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SUSTAINABLE SAM: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW REALITY?

Strategic Account Management Association

I was recently interviewing the head of sustainability at a global hospitality company when she told me an incredible fact: “In the past 12 months, for the first time ever, more investor funds have gone into proven sustainable companies than into non-sustainable companies.” trillion in assets under management at the end of December 2020.

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Zendesk’s 2020 global impact report

Zendesk

Our ESG metrics section includes year-over-year data to provide measurements on our ESG data points between 2019 and 2020. 2020 was a year everyone struggled to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcome the increased interest and scrutiny of ESG metrics that we see today from our industry and by investors.

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Being more strategic – Case studies and insights (Ireland May 2023)

Red Star Kim

The figures for this year’s survey show Republic of Ireland fee income rose by 12 per cent in 2021, compared with just 1% in 2020 Finance-Magazine.com – Ireland’s top accountancy firms roar back to double-digit growth in 2021 Accountancies and Tax Consultants revenue is expected to expand at a compound annual rate of 1.3%

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3 Lessons from A Founder of 2 Million-Dollar Companies

Hubspot Sales

It attracted 2B+ monthly video views and raised a total of $62m , before getting acquired in 2020. Finding the investor-founder fit is also key. Early SUMA investors didn’t include POC or women-led VCs, and it was harder for Beatriz to explain certain cultural and community aspects of the company. and hit 1m+ users.

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Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing

Red Star Kim

property investors, developers and occupiers) – the approach to purchasing and the decision-makers can be quite different: How people buy intangible property advice is different to how they buy tangible properties (where it is easier to calculate return on investment and yields).

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Startup Funding: What It Is, How It Works, & 5 Tips for Landing It

Hubspot Sales

The CEO searches for investors, loans, grants, and other forms of funding to help their business grow. Global venture funding hit $437 billion in Q3 of 2021, up from $284 billion in 2020. In those cases, investors exchange capital for equity — or partial ownership — of the company. So, how do you get a piece of the funding pie?

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How Unicorn Companies Maintain Their Growth Momentum

Force Management

By 2020, there were over 600. Most have great timing with a disruptive idea, scalable technology and a relationship with investors marked by two-way trust. In 2013, a venture capitalist coined the term “Unicorn” to refer to privately owned firms valued at over $1B. Back then, only 39 companies fit the criteria.