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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. TGC/Income Store partners with individuals, companies and private equity firms/fund managers procure, develop and manage revenue-generating websites at two times earnings. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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

Harvard Business Review

In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co. He was very smart and polished but didn’t see how his pointed words and micromanaging ways were affecting his management team. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 Morale was terrible, and important initiatives were flagging.

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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. The Opportunities. Finding the right local partners.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

CEOs cannot manage their silos via hub-and-spoke and expect digital expertise to be properly incorporated in key decisions. Soon after, Trian did due diligence on the company and bought a $2.5 How can algorithms be used to create a better or entirely different kind of experience? 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. “You’re not managing specific business decisions, you’re trying to understand and internalize how the models work” and the assumptions they make. ’ scenarios,” says Ruback. Go it alone.

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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. And they are usually not apprehensive about replacing the current management team to boost efficiency and performance.

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