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Strategies for Succeeding in Today’s Brazil

Harvard Business Review

The government’s pro-growth policies and abundant spending only increased corporate interest and multinational expansion plans. times their earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). By 2014, target price to EBITDA ratios had already fallen to 6.9 times EBITDA.

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A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A.

Terry Starbucker

Study Up – Make sure you take the time to study the details of your business or project plan for the year ahead. Put The Right Team On The Field - Take stock of your team and their strengths and weaknesses, and ask a few hard questions: Is everyone committed to the new year and the new plan? THEN , dive in.

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

Harvard Business Review

million EBITDA company for 4x paying $6 million and using 50% debt financing. Of course, being a small firm CEO doesn’t appeal to everyone so the decision turns, as we think it should, on whether you appreciate and will thrive in a small business environment. We’ll also assume the entrepreneur acquired a $1.5

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Hiring Veterans Is Good Business. So Why Don't We Do It More Often?

Harvard Business Review

Ten years after the start of the Iraq War, we're all familiar with the case for hiring veterans: they're mature, responsible, have significant managerial experience, and are used to chaotic, ambiguous environments. Many possess skills that are highly transferable. So why is the gap between veteran and nonveteran unemployment rates 9.4%

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Improve Your Ability to Learn

Harvard Business Review

On the surface, John looked like the perfect up-and-coming executive to lead BFC’s Asia expansion plans. It’s easy to assume that those qualities would be highly prized in any business environment. More original: They are more likely to create new plans and ideas, seek complexity and readily accept change and innovation.