Cash is the lifeblood of any business. Without cash, an organization can't afford to keep its day-to-day operations running. Cash is important for two reasons; it offers flexibility to make investments for the future, and it offers security to be able to weather storms.
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Forecasting cash flow is the key to the survival of many organizations, yet it’s a non-existent process in others. Often, organizations with abundant cash see little value in taking the time to put a system in place to do this. Other organizations that operate with little or no cash see forecasting cash flow as a critical element in running their business in such a manner as to avoid a crisis of liquidity.
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1. Know how your business will be impacted In 2021, industrial sectors experienced Accelerating Growth, creating crunches on capacity, exacerbating concerns surrounding the labor market, prompting a willingness to purchase raw materials at higher costs than perhaps would have otherwise been desired.
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The Great Game of Business and ITR Economics are partnering to bring the insights and guidance of ITR Economics’ Industry Reports to The Great Game of Business practitioners.
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Unfortunately, it’s not just decades-old companies that hoard information or run out of cash. It happens to companies of all shapes and sizes every day. And sometimes they’re even being told it’s good for their business. If that sounds crazy to you, you’re right. It’s crazy. And what about schools and innovation centers that teach a generation of young entrepreneurs what they need to do to succeed but don’t include classes on managing cash?
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During March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S., it not only impacted the health of many Americans but also quickly resulted in economic instability: thousands of businesses were shuttered, the unemployment rate spiked, there was a significant drop in personal consumption expenditures and GDP plummeted. However, the U.S. government intervened, helping to stem further declines by offering unemployment and stimulus payments to eligible individuals as well as programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program to assist businesses in continuing their operations. As a result, the U.S. economy began to recover; still, it has lost ground since early 2020.
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How Healthy Competition Drives Continuous Creativity And Productivity At SRC By Jack Stack I’m a big believer in the positive power of competition. I believe it’s a universal truth that all people like to win—and hate to lose. But as I’ve written about before, losing is also an opportunity to learn and to improve. So, why wouldn’t we try to build in some of that healthy competition into the workplace? To take some of the drudgery out of our day-to-day routines and spice things up with some competition? At a fundamental level, that’s what The Great Game of Business® is all about.
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Originally published in AEPNow on Monday, January 4, 2021 A Shreveport line mechanic installs new equipment on a pole near Line Avenue. Shreveport construction crews are completing capital projects at a faster pace than ever before thanks to a strategy that helps them understand the financial impact of their work. This year, the Shreveport District initiated a weekly schedule of pole replacements and other projects to build long-term assets.
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My GGOB Story The year was 2011, and I was living it up as a young single 20-something in Springfield, MO. I was a proud community college graduate holding an associates degree in ‘electronic media production’ with a slight obsession with attending large-scale music festivals. You know the ones, Coachella, Bonnaroo, The HangOut Music Fest. I lived for them and I was always planning out which one I would attend next, always keeping in mind what my small hourly call center wage would support.
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