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As of March 6, 2024, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 64.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Changpeng Zhao (No. 2, $15.0 billion), David Cheriton (No. 3, $12.5 billion); and Jim Pattison (No. 4, $9.7 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada,...

As of March 6, 2024, Iris Fontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 25.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $6.9 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.3 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou  (No. 4, $2.6 billion). Roberto Angelini Rossi is the fifth-richest person in Chile, with...

As of March 6, 2024, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 62.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Zhang Yiming (No. 2, $43.4 billion), Colin Zheng Huang (No. 3, $42.8 billion); and William Ding (No. 4, $33.5 billion). Ma Huateng is the fifth-richest person...

Crisis management – or lack of it – has been making headlines recently. Internet Brands, a global organisation with presence in 40 countries and parent company to WebMD made news in the worst possible way earlier this year when their internal video encouraging employees back to the office was leaked...

As of March 1, 2024, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest person in Spain, with an estimated net worth of $102.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $8.9 billion), Rafael Del (No. 3, $5.9 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $5.5 billion). Isak Andic is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with a...

As of March 1, 2024, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 17.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Melker Schorling (No. 2, $11.0 billion), Antonia Ax:son Johnson (No. 3, $10.1 billion); and Finn Rausing (No. 4, $9.1 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest...

As of March 1, 2024, Gianluigi Aponte was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 29.7  billion U.S. dollars, followed by Rafaela Aponte- Diamant(No. 2, $29.7 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion), and Guillaume Pousaz (No. 4, $7.8 billion). Ivan Glasenberg is the fifth-richest person in...

As of March 1, 2024, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 16.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion), Alexander Gerko (No. 3, $10.2 billion) and James Dyson (No. 4, $9.7 billion). Denise Coates is the fifth-richest...

Calculated risks are an unavoidable aspect of running a business, regardless of whether you are starting a small coffee shop or heading a large corporation. Taking significant risks can lead to substantial rewards, but sometimes, as evidenced by the examples of companies discussed below, such risk-taking can also result in...

As of February 28, 2024, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 64.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Changpeng Zhao (No. 2, $15.0 billion), David Cheriton (No. 3, $12.7 billion); and Jim Pattison (No. 4, $9.7 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada,...