. 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. However, remaining U.S.