Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2013

Like any small business, they need working capital to balance out the peaks and troughs of their business cycle. Sometimes they need bridging capital to pay for projects that are being grant-funded upon completion. Banks already have the necessary evaluation processes, highly skilled talent, and global reach.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Due Diligence Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

What do you think causes millions of people to miss work and school in developing economies? Beyond the humiliating difficulties for millions of impoverished individual women trying to improve themselves and support their families, this is a global issue with significant consequences for the economies of developing countries.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

With most high-potential ventures, however, founders must mobilize more resources than they control personally: the venture eventually will require production facilities, distribution channels, working capital, and so forth. Entrepreneurs face a Catch-22. On the one hand, it can be difficult to reduce risk without resources.

Definition 10

Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

In an economy where traditional manufacturing jobs have gone offshore, and globalization and technology have put pressure on U.S. In the past, economic development has prioritized big businesses. The Main Street business owner needs a different kind of capital from the high-tech entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

To develop a BDN, you work backwards, or right to left, from the agreed investment objectives and the expected benefits, and map the required changes to structures, processes, work practices, and how staff would need to work through to the new technology necessary to enable and sustain those changes. Insight Center.

Tools 8

Tools Supply Chain CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Decisive actions are required to tackle the factors that prompted the spin-off in the first place, which in many cases are underperformance and/or a lack of strategic fit leading to chronic underinvestment in the development of the business. Does the business have an adequate financial structure?

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

But in past weeks, it seems that the movie in Asia has been on fast-forward around global development and financing. It’s stated mission is to “focus on the development of infrastructure and other productive sectors in Asia.” billion of subscribed capital) or the Asian Development Bank ($162.8

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. but we know the problem is a global one.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

Interviews conducted in 2000 by the Social Investment Task Force in the United Kingdom , revealed what most nonprofit leaders already know: Almost all social sector organizations are small and perennially underfunded, with barely three months' worth of working capital at their disposal. Compare that to the world of venture capital.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Bond Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The report is entirely backward-looking and seems to take no account of the really interesting trends and developments in financial services. Supermarket chains, with working capital, IT capabilities, and outlet networks are potentially far safer and more reliable retail financial service providers than any bank.

Banking 9

Banking Retail Competitive Advantage Report 9