Throughout history, there have been many conquerors, raiders, and warrior Kings, who have captured large swathes of territories over a short period. Their expansionist campaigns were often brutal, and resulted in decimating one Kingdom after another. While browsing through pages of business...

What is the role of the Government in the success (or failure) of a business? Answering this question can take many avatars, and one can be bombarded with multiple perspectives and opinions. But there are two follow up questions that can help set a direction towards an insightful discussion...

Running a business can be challenging when a crisis hits. Managing the day-to-day affairs and operations of a company during a global pandemic can be really challenging. On top of that, if a business is in the space of offering services to offices, what challenges do office closures and work...

In some business, size does matter. The biggest companies struggle for growth. Even a single digit drop in growth percentage can result in a large drop in the stock price of listed companies. On the other hand, there are small, boutique firms that are highly specialized, operate within a niche...

The One Trick Pony Or, How Lack of Product Development and Innovation can lead to business failure If we scan the pages of business history, we will find many organizations that once dominated the market segments they operated in. But over time, they simply faded away. The reason in most cases...

There are many companies that thrive on human capital. Technology services, sciences, creative occupations, all thrive on the skills and crafts of their workforce. Skills required for a particular task may vary over time. Re-skilling or up-skilling of employees will be required periodically to...

The past two years have brought forth several aspects of international business. The more common elements that have unraveled include-complex supply chains, the impact of lockdowns in one region affecting production in another part of the world, and sanctions on one nation leading to shortages...

Till a few years ago, Cyber security was considered an emerging risk. Today, it represents a reality. This episode of Why Businesses Fail will focus exclusively on Cyber Security. The days of hacking into someone's account and changing passwords or sending malicious mails are long gone. Cyber...

Nearly two decades ago, there were two or three global standards for reporting the impact of large companies as they went about doing their business. The focus back then was on reporting something called the "Triple Bottom Line", which alluded to the planet, people, and profit (i.e...

In the previous episodes of Why Businesses Fail, we have covered a variety of causes for business failure, ranging from Cyber Security to failure to innovate. But one factor has caused more business failures than others. And that factor is Financial Fraud or a financial scam. We had intended to...