The Indispensable Asset: Quality Management
In a good or bad economy, quality management can make the difference.
Strategy & Management: The Management Team
Creativity + Timing = Opportunity
Taking another look at ESOPs.
Taking Risk Out of Risky Times
Now is a good time to consider locking in longer-term fixed rates.
Best Practices
Although few and far between, trusted advisors are worthy of emulation.
Size Matters
Why small good businesses are valued differently than their larger counterparts.
The Diverging Roles of the CFO: Broadening Expectations
Growing private companies need more from their CFOs than accounting precision.
The Corporate Imperative: Building Economic Value
Measuring the adequacy of operating earnings against invested capital.
The Case for Independence in Private Company Boards
Independent directors can be a positive asset for private, family-owned businesses.
Time To Leverage the Balance Sheet?
Lenders are ready and willing to make loans, but businesses remain wary; for some this could be a mistake.
Sarbanes Oxley Matters to You
In response to the Enron and WorldCom scandals, Congress passed the “SOX” Act. How it affects private companies may surprise you.