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Weekly What If: Testing The Capital Markets Before Accessing The Markets

March 4, 2016August 16, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

As the financial markets began to unravel late in summer of 2008, many financial institutions stopped funding new investments. This directly impacted all sorts of companies and their ability to get new financing. For us, a corporate financial consulting firm that raises capital for growing companies, this was a particularly…

Asking What If: The Rules Of Cheese Moving

May 25, 2015August 16, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

[caption id="attachment_340" align="aligncenter" width="225"] The Rules of Cheese Moving[/caption] What’s that smell? It’s a new smell, something we haven’t experienced before. “Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese.” Have you become so engrossed in the day to day operations and the growth of your business, that you…

Weekly What If: Spark People

May 26, 2013August 16, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

8 million people are improving their fitness thanks to this What If. We were just in a meeting this morning and thought that we really needed to share our favorite companies, not because people are looking to us as trend setters, but because the momentum of businesses doing really great…

Charlie Sheen On Corporate Financial Planning

March 2, 2011August 16, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Charlie Sheen On Corporate Financial Planning: What Charlie Sheen can tell YOU about your business - “Sheenisms” by Lantern Capital Advisors Like many of you, I ventured to the ‘octagon’ last night as I drifted in and out of semi-consciousness while I watched the thoroughly engaging Charlie Sheen interview on…

Rent The Runway: Disrupting The Business Model

February 16, 2011March 6, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

I have to admit, I am a pretty dress type of woman. I love watching the red carpet more than the awards show, and I would rather invest in quality than quantity. I know that when I plunk down my American Express for the once in a lifetime dress, it’s…

Did Borders Not Explore The Future?

February 11, 2011February 19, 2017 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

I hate to tell you, “I Told you so.” But I told you so. Today’s Headline Breaking News: “Borders Bankruptcy Filing Expected as early as Monday or Tuesday. Borders Plans To Close about 200 stores.” “Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese.” Everyone else was heading in…

Assess You Company’s Debt Capacity

November 18, 2010February 19, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

If you are interested to refinance your company’s debt or get additional capital, theres is a fairly simple rule of thumb that can help you quickly gauge your financing alternatives and make sense of today’s lending environment. This white paper by Lantern Capital Advisors identifies the simple corporate finance rule…

Selling Your Company To Management

May 3, 2010February 19, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Business owners often overlook selling their company to management as a possible exit strategy. But for solid companies with good cash flows, selling your company to management may yield a higher financial value for the owner and a much brighter future for the business, management, and the seller. Our latest…

Partner Buyout: An Opportunistic Way To Build More Equity Value

April 2, 2010February 19, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Partner Buyout: An Opportunistic Way to Build More Equity Value. Management Buyout and Leveraged Buyouts financing processes can be orchestrated in the same way in order to help individuals buyout a partner or majority owner of a business. Partner buyouts can be financed on an all debt basis because the partner already has some equity in the…

Focus on Growing Cash Flows Not Just Revenue

March 24, 2010February 19, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Several entrepreneurs with fast growing businesses told me they have recently made cost reductions in response to slowing business and the economy. One business owner told me, he and his CEO cut $600,000 of annual expense from their operating budget in 45 minutes! The more interesting thing was they all…

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