The long-term goal of many mid-sized business owners is to one day exit their businesses by selling to an acquirer via a merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction. They can then use the proceeds from this transaction to fund their retirement, start another new venture or...
A line of credit is one of the most useful and versatile financial tools available to mid-sized businesses.
It allows businesses to borrow funds that have been pre-approved in order to meet everyday operating expenses and meet short-term liquidity needs, as well as make seasonal inventory...
Most owners of mid-sized businesses are always on the lookout for new ways they can increase shareholder value and Total Shareholder Return (or TSR). Corporate spinoffs are among strategies used by middle market businesses. As the name implies, this is a unique kind of M&A...
Ever since the Internet became a primary way for people to buy things online, there has been a battle between state taxing authorities and e-commerce businesses about collecting online sales tax on goods that are sold on the web. This summer, a ruling by the...
One of the centerpieces of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was signed into law last December was a permanent reduction of the corporate tax rate for a C corporation to a flat 21%. This reduced the U.S. corporate tax rate from one of...
It’s human nature to want to know how we compare to others. The same is true for businesses when it comes to gauging performance compared to other similar organizations. A way to make these kinds of comparisons is to engage in an exercise called benchmarking,...
If your company exports products manufactured in the U.S. to overseas markets, or if you manufacture goods that are included in products exported overseas, you might be able to take advantage of an export tax incentive that could save you thousands of dollars a year....
One of the most important financial decisions that corporate executives must make is how to formulate their capital allocation framework. Unfortunately, the capital allocation process at many companies leaves much to be desired. As a result, opportunities for generating shareholder value are often missed —...
When it comes to obtaining business financing, owners and entrepreneurs have two main options: debt or equity. Debt is simply a loan, usually from a bank, that must be repaid with interest, while equity is the sale of ownership shares in the business to outside...
Inventory management is one of the biggest challenges faced by many business owners and CEOs. Even experienced owners and executives can struggle when it comes to properly managing inventory levels. For example, they may rely on external benchmarks that don’t deliver the insights they need....