Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Founders Forum is a franchise started by two successful UK-based entrepreneurs, Brent Hoberman and Jonnie Goodwin, to stimulate US-style entrepreneurship in the European region, and now around the world. One publicly traded company, OnMobile , an operator of premium SMS services, now does business in 52 countries around the world.

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 23, 2015

Or how Herb Kelleher upended air travel with Southwest’s low-cost, no-frills, fun-in-the-air approach. Or how Larry Page and Sergey Brin stretched beyond search, expanding into productivity software, operating systems, hardware, self-driving cars, advanced robotics, and even life-extension technologies.

Innovation 120

Innovation Business Model Trends Franchising 120

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

That sort of money should allow you to open 10 new centers next year, not through franchising as you'd planned, but under your direct ownership and control. The director wasn't expecting her, but Gloria liked popping into the franchises unannounced to get an unvarnished view. Three million euros.". Hours were flexible.

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? And have you heard that we have more mobile phones than any other continent besides Asia?

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Any number of franchised coaching offerings can be purchased at affordable prices, numerous affliliations with the hot coaching brand de-jure are available for the asking, or if all else fails coaches can just go it alone as a solo practitioner – the more the merrier right? Ultimately, I agree with Peter. Its about results.

Blog 329

Blog Mentor Advice Brand 329

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like marketers, politicians obsess over messaging (what journalists would call “content”) and a few key metrics that historically have determined success: amount of television advertising, number of “foot soldiers,” intensity of get-out-the-vote operations, and voter demographics. An advertising-based model.

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11