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Cashing in the Chips
Issues to consider when contemplating the sale of your company
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Two Bites of the Apple
A creative way to sell a company twice for business owners who want to diversify their worth but are not ready to call it quits
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Cashing In Before Checking Out
Unlike in the past, a liquidity event does not mean you have to forego the upside potential of your business
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Preparing Your Company for Sale
How to increase the sale price and likelihood of success
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The Small Print in Selling a Company
There are certain provisions included in every deal that business owners should be aware of before negotiating to sell their business.
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What is your Company Worth?
An overview of the methodologies used to value a business
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What Drives Your Company's Value
Knowing what drives your company's value is crucial to improving your valuation
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Financial Metrics
Measuring your company's ability to create shareholder value
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Does Size Really Matter?
Why Valuation Multiples are lower for Smaller Companies
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All Shares Are Not Created Equal
Why shares owned by different people in the same company can have different values
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What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
Reflections on the way things really work in the world of finance
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A Passion for Profit
Companies need a larger purpose to maximize profit
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What is Your Financial Model
Having a coherent and viable financial model is critical to the success of every enterprise
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What is Your Financial Signature
CEOs typically have a "financial signature" that indicates their capacity to generate shareholder value
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Dealing With a Venture Capital Firm
Helpful hints for raising money from professional investors
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Understanding Mezzanine Financing
A layman's explanation fo a growing source of capital to fund growth and acquisitions
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ESOPs - The Good, Bad and the Ugly
A practical guide to business owners considering a sale to an ESOP
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Leveraged ESOPs
A Case Study of a leveraged ESOP
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Private Company Governance
Effective corporate governance ideas for private companies
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Using Advisors Wisely
The value of your advisors depends on how they are managed
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The Art of Negotiation
Some helpful tips to consider when negotiating a transaction
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How Much Should You Borrow?
What is the proper amount of debt for your company to borrow?
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Getting Your Affairs in Order
Have a plan in place in the event your transition from your job is to another world.
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Uncertain Death
Why you must plan for what your business would do without you
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Buyer Beware
Improve your chances for a successful acquisition
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Who Wants to Go Public Anymore?
Does it still make sense to go public in the post-Sarbanes Oxley world?
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The Coming Boom in Private Equity
An overview of a rapidly growing market for business owners to secure liquidity for their investment
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The Perfect M & A Storm
An overview of the M&A environment Fall 2004
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