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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…

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: 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Focus on Growing Cash Flows Not Just Revenue

March 24, 2010April 24, 2024 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…

Creative But Little Known Source Of Debt Financing

November 28, 2009April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

High Growth companies (Gazelles) looking for financing often don't realize they may be able to finance their company with various forms of creative debt structures. This however is rarely debt you would find at your local bank. These more exotic forms of debt are provided in the capital markets by…

Find A Financial Institution That Treasures Your Company

May 7, 2009April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Working with clients, talking with bankers and everyone in between - the themes are all the same. Financings are getting done but deals need to be airtight. The WSJ journal reported an article about KKR's buyout of Oriental brewing. It notes two things that are common and recurring themes: 1)…

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