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Raising Capital Through Crowdfunding

Women on Business

Those that have some money to play with and want to invest it with small business owners, like themselves, rather than putting all of their money in the hands of the stock market are actively signing up on crowdfunding sites. They can conduct due diligence through the site and securities are offered by WRH+Co.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

For most of my prior career, I was a woman who: was happily married, may never have children, would earn a six figure income, was a loyal employee, was an over achiever, traveled to exotic places, would live in my dream home, and wanted to be involved in the highly charged corporate world forever!

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The Personal Strength of Thoroughness - The Devil Is in the Details

Building Personal Strength

I felt that I had to read the story, so I traveled by car from Durham to Boston and presented my letter of credentials from Duke. My wife, Kathleen , used to be a commercial banker, and she developed a habit for doing “due diligence”—about nearly everything. Apparently, it was the only copy in existence. End of worries.

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How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer

Harvard Business Review

Even when the money on offer is enough to live on, you need to figure out if it’s an amount worthy of your knowledge and skills and whether it’s in line with the local market. Do I want lots of international travel — or no travel at all? But if the market is more fluid, you may have little leeway.

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How is Big Data Transforming Your 80/20 Analytics?

Harvard Business Review

At one travel services giant, 100X more data in less than two years utterly transformed the enterprise conversation around “loyalty.” The combination of digital due diligence, processing power and predictive profiling required several terabytes — far more than the bank’s internal systems could handle.

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Case Study: When to Drop an Unprofitable Customer

Harvard Business Review

The two executives had to pause before crossing the gravel road that ran through Westmid's grounds, because of the steady stream of trucks traveling to and from construction sites around Birmingham and all the way to London. Hammond was traveling and unable to attend the meeting, so Jane had monopolized it. Tommy reluctantly agreed.