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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

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VC Stereotypes About Men and Women Aren’t Supported by Performance Data

Harvard Business

Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%. ” Assumption 2: Women are reluctant to grow their businesses, whereas men are willing to do so.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

In recent years, much has been written about how the Blockchain is poised to transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). 3 Defenses of Large ICOs.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

BCG’s new home, 10 Hudson Yards, is like a city within a city and is considered the largest real estate deal in US history (jaw drop!). The main industries served out of New York include Public Services, Products, and not surprisingly, the Financial Industry. With HQ in New York, firm practices are based on the EVA methodology.

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Can Impact Investing Avoid the Failures of Microfinance?

Harvard Business

Early adopters of microfinance wanted to prove that it was a commercially viable product, deserving space in an investor’s portfolio alongside real estate and the stock market. By 2010, they had succeeded. First and foremost, we need mechanisms to insure we scale impact alongside financial return.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business

Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. METHODOLOGY. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g., banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Healthcare (e.g.,