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The Global Tax Agreement – A Friend or Foe for the Big 4?

Tom Spencer

How do these developments impact the special services and consultancy sector? According to Pillar One , companies of a certain size that generate a certain level of profits will have a portion of their profits taxed in the jurisdictions where they generate sales rather than where products are manufactured.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Consumer Fraud and Product Liability. Intellectual Property. There is a big focus (based on general litigation trends and market sizes) on healthcare/life sciences/pharma, food manufacturing, intellectual property, TMT, and consumer goods. Bankruptcy and Financial Distress Litigation. Corporate Governance.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. Dispute, litigation and investigations services for construction industry. In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property. Construction.

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Why African Entrepreneurship Is Booming

Harvard Business

According to him, his business nearly collapsed early in the year when he could not access the foreign exchange market to import the raw materials required for his paint production. In order to understand this shift, we need to better understand how it developed. I met a painter who also manufactures the paint he uses for his work.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

They grow faster, make more money, and are more valued than companies organized around products and services. But platforms and networks can be developed in many different ways. But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

While there are many risks and obstacles involved in being an innovation leader – producing products not supported by the current infrastructure, creating more waste than recycling, and the high cost and limited capacity of existing energy storage methods – these problems also represent opportunities for innovation and growth.

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Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works

Harvard Business

Various companies are already collaborating on the blockchain to develop an ecosystem with artist-friendly features, such as: Value templates to construct deals that respect the artist as an entrepreneur and equal partner in any venture. ” LeBeau’s vision is not a pipedream.

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