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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. When it comes to launching a new business or pivoting an ...

Learn about corporate social responsibility (CSR), a business model that helps a company be socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders, and the public.

The Business-to-Consumer (B2C) model encompasses the transactions and interactions between a business and the end-users of its products or services. The essence of a B2C company lies in its focus on ...

Disruptive innovation isn’t just about simplifying technology — it also requires a new business model. The theory of disruptive innovation, first introduced in a 1995 HBR article, endures as a way to ...

While there are many forms of innovation that a company can develop - such as product, process, network and customer experience innovation – business model innovation is one of the most powerful ...

The consumer-to-consumer (C2C) business model is an e-commerce framework where consumers trade with each other directly, often mediated by a third-party platform or website. In this model, one ...

You have an idea you’re excited about, maybe even early users or interest, and then someone asks a deceptively simple question: “What does the model look like?” Suddenly, you’re staring at a blank ...

Startups usually run at a deficit while designing and building the product. But companies are designed to make money, and over time, as unit economics and customer acquisition costs improve, you’ll ...

Business models define how companies earn revenue, including methods like subscriptions. Understanding a company's business model helps investors assess potential profitability. Different industries ...

One of the things that I love most about the world of franchising is the variety of industries and businesses that it spans, and the flexibility that franchising as a business model offers. With a few ...

Franchises with initial investment costs under $100,000 continue to grow, according to the International Franchise Association, with mobile and home-based businesses among the most popular models. But ...