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How Can You Manage Your Small Business Finances More Effectively Using Loans?

Strategy Driven

Also like other types of loans, a business owner’s credit rating can be a deciding factor in whether a loan is approved or not, and it impacts the interest rate of any loan as well. Much like any other loans, they come with interest to pay, and there is also variable loan vs fixed to consider.

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Using Digital Exhaust to Improve Sales

Harvard Business Review

A second software tool, currently in pilot stage by Citrix’s GoToMeeting business, uses voice recognition technology to scan conversations between inside sales reps and existing or potential customers, and then analyzes the text to determine which behaviors correlate with positive outcomes such as closing deals or increasing deal size.

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

Harvard Business Review

If there is any lingering doubt about the positive impact such a shift would have, note the outsized performance of organizations that are already delivering value-based care. It tallies a net promoter score (a measure of customer satisfaction and loyalty) of 88; the national average for primary care providers is 3.