As the global economy recovers, most businesses are at last looking forward and planning for growth. But what lessons might have been learned from recession? In particular, while it’s easy to blame business failures solely on external factors generated by the economic downturn, are there aspects of the way certain companies were managed that might have accelerated their demise?
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010
CFOs today are particularly concerned about economic growth, consumer demand and access to financial resources. In large organisations, the cost of financing (11%) is also causing concern, while those in SMEs lie awake from the added worry about over-regulation (11%). The cost of, and access to, funding are especially a problem for companies with low liquidity, and it’s these companies in particular that are worried about over-regulation.
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010