These 10 Companies Show Why Conventional Retail is Far From Dead

by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital

It’s becoming more widely understood these days that companies and entire industries are struggling to maintain their conventional retail presence. Take Sears for example, which seems to have been hovering near bankruptcy for years. It just made an announcement...

When Behavioral Science Backfires

by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital

By Shirin Oreizy, founder of Next Step. By now you’re probably familiar with nudges and biases. From New York Times bestseller Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely to Britain’s Ministry of Nudges, it seems like insight about human decision making is...

A Brutal Truth About Success That Few People Are Willing to Admit

by synergycap1 | Jul 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital

Imagine the looks on people’s faces when someone says, “You don’t need to buy a lighter bike. You’d be a lot better off if you lost 10 or 20 pounds.” (We’ll get back to that lovely little scene in a moment.) Many people feel that...

Efforts vs. Results

by synergycap1 | Jul 18, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital

Effort is generally a precursor to results, but they are absolutely not one and the same.

Nike Just Took the Biggest Risk in Its History. Here’s Why It Will Pay Off

by synergycap1 | Jul 18, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital

On March 7th, to much brouhaha, Nike became the first major brand to launch a sporting hijab for Muslim women athletes. It caused a stir. But should it have? Nike founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman first named their athletic startup Blue Ribbon Sports. Blue Ribbon...

Why I’m Building My Business the Same Way Brad Pitt Built the Oakland A’s In Moneyball

by synergycap1 | Jul 17, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital

For more than a decade, I’ve built and grown an international employer branding agency from the ground up. I’ve had some great ideas, some good ones and of course my fair share of bad ones, but most importantly I’ve always remained open to new...