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Management of Non Profits; Are all Non-Profits Inefficient? >Most business people feel that Non Profits are highly inefficient like government agencies. Few would deny that government agencies are inefficient, yet many hold short when criticizing non-profits; why is this? Well we know from watching d In general, by year 5 or year 6 in a company’s history, the Series A investors, the Founders, and the early executi Industrial Units and Commercial Property WSJ article "IPO Obstacles Hinder Startups" offers a good coverage of how IPOs are becoming tougher for small venture-backed companies.Commercial property, industrial units and offices are becoming more and more valuable to their owners. Whether bought to use by the owner or bought to let to other businesses, the value of these units and offices have huge potential for lon This raises the question, what should CEOs and early-stage VCs do, once a company has reached $100 M+ in annual sales? (Below this threshhold, it is absolutely undesirable to go public; investor courting, ongoing investor management, Sarbanes-Oaxley compliance related paperwork and massive expenses - being some key distractors ...) In general, by year 5 or year 6 in a company’s history, the Series A investors, the Founders, and the early executiv Thinking Beyond Cleaning Office Buildings acked companies.If your business is like many other traditional cleaning companies, you started by cleaning an office, apartment building, retail store or other commercial building. Adding additional clients may have included more office buildings, medical This raises the question, what should CEOs and early-stage VCs do, once a company has reached $100 M+ in annual sales? (Below this threshhold, it is absolutely undesirable to go public; investor courting, ongoing investor management, Sarbanes-Oaxley compliance related paperwork and massive expenses - being some key distractors ...) In general, by year 5 or year 6 in a company’s history, the Series A investors, the Founders, and the early executi How Do You Market Two Businesses? 0 M+ in annual sales? (Below this threshhold, it is absolutely undesirable to go public; investor courting, ongoing investor management, Sarbanes-Oaxley compliance related paperwork and massive expenses - being some key distractors ...)Because I do a lot of networking with very small business owners, I meet a lot of dual business owners. These are people, usually women, who own two businesses (or more).As a solopreneur, your resources are limited – that is, time a In general, by year 5 or year 6 in a company’s history, the Series A investors, the Founders, and the early executi Catering Advice - Working with a Catering Consultant estor management, Sarbanes-Oaxley compliance related paperwork and massive expenses - being some key distractors ...)Having worked in the Catering trade for some years, within that time I would have never thought of calling for help from a consultant. Why you ask well its very simple really, I thought they would be very expensive, take up to much of my ti In general, by year 5 or year 6 in a company’s history, the Series A investors, the Founders, and the early executi Earning Extra Income >Extra income is something that we all need and want but are we willing to work a second job or earn extra income in other ways? Most people like the idea but after working a full time job would find it hard to work evenings as well.M In general, by year 5 or year 6 in a company’s history, the Series A investors, the Founders, and the early executive team that is still around - get itchy to extract some liquidity. Today, given the sophistication, the available money, and the level of activity in the Private Equity industry, a late-stage / LBO fund could easily step in and provide the necessary liquidity. Liquidity, I believe, is no reason to go public prematurely. An enterprise that has built-in scalability should stay private, stay on course, and execute, execute, execute. If, however, the business does NOT hav
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