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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

Rather than addressing the operational angle of how to do it, we address the bigger question of what to do. This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. It’s not easy to come up with a simple definition of what we do.

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Deals Should be Nothing but Common Sense

Martinka Consulting

Operating experience – Sam said be careful if you don’t have operating experience. You must use free cash flow to truly calculate ROI. My rule is, if a buyer is not allowed to talk to the customers (blindly, as a reference check as someone wanting to use the services) the deal is on hold or off.

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Growth by Acquisition Isn’t for Everybody

Martinka Consulting

Of course it’s the annoying (bad) customers he was referring to. Buying another company, assimilating it into your operation, and showing that the combined profits are greater than the two individual companies’ profits demonstrates to potential buyers that this can be done. Grow organically and also go out and buy another company.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

For those who are not familiar with this term, M&A refers to a situation where one company buys part or all of the business of another company. There are three main valuation methods you can use to estimate the value of the company: Discounted Cash Flow , Comparable Companies , and. To start with, what is M&A?

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How to Turn Intangible Concepts into Tangible Services

The Fearless Marketer

– Better cash flow. When someone is “shopping” for professional services you may get a call from someone who was referred to you. What automated processes would be in operation? But every day, independent professionals are trying to sell concepts that are just as abstract as transportation. – Reduced conflict.

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How to Turn Intangible Concepts into Tangible Services

The Fearless Marketer

– Better cash flow. When someone is “shopping” for professional services you may get a call from someone who was referred to you. What automated processes would be in operation? But every day, independent professionals are trying to sell concepts that are just as abstract as transportation. – Reduced conflict.

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Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Harvard Business

For reference, the median firm is around 10 years old and has 4 employees. In essence, the fortunate firms took on more debt, committing the business to a stream of cash flows and expenses far into the future to pay for their losses. Our data include about 950 businesses. We found that: Firms were frequently uninsured.