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9 Common Things that Stunt Business Growth (and What to Do about Them)

ConversionXL

It’s clear from the 80+ answers that many things hold companies back, so consider these nine a starting point in your quest to improve your business. (As As I’m a marketer, these focus on a marketing approach.). The first major issue that companies have—especially older, more established companies—is silos.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

It was originally a holding company founded by William C. Durant lost control of GM to a bankers' trust just two years later, in 1910, due to enormous debt and a crumble in automobile sales. A dramatic proxy war in 1915 helped him retake control, but the new vehicle market crashed in 1918, and he lost it forever.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. He has been granted two software patents, and has multiple patents pending. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures. The company has just announced its $22M series C in December 2016. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

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Breaking Through the Barrier – Interview with Jack Hayhow

Life Beyond Code

And what I’ve discovered is that companies that achieve significant, or even spectacular, growth are different in specific and measurable ways from companies that just muddle along. There are, in fact, myriad operational, marketing and financial strategies that can and do lead to growth.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The Cerro del Aguila power station, located in Tayacaja Province in central Peru, in March signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Peru’s government-owned electricity company, which will come into effect when the power station is completed in the second half of 2015. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

TEVA INCREASES WORLD MARKET SHARE IN RATIOPHARM PURCHASE. the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, acquired German generic pharmaceuticals company Ratiopharm for $4.9 In 2008, Teva acquired American company Barr Pharmaceuticals, a maker of generic birth control pills, for about $7.5 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,

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