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Failure Is Not An Option. Move Your Cheese.

January 20, 2017April 24, 2024 by Jennifer Mooney
Jennifer Mooney
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYsFUFgOEmM[/embed] If you haven’t seen the ad by Chrysler featuring Enimem, well, we want to share it with you, provided that You Tube doesn’t take it down... What does your company know about luxury? The finest things in life. Especially when the questions are asked by someone that has never…
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A Key Question to Avoid Problematic Lenders and Investors

Weekly What If: What If We Consolidate On Our Own?

January 14, 2017April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
The Weekly What If...Chronicling companies that transformed their business by Exploring What if  Today’s biggest boat retailer was organized around this What If.  Today, Marine Max is America’ largest boating and yachting retailer with over 50 locations in 19 states.   In 2004, I interviewed company, CEO and Chairman Bill McGill and was surprised…
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Investment Banking Fees

Investment Banking Fees Vs. Consulting Fees

December 27, 2016April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
Investment bankers typically raise capital using one of two formulas.  These formulas are referred to as the Lehman Formula, or Double Lehman Formula, and are calculated via the incremental dollar value of the capital raise - typically a percentage descending from 5-10% for the first five million, and thereafter a 1-2%…
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Dequity

How To Get Funding Sources Interested In Your Business

August 15, 2016April 24, 2024 by Jennifer Mooney
Jennifer Mooney
Entrepreneurs have great ideas, and know how to execute the idea.  Typically they are visionaries, and excel at articulating their business proposition, know who they are going to go after, and can sell their product to those that have a need for what they’ve got.  Entrepreneurs are the most interesting…
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Corporate Financial Consulting

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,…
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Investment Banking Fees

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

March 4, 2016April 24, 2024 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…
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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…
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Corporate Financial Planning

Charlie Sheen On Corporate Financial Planning

March 2, 2011April 24, 2024 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…
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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…
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Company Debt Capacity

Assess You Company’s Debt Capacity

November 18, 2010April 24, 2024 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…
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