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Reconfiguring Your Office Layout

Perhaps you suspect your current office furniture layout isn’t working as well as it could, or maybe you need to reconfigure the space to make room for new employees. Whatever the case may be, it’s important to carefully review the needs of everyone in your office before you start making plans and purchasing new furniture. […]

The Office Layout Debate: The Open Office & Cubicles

The last half-century has seen an enormous shift in office furniture and office space layout as the cubicle became the standard in offices around the world. This shift, in turn, sparked backlash from people who believed that workers were losing out by being put into their own little cells. In fact, the debate about using […]

Reverse IPO (Reverse Takeover or Reverse Merger)

A Reverse IPO is the purchase of a public company by a private company enabling the private company to immediately become a public company. This purchase allows the private company for forgo the expensive and laborious task of going public by traditional methods (IPO). Private companies primarily undertake a Reverse IPO because there are far […]

Technology’s Impact on the Business Landscape of Today

Technology is changing the world, and recent developments in technology have had significant impacts within the realm of business. Business as we know it is constantly evolving, and now more than ever, we rely on computers and cutting-edge technological innovations to stay up-to-date with peers, colleagues and competitors, to maintain market share and any competitive […]

Mergers and Acquisitions

Senior Debt In corporate finance a senior debt is often issued as a senior note or loan and is a debt that must paid-off before other (junior) debt owed by the corporation in the event of a liquidation. Senior debt is most often secured by company assets or receivables and is often a credit line […]

Top 10 Ways to Make Money: An Intriguing Countdown

Because I spend a lot of time reviewing entrepreneurial opportunities, I decided to make a Top 10 Ways to Make Money list. Included in this list are both online and offline money-making opportunities. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect about this Top 10 Ways to Make Money list is that the majority of these opportunities are […]

Who Invests in an IPO?

IPOs are sold through exchanges to retail customers and institutional investors by SEC licensed commissioned salespeople. The commission is included in the underwriter’s fee, and is known as a concession. – Retail customers are considered the general public. – Institutional investors, such as banks, insurance companies, and pension funds, are organizations which pool large sums […]

Venture Capital Concepts, Part 4

What is a “Lock up Period?” – Most often used in an IPO, it is the predetermined period of time an investor must wait before an investor can liquidate their stock. What is a “Master Limited Partnership” (MLP)? – A publically traded limited partnership with the benefit of publically traded market liquidity. What is “Management […]

Venture Capital Concepts, Part 5

What is “Return on Investment” (ROI)? – The profit or loss from an investment expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR). Calculated by dividing profit or loss by total invested. What is “Round of Funding?” – The stage of financing a company is in when receiving funding. For example a company can progress from first […]

Venture Capital Concepts, Part 3

What is an “Exit Route?” – The method through which an investor exit an investment. The exit route may occur by the investor taking cash, company debt, What is an “Exit Strategy” for a VC firm? – The way a venture capitalist (VC) or business owner plans to use to get out of a preciously […]