Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

We’ve established a strong correlation between coherence, as we define it, and superior performance over time in a number of industries. Those companies that focus on building a system of three to six best-in-class, interlocking capabilities that support their way to play achieve a right to win in their industries.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

If you are operating a start-up, you may face problems with managing the cash flow of your business efficiently and may have to rely on working capital loans. Working capital loans are not utilized for long periods or the purchase of noncurrent assets due to their short repayment period.

Working Capital 11

Working Capital Credit Scoring Long-term Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

The telecom industry has changed, and the industry dynamics will continue to shift under the pressure from social media and the power of the consumer. Due to huge capital requirements, these investments could exert considerable pressure on the working capital of the carrier company. In the U.S.,

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Invariably, each CEO we host recognizes two truths: Digital disruption will reshape their industry in one fashion or another and they must find a way to embrace these changes. For managers of industrial-era organizations, the economics of investing in disruptive opportunities were vexing. Such was the nature of disruption.

Christensen 8

Christensen Finance Innovation B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Capital investment and operating expenses are high because cooking equipment and raw materials must be the best: wines devour working capital, the kitchen and serving staff must be paid handsomely, and crystal glasses and crockery will break. It's a difficult industry, where consumers are usually better off than cooks.

Quality 13

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2013

No matter what industry it''s in or what product it''s selling, the absolute best way for a startup to obtain the capital it needs to grow is to generate revenue and reinvest profits. However, the dividend model of investment is pretty much missing in the angel/VC industry. Too much of that will kill the industry altogether.

Incubator 8

Incubator Finance Entrepreneur Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As more people depended on him, he spent his working capital, and the business failed. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

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

APRIL 4, 2016

Russia’s industrialization also means that the market offers substantial opportunities in diverse B2B sectors such as mining, oil and gas, metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, and consumer durables. Russian executives have experienced multiple crises and high volatility, as well as returns to strong growth.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The first category is exogenous factors over which the business has little control: the growth of the markets into which it sells; the competitive intensity and thus the average profitability of the industry in which it operates; or the fragmentation of its industry and thus the scope for a growth-by-acquisition approach.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. In my roundtables, the vast majority of entrepreneurs I work with are in this rather vulnerable pre $1 million revenue stage.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Financing needs are in large part driven by the cash on hand and the working capital required to conduct and grow the business. For example, as a leader, you can worry prudently and diligently all you want about disruptive innovations in your industry, but you need a sales channel aligned with strategy to do something about it.

Debt to Equity Ratio 10

Debt to Equity Ratio Cost of Capital Strategy Incentives 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

However, higher accruals can reflect either innocuous aspects of certain business models, such as in the construction industry, where the time lag between earning income and realizing cash is long, or that growing firms retain higher working capital to meet greater current and future customer demand.

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

Indeed, current trends are moving away from broad offerings in many industries. Meanwhile the merchant group developed Working Capital, an in-house experiment in small-business lending that PayPal had also started in 2013. A recent poll had 64% of consumers saying they would pay more for a simpler, more convenient experience.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Decentralization Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

It became easier and easier for small enterprises to gain customer reach and awareness (along with working capital). Don’t be drawn into practices that are not right for your company, even if they’re common throughout your industry. Our recommendations include: Be skeptical of benchmarking.

IAM 11

IAM Productivity Products Company 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2011

hectares compared to, say, the US's 169 hectares — and they are unsuited to industrial-style food production. Moreover, productivity in Chinese agriculture has risen very slowly over the years, so the pressure on food prices is likely to continue. Most farms are small — the average farm size in China is 0.6

Price 8

Price Sharpe Banking Class 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

I have successfully used the BDN with many organizations in a variety of industries. In the apparel industry, the benchmark for inventory accuracy is somewhere between 60% and 70%. In a major U.K. These benefits were then included in their personal performance targets. Consider an IT investment that one European retailer was pondering.

Tools 8

Tools Supply Chain CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

These card networks were allowed to charge their members just enough to cover cost and provide working capital. SSOs comprise a massive, yet almost invisible, industry. Both associations managed their brands and ran the clearing and settlement systems for banks that issued cards or helped merchants accept cards. Insight Center.

IPO 8

IPO Succession Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

It's an example of an organization seeking to meet this challenge of scale by providing top-tier, in-kind expertise and working capital to promising social enterprises. And therein lies another challenge: there are too few organizations that have funding scale to meet latent demand to grow the social enterprise industry.).

Finance 8

Finance Franchising Business Model Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

To borrow a telecom industry metaphor, a deal with a customer is the “last mile” in connecting any strategy with business development efforts and marketplace results. Financing needs are driven by the cash on hand and the working capital required to conduct and grow the business. But a market never buys anything.

Strategy 8

Strategy Team Discount ROIC 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

As product is sold, some of the initial working capital that SHE puts up is paid back, with the entrepreneurs eventually owning their local franchises. In turn, SHE reinvests its profits in new geographies or other disruptive enterprises.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2018

.” Despite no clear evidence that several men’s ventures had performed or would perform well, the VCs trusted that these ventures would succeed: “His venture is not up and running yet, but he is on his way” and “He is approved for funding because he has worked in the industry for two years, so he has some experience.”

Venture Capitalist 10

Venture Capitalist Debt to Equity Ratio Real Estate Entrepreneur 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

Their fast-growing companies work in almost every industry, from online retail to manufacturing to professional services, and together they have created more than 200,000 jobs and generated revenues of more than $5B in 2011. Should she influence the quality of care of more patients? Or keep margins healthy? And what about Adam?

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Business Model Long-term Goal 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. public market capitalization over this period.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8