My Company is Growing – Why Am I Running Out of Cash?
I recently attended a breakfast seminar at XPX Boston where four members of B2B CFO, Frank Armenio, Ken Sommer, Leo Casey, and Randy Walther shared their perspectives and war stories about how fast growing companies find themselves running out of cash. So how do companies get in this position? They spend money without a plan (projected […]
Top 5 Things to Do Now to Prepare Your Business For Sale
Even if you are not ready to put your company up for sale, it behooves you to start preparing now. First, most of the issues you tackle to prepare your company for sale are the same things you should focus on every day to grow and build value in your business. Second, this cannot be […]
Why Does It Take So Long to Sell My Business?
The bad news for business owners who are ready to sell their company and retire is that it takes much longer than you might anticipate to close the deal. According to the Pepperdine 2014 Private Capital Markets Project, only 25% of deals close in less than six months. So why does it take so long? […]
Harpoon Brewery: What’s Beer Got To Do With M&A?
Well, not much, really, except that Charlie Storey, President, and Warren Dibble, the CFO of Harpoon Brewery completed an ESOP of the company last summer. They’re coming to this year’s XPX Summit on March 19th at the Waltham Woods Conference Center to tell their story. Check out their video to get a taste. Oh – […]
Virtual Organizations and their Impact on M&A
Virtual organizations are on the rise, especially among start-ups. The cloud has replaced the “garage” as the 21st century laboratory for collaboration and innovation. What’s most exciting about this trend is the fact that the barriers to entry for an intellectual property-driven business (whether it be a software firm, professional services, or an online business) […]
If Google Steps In It Regarding Independent Contractor vs. Employee, How Can You Protect Yourself?
If Google, a publicly-traded company with about $40 billion in annual revenue, can’t figure out if someone is an independent contractor or an employee, what does this mean for you? An article from Reuters last week, notes that Google is being sued by a former contractor, Jacob McPherson, alleging violation of federal labor standards, and that […]
IT Staffing and Consulting Firms – The Exit Won’t Come From the Big Guys
I’ve noticed an interesting trend over the last few years. The largest IT staffing firms in the US (based on Staffing Industry Analyst’s “2014 Largest IT Staffing Firms in the United States”), are not the ones making acquisitions. Sure, On Assignment did a couple big deals in the last few years; namely, the acquisition of […]
Private Equity and Venture Capital Going Back to School
Over the last few years, both private equity and venture capital firms are taking an increasing interest in the education sector, as seen below in this chart from Pitchbook. In general, some of the differences between the investments made by VC firms vs PE firms include: VC firms are investing less money, at earlier stages […]
