Woman + Networks = Career Advancement? Women’s networks have been on the rise for a reason. They have become an important component in the fight to break through the glass ceiling and gain leadership positions. These networks have been described as a response to persistent exclusion from informal male networks, a healthy developmental activity, or a useful tool for organizations that value...
In today’s blitz speed digital age, the management and security of intricately connected networks and valuable business data is a crucial, full time responsibility. IT is today a formidable business tool and to leverage it to one’s advantage, what is needed is a human resource that can deploy it tactically across different pockets of the functioning of an enterprise. This resource is none other...
Chief operating officers (COOs) are valuable assets to any company. This crucial C-level position handles the business’s day-to-day administrative and operational tasks, as well as managing departmental heads under their purview. What are the benefits of hiring a chief operating officer? You might engage a chief operating officer to do the following: Assist the CEO in establishing and...
There are numerous stages that every startup business must go through before they get to a point where they are solid and ready to make company growth a priority. This means bringing on board a COO and allowing the CEO/founder to take a back seat and focus on the larger picture while leaving the day-to-day running of the company to the COO. There are numerous questions that are associated with...
CoffeeMug is a fast-growing community of over 2,50,000 senior professionals, business leaders, CXOs, founders & investors. As we see opportunities flourishing from both startups & corporates in 2022, we conducted a survey amongst our members to understand what the senior professionals prefer Startups or Corporates & what influences their decision. We received responses from 1250+...
Every startup business needs to focus on its financial balance and make the right financial projections in order to focus on growth. It is important to know and understand clearly where the money comes from, where it goes, how well the business performs, and how it will perform in a couple of months. From an investor’s point of view, this information is vital to their making a decision of whether...
As a business leader, you know a company’s life cycle passes through various stages right from the idea generation stage to generating funds through a series of seed rounds and finally making a successful exit through an IPO, acquisition, or liquidation. One key decision that business leaders face is whether to seek out seed funding at an early stage or wait until they reach a later stage...
Every startup business in India begins somewhere small and over time, investment and resources, some of them grow into something much bigger and more profitable. No matter how humble the business idea is, at some point in its journey of growth, it is going to need external investment either from angel investors, venture capitalists or acquaintances or friends. As a startup takes shape, there is...
As a startup business owner, along with the basics of accounting, it is essential to understand the different financial forecasting models and how to implement the model that is right for your startup business to be successful. In order to grow and scale you will need capital. Financial projections for startups are extremely necessary in order to obtain funding for. They help convince investors...
Startup business entrepreneurs and even seasoned business owners often experience anxiousness when it comes to raising outside capital for the first time. The process is not for everyone as it requires one to prepare financial projections carefully and realistically. Investors are smart, skeptical and diligent in reviewing the opportunities for investment that are presented to them and will need...
