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What Is A Net Working Capital And Why Is It Important?

Strategy Driven

Many, if not most, businesses need money to develop, survive, and grow. Organizations need the right amount of cash to meet both short-term and long-term needs without high risks of ruining their businesses. Thus, a stable and sufficient net working capital should exist within these companies’ financial accounts.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

The fast-paced expansion of FinTech companies into long-distance geographies has increased the Penrose effect , thus escalating the managerial constraints affecting organizational growth and development. Because we often run short of time, it is easy to prioritize more immediate issues, but ultimately such choices are bound to backfire.

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Living a Worthwhile Life

Lead Change Blog

Department heads had to assure our operating areas weren’t a drag on profits. Think about what’s talked about in the endless meetings that happen at work. Participants talk about stock price, earnings per share, revenue, gross margins, sales, operating cash flow, working capital, and the like.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

I started my career in purchasing; migrated to sales and marketing; moved to manufacturing, mining, and then general management in a business operating in 40 countries. I had joined the Rio Board in 2009, so I already had broad oversight of the company’s diverse operations. billion in the last 5 years).

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A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial

Harvard Business Review

If policymakers hope to be successful in their efforts to promote entrepreneurs and small businesses, they need to know what works – in short, they need a “Playbook” for small business job creation. In the past, economic development has prioritized big businesses. Shift the focus to include small companies.

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

Companies deliver superior results when executives manage for long-term value creation and resist pressure from analysts and investors to focus excessively on meeting Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations. We’ve seen companies such as Unilever, AT&T, and Amazon succeed by sticking resolutely to a long-term view.