Dynamic Communities: Plotting a New Course
Dynamic Communities executive team was faced with a dilemma of trying to revise its membership model in an environment of significant change while still maintaining its revenue sources.
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Connected Communities: Was There Worth in Smart Home Technology in an Apartment Community?
Connected Communities: Was there worth in smart home technology in an apartment community? Should Mosaic Development add smart home technology in their multi-family developments?This was the question that Marc Mariano, development partner at Mosaic Development, pondered as he struggled to decide if he should install smart home technology in his latest multi-family project.
Allbridge: Reigning in the Accounts Receivable Horses
Randy Koubek, Allbridge’s CFO, had an AR problem. He couldn’t help but wonder if the AR situation was the main problem, or if it was symptomatic of a deeper issue.
Is Healthy the New Wealthy?
Can a mission, driven by passion, become the healthy option for starting a dynamic business?
A Tough Decision: Auditwerx, LLC vs. COVID-19
As the year 2020 rolled in, COVID-19 headlined all the news forums. COVID-19 (Coronavirus) was a virus that crippled the world by either infecting or killing millions of people, and the United States (US) did not go unscathed. With an alarmingly high rate of infection, the US government was asking non-essential companies to temporarily close …
Driving Profitability at the Hungry Dragon
The local neighborhood watering hole was an age-old tradition in cities and towns across America. Such “dive” bars were often frequented by regulars (repeat local customers who the bartender may well know by name) as well as transient customers who happened to be in town or noticed the inviting bar signage in passing. When long-time …
Future Expansion Possibilities for US Doggie Bakery in Singapore
US (Uniquely Singapore) Doggie Bakery was founded in 2004 with the vision of providing nutritious meals for dogs using human-grade ingredients. Having run it for 4 years, the main shareholder and cofounder, Leslie Sim, was at an impasse regarding the future direction of the company.
Using Data to Uncover Operational Inefficiency
On October 8, 2018, Glenn Peterson, President of Primo Flight Parts, Inc. (PFP), faced an important deadline: In one week, he needed to finalize his 2019 proposed budget so that supporting materials could be assembled and sent to the Board of Directors in advance of its October 23 meeting, when (he hoped) the budget would …
How to Reach the Summit Without Falling Off
How does MCS grow from a small business to a mid-size business? MCS is currently in an in-between phase, too big to be considered small in some industries categories and too small to be considered mid-size in others.
Ecosandals.Com: The Digital Transformation of a Social Enterprise
The Wikyo Akala Project (WAP) was a cooperative set up as a social enterprise that sought to pool the efforts of the sandal makers in the Korogocho area, Nairobi, Kenya, in order to improve their sales revenue using the internet platform. WAP struggled to survive as a “bricks-and-mortar” social enterprise in the first six years …