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Why ‘Smart’ Isn’t What It Used To Be

Chief Executive

As we navigate the complex path to recovery, the personal costs of chronic stress, isolation and prolonged insecurity are making their way onto business balance sheets. A Pew Research report found similar trends: 57% of workers who quit a job in 2021 felt disrespected at work, and 45% cited their employer’s lack of flexibility.

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How One CEO Found A Way To Reshore—Profitably

Chief Executive

But in 2021, Oransi merged with Aviemore Technologies, a maker of motion control products in Radford, Virginia, and Mann and Aviemore’s founder, Moe Barani, began redesigning the air purifiers from the ground up. “The For Oransi, the answer to that question was yes, so he had to figure out how to make it work for balance sheet.

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Transformation During Crisis | Simon Leslie

Peter Winick

But we saw an opportunity on January the 12th, 2021, when CNN decided during COVID, they wanted to close their network and we managed to secure quite a big chunk of it. We really invested in this REACH TV. We’ve been partners and reach TV since 2019. It was a small network and we got to use the word lucky.

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Will SMBs Thrive or Fail in this Inflation-Threatened Holiday Season? Here’s What Reports Show

Zenefits

Fewer are concerned about COVID-19 this year, down from 23% in 2021 to 13%, as worries about the economy rose. Next quarter, Q2 2022, the ASP increased by 7% in April and May, on top of the 17% rise in ASP for Q2 2021. Inventory surpluses (along with shortages) are leaving businesses with too many products on their balance sheets.

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Even with about $700 billion in capital available in the United States and hundreds of billions of dollars more around the globe, property and casualty insurers’ balance sheets are too small to cover all the potential losses from a global intelligent device disaster.

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M&A Special Report: The Great Deal Reset

Chief Executive

The global M&A market closed 2021 at an all-time record of $5.9 One cannot look at 2021 as a bellwether of normal deal volume,” says John Potter, partner and U.S. Despite stiff economic headwinds, robust M&A opportunities are there for the taking, with many companies enjoying steady cash flows and strong balance sheets. “In