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Honing and Highlighting the Consulting Skillset

Tom Spencer

For example, you could try taking on the role of President of your school or university club, joining the executive committee of an organisation, directing a production, or becoming the editor of your school newspaper.

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The Cost of a Startup

Martinka Consulting

Seattle Magazine did an analysis of the costs of opening a 2,000-square foot restaurant and the total costs ranged from $671,000 to $856,000, with, as you’d expect, about 90% of the costs for architects, construction, furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Sounds similar to other industries.

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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

lthough the engineering, construction, and services (ECS) industry continues to lag substantially behind the broader market, a doom-and-gloom outlook is by no means warranted. Japanese companies’ average annual TSR of 14% in the five-year period from 2011 through 2015 is generated by extremely strong margin increases and cash flows.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011.

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Housing Starts in China Plunge 25%; Did China's Property Bubble Finally Burst?

MishTalk

Economic data released on Tuesday also included a deceleration in industrial production, with growth in steel and cement output slowing to a crawl. Property investment has grown to account for about 13 per cent of gross domestic product, roughly double the US share at the height of the bubble in 2007.

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Severe Weather Threatens Businesses. It’s Time to Measure and Disclose the Risks

Harvard Business

The weather affects consumers’ behavior in terms of what products they buy, where they buy them, and in what quantity. When weather conditions are on average adverse over days, weeks, or entire seasons, shortfalls in sales cause reduced cash flows and can lead to financial distress and business failure. alone, or 3.5%

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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business

Similarly, considering greater accruals (which represent the difference between reported income and operating cash flows) to measure short-term orientation has its difficulties. It assumes that a smaller proportion of cash flows in earnings indicates a myopic firm. Are all share repurchases myopic? Corporate culture.

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