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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

Report Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Beyond being in the right place, or having the right skills, at the right time, many of these companies have pursued strategies to maximize their advantages in the challenging environment. These pockets of success coexisted with signs of distress, however.

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Why Life Insurers and Asset Managers Must Join Forces to Win

BCG

Article Thursday, December 15, 2016 Life insurers are feeling the squeeze. In their efforts to adapt to this upside-down world, life insurers are focusing on optimizing their investment strategies and operations. The industry’s overall business growth has stalled, and investment income has become a critical mainstay.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Cash flow is king (they don’t require full collateralization, but will take as much as they can). Ten percent buyer down payment (minimum), which frees up cash to grow the business. Pretty small.

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Profit Leakage Calculator: Diagnose How Much Profit a Business is Losing

ConsultX

Imagine being able to quickly and accurately calculate how much money a business is sacrificing through imperfect operation, and which areas of the business are draining the most profit. This is Profit that is being missed out on from areas of the business that aren’t operating as they should. What is Profit Leakage? Printable report.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund. Chicago’s property tax revenues do not go into its general operating fund. Although most governments are required to balance their budgets on a cash flow basis each fiscal year, a structural budget gap can arise when recurring expenditures are greater than recurring revenues.

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business

Likewise, customer retention strongly influences the stability of revenues, because it dictates whether cash flows from new customers are like annuities that pay into perpetuity or upfront one-shot payments that must be replaced in the next period to avoid losing ground. Their revenues grew by over 100% in 2016.

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How U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Can Reverse Their Sliding Financial Performance

Harvard Business

Since the beginning of 2016, the financial performance of hospitals and health systems in the United States has significantly worsened. The root cause is twofold: a mismatch between organizations’ strategies and actual market demand, and a lack of operational discipline. health systems. Insight Center.

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