Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Service companies and contractors usually mention that they are “bonded, licensed, and insured” when they advertise their services. When companies claim that they are bonded, licensed, and insured, it tells us that they are committed to giving their best and most valuable service to their customers.

Licensing 50

Licensing Bond Insurance Due Diligence 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2019

When you hire a warehouse that’s far away, it can be useful for storage, but that’s only if you are expansive in your operation. Choosing the right components, whether it is pallet rack storage facilities, various forklifts or transportation vehicles, they all need to come from a place of practicality. Is It Practical?

Transportation 82

Transportation Budgeting Outsourcing Bond 82

Strategy Driven

APRIL 23, 2019

Franchises often require a larger investment upfront to purchase the franchise rights and will be a bigger operation in general. You will also need to get a surety bond which means your customers are financially protected when buying from you, should you fail to meet your obligations. Devise a Marketing Strategy.

Franchising 52

Franchising Licensing Advertising How To 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

Since their founding less than a decade ago, Uber and Airbnb have wrangled with regulators, challenged the taxi and hotel industries, earned extraordinary valuations from venture capital investors — and fundamentally transformed the way people think about urban transportation and travel. Uber has beefed up safety and background checks.

CEO 8

CEO Hotels Venture Capitalist Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

As the cast of characters in an organization or program grows, coordinating all those people and sustaining healthy social bonds among becomes more difficult. Change management Customer service Informal leadership' Cut cognitive overload, but embrace necessary organizational complexity.

Case Study 10

Case Study Pharmaceuticals Airlines Hotels 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

The raw wafer for an iPhone chip might have been processed in Texas before it was shipped to a factory in Taiwan to be diced into individual chips and tested, then wire bonded into a package before going to a parts distribution center, before finally making it to that assembly line in Zhengzhou, China. bound panels to Malaysia.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization Cost Efficiency 8