Issues Driving growth Sowing the seeds of future success - Ernst & Young - United States

Up to US$1.1 trillion of cash is being unnecessarily tied up, according to our annual working capital survey of 2,000 large companies (pdf, 931.32kb). Nearly two-thirds of these companies also saw their performance deteriorate in 2009. See how the gap is widening between the best and worst performers.

As the global economy gears up, companies are turning to a growth agenda. How should you manage your capital to position for this growth? Read our insights in the June 2010 edition of Capital Matters.

Think you’re ready for an IPO? In Ernst & Young's guide to going public, we have found the critical factors that go into a successful initial public offering. Approaching the process as a transformation, acting like a public company well before the IPO, and outperforming the competition are all part of going public and winning.

The current economic climate may tempt us to focus on immediate events, but we cannot ignore longer-term trends. The way businesses plan and respond to events over the next decade will help determine who survives. Our global trends report explores the forces behind the future of business.

In our globalizing world, economic power is not only shifting east, but also south. Latin America is starting to fulfill its vast promise – with plentiful natural resources, a young workforce and a thriving entrepreneurial culture. See how the forces of globalization are reshaping business in the region.

In A world of opportunity, country winners from our Entrepreneur Of The Year® program offer their insights into the challenges -- and opportunities -- that globalization brings. They explore the challenges of leading a global workforce, the role of government in business and the new global economic status quo.