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How the Modern-Day Equity Firm Analyzes Potential Investments

Life in private equity might seem glamorous and hugely lucrative, but behind all the stories of profit are immense analytical skills that aim to find out whether a deal really is viable for a company. Suffice to say, those that are able to successfully use these skills are the ones which boast the big balance sheets. Those that aren’t able to vet a deal successfully, won’t last within the industry very long. It’s because of this that we found an interview with Marc Leder really interesting. Leder, the co-CEO of Sun Capital, participated in an interview in which he was…

Factor Better Revenue Numbers for Your Company

In a business world where only the strong survive, how is your business doing when it comes to keeping a healthy revenue stream going? Depending on a number of factors (industry you’re in, availability of products you sell or rent, part of the country your business is in etc.), your company may be doing quite well as Q4 comes up in 2016. On the other hand, this last quarter of the year could prove to be a make-or-break time for you, with lots of pressure going into 2017. No matter where you and your business stand, one of the…

How to Invest in Private Companies

Does the stock market scare you these days? Downtrodden about the pitiful returns that bonds and the banks are giving you? Private companies are where it’s at. Even though they can’t be bought using your trading programs, learning about the channels through which you can invest in them will help you make the kind of money that you deserve. 1) Work with firms that already invest in private companies If you have limited investing experience, don’t try to figure out privately-held companies on your own. There is much less information in the public domain concerning private companies then there is…

Strategies to Help with a Merger or Acquisition

All businesses intend to grow both horizontally, and vertically. In an ideal situation, this is achieved through organic growth, which means the company grows by finding more customers, increasing its reach, and more. This, however, takes years. What is now known is that, in order for businesses to experience very rapid growth, they need to consider mergers and acquisitions. It is, however, very rare for a merger to go completely right (acquisitions are slightly easier because the purchasing company effectively swallows the other one up). As a result, it is very important to work together with excellent merger and acquisition…

Make Your Business Mobile Enough for Today’s Customers

What are you doing to make your business as accessible as possible for your customers, especially in today’s digital age? When it comes to outdoing the competition, one of the ways to go about this is by providing stellar customer service. Such service should be the norm, not something that occasionally appears out of the blue. That said some business owners simply drop the ball when it comes to going out of their way for customers, something that can ultimately lead to them becoming former and not current customers. At the end of the day, making your business mobile enough…

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