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Financial Executive: private companies articles

2006:

What You Need to Know About Expanding Internationally
Silver Linings at a Time of Lagging Optimism
Exit Planning: Preparing Today with Tomorrow in Mind
Seven Steps to Winning a Small Business Loan
Worksite Enforcement Compliance
Taking Executive Compensation Public
Sharp Rise in Federal Tax Lien Filings Threatens Recovery
Health-Care Legislation Creates a ‘Pay or Play’ Environment
Is IFRS for SMEs For Your Company?
Financing Alternatives for SMBs
Educating Owners on Exit Strategies
Stimulating Corporate ‘Green’ With Federal Help
Consider Purchasing Co-Ops To Gain an Edge
In Lean Times, Consider Hiring
Ten Tips to Raise Your Business Visibility Through Social Networks
Analyzing the Inc. 500 List
What’s Your Company’s Best Financing Alternative?
Giving Small Firms an Image ‘Facelift`
Heading to Private-Equity Funding Poses Challenges for CFOs
Starting or Selling a Business? Remember Taxes
Turbulent Times Can Create Litigious Employees
Keeping Profits Up in a Down Economy
Actions to Survive the Volatile Economy
Maintaining Liquidity to Avoid Financial Distress
Reviving the Global Economic Engine
Growth Strategies: For a Good or Challenging Economy
The Plusses of Selling a Business to Private Equity
'Ideal' Acquisitions Need Effective Evaluation
Why Create an Advisory Board?
Areas to Watch to Avoid an IRS Audit
Sellers: Chose Carefully to Maximize After-Tax Cash Flows
Selling Your Business? Consider an ESOP
Preparing for and Conducting a Business Valuation
Considering an IPO?
The Family Business: Failing to Plan Is Commonplace
Private Companies Will Feel the Impact of FIN 48
Retaining Skilled, Trained Workers
Guarding Against HR Missteps that Can Trigger Litigation
Three 401(k) Plan Risks Every Company Fiduciary Should Know
Owner Planning an Exit? Have You Considered an ESOP?
Benefits of Bringing in Minority Investors
Are Your Internal Controls Helping You?
What’s the Best Financing Alternative for Your Company?
New Tax Rules Boost Captive Insurance for Smaller Firms
Securing Private Capital Shouldn’t Be a CFO’s Greatest Worry
Board Performance at Private Equity-Backed Companies
Six Tips for Buying or Expanding a Business
Managing the Ultimate Corporate Risk
Manufacturing in China? Key Facts for Getting Started
Taking the Road to Exit Planning
Venture Merchant Banking: Financing ‘Sales’ vs. ‘Assets’
Venture Merchant Banking: Financing ‘Sales’ vs. ‘Assets’

2005:

Making Sense of Mezzanine Financing
Life Settlements: Means for Cashing In Key-Person Strategies
Fine Tuning Pricing Strategies; Uncovering Hidden Profits
Optimizing Shareholder Value with an Effective Exit Strategy
An Employee Benefit Plan You’ve Probably Not Heard Of
Benchmarking Strategy Vital to Business Performance
C Corps vs. S Corps: How Tax Law Changes May Prompt Switching
Family-Owned Business Valuation Is More Art than Science
Why Should Private Companies Implement Sarbanes-Oxley?
Capital Plenishment
Assessing Growth Opportunities: Are You Financial or Strategic?

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