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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. But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score.

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Which MBAs Make More: Consultants or Small-Business Owners?

Harvard Business Review

Owners of small businesses can set their own hours, make their own management decisions, and take pride in the ownership of their work. The value of that carried interest, of course, depends on the performance of the business, its size, amount of debt used to finance the acquisition and the eventual pricing of a subsequent sale.

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Why Quants Should Manage Your Supply Chain Risk

Harvard Business Review

In an uncertain and volatile world, risk management — a previously unsexy subject for many managers who created annual updates or reviews of their company's risk management plans — is now a front-burner issue for many. Because the fact that value is not guaranteed in the future lessens value in the present.