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Gain The Funding You Need To Grow Your Business

Strategy Driven

If your business remains stagnant on the market for too long then the longevity of your model will almost certainly be called into question. So, let’s look at some of the ways that you can fund a change like this in your business model. First, you might want to think about self funding your business growth plan.

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5 Viable Options for Financing Your Small Business

Strategy Driven

Financing a small business isn’t always easy, but there are plenty of solutions available, no matter how bad your credit rating is. Before you start looking for finance, however, make sure you have a strong business plan. Luckily, specialist business models and bad credit doesn’t have to hold your business back.

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Ratings Agencies Are the Darnedest Things

Harvard Business Review

Starting in the 1970s, though, the business model shifted. The Securities and Exchange Commission began using the ratings issued by what they called Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (and yes, they actually do use the acronym NRSRO) to judge whether securities firms' balance sheets were solid enough.

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Using Digital Exhaust to Improve Sales

Harvard Business Review

These insights spurred the company to realign its sales force to match the intended coverage model. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. It notifies a company if one of its competitors files a credit check on a customer, signaling potential defection. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static.

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Badges? We Don’t Need No LinkedIn Badges

Harvard Business Review

These hacks are things like badges, diplomas, dress codes, and, as it happens, credit ratings. However, because of what he called the “superpower” all of us have now gained – the ability to instantly communicate with anyone else on Earth – we will no longer be needing those hacks.

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The Impact of the Blockchain Goes Beyond Financial Services

Harvard Business Review

Blockchain technology can also take networked business models to a new level by supporting a whole host of breakthrough applications: native payment systems that run without banks, credit card companies, and other intermediaries will cut cost and time from transactions.

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Incremental Fixes Won’t Save the U.S. Health Care System

Harvard Business Review

Few ACOs have done the hard work of changing how health care is delivered — moving from a physician-centric “doctor-knows-all” model to a patient-centric model that relies on a team and collaboration. Most realize that remaking their business model to succeed in a value-based care world is the right thing to do.