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Can the Netflix Business Model Work Long-Term?

It’s looking more and more that Netflix is just the second coming of Blockbuster. Netflix's Internet video service furiously adding additional marquee titles as it braces for an even more competitive threats- this time from cable-TV provider Comcast. In an effort to...

Is the Banking Business Model in for a Shift?

You may have noticed Ally Bank, Discover, Chase, and others promising a computer-free, and, in some cases, foreigner-free customer service experience.  Discover card is moving customer service to Utah.  Chase promises that you will get a person not a machine on the...

Non-Traditional Financing for Your Small Business

Guest post by Sara Mackey With commercial banks and other traditional lending organizations cutting significantly back on financing small business, other alternative and non-traditional funding has become a necessity when considering your business model. By exploring...

Sears/Kmart Battles Business Model Relevance

Earlier this year, Sears Holdings announced it will shutter three percent of its stores, or 120 stores.  Sears also reported same store sales decrease of 5.2%- 4.4 percent at Kmart stores and 6 percent at Sears.  According to the company: "Kmart's quarter-to-date...

Internet Business Models

by Joshua Monen The Internet has given rise to new kinds of business models while at the same time reinventing tried-and-true models. There are Internet business models that result in passive income and those that work through active income (exchanging hours for...

Blockbuster Misses a Golden Opportunity…Again

This summer, Blockbuster was full of glee. Titled “Blockbuster Rescues Furious Netflix Customers,” a press release in July promised to give Netflix customers an oasis after their upstart competitor blundered with its failed Qwikster service. The company launched a...

The NBA’s New Business Model: Air Ball

After allegedly losing money for the last 11 seasons the NBA decided to alter its business model. This led to a 149-day lockout that claimed the first 7 weeks of the regular season and cost the NBA an estimated $480 million. As with most labor disputes the issue at...

Is Congress’ Business Model Broken?

As we review 2011 we can’t help but look at Congress’ performance (or lack thereof) this last year. And while this is not a “political” blog I thought it would be interesting to assess Congress’ “business model” and ask the question, “Is Congress’ business model...

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