Organizations are hobbled by beliefs that have always rested on faulty evidence. This essay aims to help you identify and check the critical assumptions your organization is relying on.

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Sam Zell, multibillionaire founder of Equity Residential (EQR) has approached the sale of his business the right way. Sellers of privately held businesses can learn a great deal from his approach. This article explores his process.

For many people wanting to be homeowners, finding affordable real estate can be difficult based on their level of income. Many new and used home prices have risen dramatically in the past few years, while incomes have not proportionately-

Building the business of your dreams can be a confusing matter with all the conflicting expert advice out there. All of it has value and different pieces of advice work better for some business owners than others. When all is said and done, it boils down to the three critical elements to success. When you understand them, it's magic.

When it comes to bad credit and home loans, you’ll think of all of the negative things you have heard. All of these messages come from major lenders, most mortgage brokers and the media, and unfortunately, a lot of what is being said is untrue.

Everybody talks about innovation but not many firms can “walk the talk” and turn a creative idea into something of value. According to the Harvard Business Review only 1 in 10 new product introductions succeed in the market. But what makes the difference between success and failure? If we knew the answer we could use innovation to drive faster growth and superior profits. I asked 65 companies world-wide to look back at their recent projects and decide why some projects worked and some didn’t. They include IBM, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank and the RAF. Here are the conclusions of the study:

Take a look at the mazu business pack through the eyes of and insider, and see exactly how it helps people make money using 10 different programs.

If you actively work a lot of joint venture deals, or are planning to do joint ventures in the future, then it's just a matter of time before someone tries to cheat you out of money one way or another. But, there is a way to almost completely avoid getting cheated out of money with a joint venture partner that is actually pretty simple. So simple, almost nobody I know does this, and yet, it will help you sleep like a baby at night knowing you have your bases covered.

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Many Industry analysts who study the on-going push-pull between Multi-National Conglomerates and their Labor Unions understand the history behind organized labor.

The business gift that you choose says a lot about you. It provides for your partners a look into the appreciation that you actually have for them. While you may not think much about it, thinking that a gift is a gift, they do. So, choosing the right business gift is quite important. The question is, though, how can you do this?

Capitalizing a new business entity is a critical step of the formation process. Failing to take the step can lead to serious legal problems if the entity is ever sued. So, what is capitalization and what steps must be taken?

Life is made of many aspect and complex equations. We celebrate beautiful things but we forget that beauty lies in simplicity. The management mantra KISS is define here.

It's a fact that smaller companies, by need and design, are more innovative, more flexible, more decisive, and faster to move than their larger brethren who are entrenched in operational processes and corporate procedures. Small companies are typically not led by career executives for whom every decision must be predicated by hours of meetings and mounds of documentation. Most small companies are led by their founders; men and women who were cut from an entrepreneurial cloth that has yet to fade. It is when a company grows to the point that the founder steps aside to make way for professional managers that the company loses its innovative nature and entrepreneurial flair.

The Austin Business Journal reported about a firm that ”buys and resells merchandise that has been closed out, overstocked or discontinued…to a wide range of retail outlets, from mom-and-...

Article prompted by the deflated ego of a friend who gave up a business even before the business began! Statistics reveal that women are MADE for the business world and we have more than we think we have to make it in the business world.