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How Has The Way Companies Scale Changed In Recent Years?
How Has The Way Companies Scale Changed In Recent Years? In the world of startups and venture capitalists, the goal is to get in on the ground level and then take the company to the top, with a hope of great returns on the initial investment. That process always includes scaling the startup company appropriately…
Which Projects Are Worth My Time?
People are so busy these days. It seems like life never slows down and the number of things with which we can occupy our time is endless. We all have so many things to do and just about all of those things seem important and necessary. We have work and family duties, as well as…
Making the Right Decisions
Making the Right Decisions Life is full of decisions. Not all of these decisions carry the same level of importance, but nevertheless, we are faced with decisions at just about every turn. In business, just like in life, people have to make choices every day. Some of these decisions are simple and don’t have earth-shattering…
Make These Smart Moves Now for the 2015 Tax Year
Make These Smart Moves Now for the 2015 Tax Year We all know that 2014 is just about over, which means soon we’ll be watching that big crystal ball drop in Times Square and kicking of another new year. A new year means new goals and resolutions, which can cover just about every aspect of…
Is the Deal Between Burger King and Tim Horton’s Really an Inversion?
Is the Deal Between Burger King and Tim Horton’s Really an Inversion? If you haven’t heard already, Burger King recently announced its plans to acquire Tim Hortons Inc. a Canadian coffee and doughnut chain. There is nothing wrong with that news in of itself, and depending on whom you ask there is nothing wrong with…
Who is to Blame for USA Companies Leaving the Country for Lower Taxes?
Who is to Blame for USA Companies Leaving the Country for Lower Taxes? Imagine you owned or ran a large company that was making a lot of money. However, instead of seeing all of that money count as profit, you were watching a large portion of it being taken due to the United States bloated…
Qualified Small Business Stock: An Opportunity for Investors
Qualified Small Business Stock: An Opportunity for Investors Updated: 11/16/10 Aiming to give a boost to developing small businesses, Congress granted an unusual tax break, allowing taxpayers who buy newly issued shares of qualified small business stock (QSBS) and hold it for five years to exclude from taxation half of their capital gain realized on…
Citizens Living Abroad: Canadian and U.S. Tax Issues
Citizens Living Abroad: Canadian and U.S. Tax Issues • Canadian & U.S. Tax Issues • Exchange Rate • Foreign Income & Foreign Income Exclusion • Nonresident Alien – General • Nonresident Alien – Tax Withholding • Nonresident Alien – Students • U.S. Citizens Overseas • Other 2.1 Aliens and U.S. Citizens Living Abroad: Canadian &…
Real Home Buyer
Real Home Buyer Update on Homebuyer’s Credits Dear Client & Friends: On November 6, the President signed into law H.R. 3548, the ”Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009.” The new law extends and generally liberalizes the tax credit for first-time homebuyers, making it a much more flexible tax-saving tool. It also includes some…
12 Traits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs
What are the traits of successful entrepreneurs that set them apart from everyone else? What trait do entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Lawrence Ellison, and Richard Branson have that the ordinary entrepreneurs don’t? All these questions are going to be answered in this article. After understudying the lives of successful entrepreneurs, I have been…
9 Characteristics That Millionaire Business people Have in Common
9 Characteristics That Millionaire Business people Have in Common In May 2005, Forbes magazine reported that there were 691 billionaires in the world. 1400 people across the world turn into millionaires every day. Want to become one of them? Of course, you do. Everyone wants the freedom to do business in the way they choose.…
Effectively Managing Your Goals
Effectively Managing Your Goals In effectively managing your goals, you need to know where you are going, start with the end in mind. In order to do this, it is important to establish an effective process to carry out your goals. Some goals may take only days to accomplish while others may take years. In…
What do both Goal Failure and Goal Success have in Common?
What do both Goal Failure and Goal Success have in Common? The other day I was asking my 12-year-old son how basketball practice went (he is playing goal success goal failure with a new year-round competitive team), and how he feels he is doing. He said, “Good.” That’s the typical answer I get from him,…
Becoming an Influential Leader
Becoming an Influential Leader Who are the most influential business leaders the world has known? Would it be the CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation? Maybe it is someone that is not as well known; someone within your community who has set an exemplary example of leadership. Some individuals have innate qualities that make them born…
Agile Stacks | John Mathon
Agile Stacks | John Mathon Transcript Alan 0:02 I’m here today with John Mason. John is the founder of agile stacks and also CEO. John, welcome to today’s show. John 0:09 Thank you. Good to see you here. Alan 0:10 So agile stacks. You know, for the listeners, before we get into the company, let’s…
Venture Capital – The First Meeting
Venture Capital – The First Meeting By Dr. Earl R. Smith II The Acceleration Lane I do a lot of work with companies seeking financing. Whether it is a first-round or follow-on, funding for further research and development or marketing and branding efforts, equity or debt financing, a start-up or mid-market company or financing to…
Venture Leasing – A Smarter Way To Build Enterprise Value
Venture Leasing – A Smarter Way To Build Enterprise Value By George Parker In 2003, venture capitalists and investors dispensed over $18 billion to promising young U.S. companies, according to VentureOne and Ernst & Young Quarterly Venture Capital Report. Less documented and reported is venture leasing’s activity and volume. This form of equipment financing contributes…
Understanding the Venture Capital Investor
Understanding the Venture Capital Investor By Gerard Brandon Promoting your Business to Venture Capital Investors is an attractive proposition. The investments are larger than you would get from friends, family and Angel Investors, and often they are more willing to invest in subsequent fund raising rounds. But Venture Capital investors are not always the easiest…
Defining the First Six Stages of a Business in the Venture Capital World
Defining the First Six Stages of a Business in the Venture Capital World Stage 1 Enterprise has no product revenue to date and limited expense history, and typically an incomplete management team with an idea, plan, and possibly some initial product development. Typically, seed capital or first-round financing is provided during this stage by friends…
Investment
Investment Financial Planning Crafting an investment strategy requires an assessment of resources, development of objectives, analysis of choices and opportunities, and, finally, matching of those alternatives to long-term goals. It’s not an end in itself, but a means to make certain that you and your loved ones will be financially secure and that you will…