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The Wonder of Bras: Tales From Hollywood Boulevard

March 9, 2016April 24, 2024 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

[caption id="attachment_397" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Wonder of Bras[/caption] Recently we were asked to consider sitting on a panel for an executive conference of growing companies, and of course, we jumped at the chance. But, one of the “corporate sponsors” (i.e. an investment banking firm) quacked at the thought of it,…

Weekly What If: Spark People

May 26, 2013April 24, 2024 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…

Rent The Runway: Disrupting The Business Model

February 16, 2011April 24, 2024 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, 2011April 24, 2024 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…

Selling Your Company To Management

May 3, 2010April 24, 2024 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, 2010April 24, 2024 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…

The New Get Rich Scheme: No Money Down!

November 2, 2009April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

I recently got a call from two people writing a book about buying companies and doing it with no money down. They wanted me to help people that read their book, do exactly that. After talking to them I looked around on the web and found several (paid) ads selling…

The Best CFO I worked with was a controller

November 3, 2008April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

A recent CFO.com article* (see link below) stated that because of the credit crisis, there will be a new breed of CFO. This new breed will be one heavy with capital markets experience. I believe that predication will turn out to be as much of an overreaction as the credit…

Losing Your Company In A Bad Roll Up…Pink Sheet Company And Pink Slips

October 15, 2008April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Recently I was contacted by an entrepreneur that I had met years before (but never worked with). He found me through a friend. When I originally met him, he was trying to put together three small companies, one of which he owned, into one combined business and buyout the other…

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