Competing in the Knowledge Economy : The Knowledge Value Chain (KVC)

Financial Intelligence Requires a Deeper Look
 

New York, NY - Arising Group, Inc. recently completed intensive exercises in financial analysis with Tim Powell of The Knowledge Agency® (TKA).

George Karshner, Executive Vice President at Arising Group, said that understanding the financial fitness of a company is essential to proper due diligence.  “Companies targeted for M&A or involved in litigation may not want to reveal their true financial condition,” Karshner said.  “A company’s public relations team may put on a happy face, but to know the true health of a company you need to look at their public filings and financial statements and understand the implications of the different business ratios,” he added.

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January 11, 2008, NEW YORK—The Knowledge Agency announced today that the new clinic Financial Intelligence:  A Value-Based Approach^TM is completed, and has now successfully completed field-testing at a major corporation.  “I’ve tried to put into a bottle those must-know things about using financial analysis to discover your rivals’ strategies,” says clinic developer and leader Tim Powell.  “These are skills I’ve developed and used every day in my work as a financial analyst, including ten years as a consultant in the Big Four firms.”

The one-day clinic is typically given at a client location, and includes practical modules that use real-world case examples.  Also included is a live exercise in which participants analyze their own company, then a major rival, for clues to the competitive dynamics in your industry.

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September 4, 2007, NEW YORK—The Knowledge Agency® (TKA) today announced the availability of The Knowledge Value Chain® (KVC) Clinic^TM, version 3.1.  TKA Managing Director Tim Powell said, “The KVC Clinic gives us the chance to work directly with companies to bring the benefits of the KVC model into companies to solve their intelligence and knowledge challenges.”

First introduced in 1996, the KVC model has been taught in universities, clinics, and workshops worldwide since that time.  Version 3.1 introduces the KVC Scorecard^TM, a checklist and self-scoring evaluation system for the effectiveness of intelligence and knowledge processes and products.

Contact TKA for clinic pricing and availability at +1.212.243.1200.

The Knowledge Value Chain and The Knowledge Agency are registered U.S. trademarks of the TW Powell Co. Inc.