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The 5 Growing Pains of Service-Based Businesses in 2023 (and how to overcome them)

Asamby Consulting

Work with contractors To get over that initial cash-flow issue, it can make sense to rely on contractors instead of employees. Build some cash reserves If you intend to grow your service-based business by bringing on employees, you'll need some runway for that. It's chasing your own tail.

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business

A nearly $150 million settlement is pending for the fake-account scandal that roiled the bank last year, and a new scandal has emerged: Recently it has been alleged that thousands of customers were signed up for insurance without their knowledge. ’s largest banks? What explains the divergence in the fortunes of two of the U.S.’s

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

The question stems from lengthy (256 page PDF) from the BIS Annual Report (Bank for International Settlements) that stated among other things " The only source of lasting prosperity is a stronger supply side. Never before have central banks tried to push so hard. It is essential to move away from debt as the main engine of growth. "

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Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Harvard Business

To better understand businesses’ financial preparation for and management of disasters, my colleagues and I partnered with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to survey firms in the New York area one year after Hurricane Sandy. Our data include about 950 businesses.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

With little or no bank lending growth, decelerating wage growth, and trend growth of real GDP per capita at 0% to negative implies the 3- and 5-year change rates of US M2+ will decelerate from 2-3% to 0-1% in the next 5-6 years as occurred during the early to late 00s in Japan. “Investors rush to get on the train even as it accelerates.