THE VALUE SURPRISE IN SELLING YOUR BUSINESS
In this post I describe a frequent problem our firm encounters with founder/owners looking to sell their business. Recently a client mentioned that she was thinking of selling her existing…
Read more »SURVIVING M&A DUE DILIGENCE
You may remember the commercial when a camera catches a winning Super Bowl player who proclaims “I’m going to Disney World”. Well, Mr. or Ms. Business owner, you have just…
Read more »IS THE DECK STACKED AGAINST FOREIGN FIRMS ENTERING THE U.S.?
One would certainly come to that conclusion after reading the Schumpeter Blog in The Economist January 12, 2017 – America Leaves Foreign Firms Out In The Cold. However, I would respectfully…
Read more »RESTAURANT INDUSTRY BALANCING ACT: TECHNOLOGY AND STAFFING
The landscape of the Restaurant Industry has changed dramatically in the last decade. The National Restaurant Association states that consumers spend nearly half of their food budget at restaurants[1]. However, restaurants…
Read more »THE LIFE SCIENCE BLOG SERIES NO. 1: USING VENTURE DEBT EFFECTIVELY
Growing life science companies seeking to raise capital face a wide range of options, structures, and considerations. Early Stage Friends and family, angel investors, and even some venture capital firms…
Read more »RECRUITING TALENT IN A MULTI-CULTURAL MARKETPLACE: DON’T GET LOST IN TRANSLATION
Whether achieving diversity goals for our clients or simply presenting the best available talent in an increasingly tight candidate marketplace, our recruiting practice at CFOs2GO is uniquely organized to execute…
Read more »THE FIVE-YEAR BUSINESS PLAN: USING IT TO SELL YOUR STARTUP!
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin Startup founders are special. Driven, focused and single minded in their determination to succeed, they often have a singular…
Read more »WILL I MISS THE WINDOW TO SELL MY BUSINESS?
In my 25 plus years advising clients on buying and selling businesses I have rarely seen a market as hot as the one at present. The Baby Boom Generation transitioning…
Read more »WHY YOU SHOULD NOT USE EXCEL FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
I love Excel! It’s a great tool and is my go to application for everything from an on-screen calculator to running ROI or IRR scenarios to calculating loan covenant compliance…
Read more »A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK? HOW TO MAKE YOUR RESUME STANDOUT
As a research analyst for a specialized Consulting and Staffing Firm, my job is to browse hundreds of resumes, curricula vitae, job and social profiles, and personal and company webpages,…
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