by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee – The U.S. hotel industry reported record absolute levels in the three key performance metrics during the second quarter of 2017, according to data from STR. Occupancy: +0.5% to 69.5% Average daily rate (ADR): +2.2% to US$127.43 Revenue...
by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital
Amazon quietly acquired a company named Graphiq in May to help make Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa smarter, the Los Angeles Times said on Wednesday. Graphiq, according to its still-live website, lets users search on a topic — say, President Trump —...
by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital
Take a step back, look at the research and development arm of your organization, and ask yourself a few key questions: What are your research, development and engineering costs as a percentage of your revenue? How much of your research and development is sustaining or...
by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Art of Doing Vacations Well, Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital
As the Summer holiday season gets underway, you may well be tempted to leave a jaunty ‘out of office’ message on your email. But after reading this, you might think twice before you do. So what’s the harm in the seemingly innocuous note to let your...
by synergycap1 | Jul 20, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital
Executive Summary This is an incredible moment for innovation. Previously unthinkable opportunities to reinvent complex, established industries are now being made possible by the convergence of cloud computing, new analytical tools, and the data flowing from a host of...
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...