Collaring Interest Costs
Hedging the interest-rate costs on a company's debt through caps and floors. Read story
Ellyn E. Spragins
Venture Capital Express
How to write a business plan that will get you in the door. Read story
Who Needs Wall Street?
The ingredients of a do-it-yourself IPO. Read story
Passing the Hat...Again
Offering more stock to shareholders (a rights offering) may be the best way to raise new capital. Read story
Globetrotting for Dollars
How to snare a heavyweight partner overseas. Read story
Consumer Finance
Using loyal customers as a source of funding for product development. Read story
Intelligent Money
A strategy for getting not just money but helpful advice from private investors. Read story
Low-Brow Financing
How to make the most of the source of capital everyone loves to hate -- factoring. Read story
Fit to Be Sold
Getting your company's financial records in shape for prospective buyers. Read story
The Search for Grubby Capital
Company specializes in recovering capital by selling off client's excess inventory. Read story
Strapped for Expansion Cash?
Some financiers combine venture capital methods with those used in LBOs to provide money for business expansion. Read story
Shelling Out
A public company creates high-quality shells and merges them with other young companies. Read story
Locking Up Good Value
Valuation specialists may be the best way to assess a service company's total worth. Read story
Aqui Se Habla Espanol
Casiano Communications has launched a new Spanish-language magazine. Read story
Gearing Up
A start-up saves money and time by obtaining equipment through a venture leasing deal. Read story
Back-Door IPOs
How to go public by merging with a shell company. Read story
Look Ma--No Bankers
Manufacturer of candy boxes learns why banks take a dim of limited partnerships. Read story
The Joy of Debt
Everyone knows that at least some debt is desirable, but how much is too much? Read story
The New Quiet Money
How one company found investors in the private capital market. Read story
Courting Your Banker
How one company owner wooed his bankers--and got great service in return. Read story
Working For The Union
A pension fund invests directly in growing companies, eliminating the venture capital middleman. Read story
Border Crossings
One small company's experience after its sale to a Japanese investor. Read story
Supply-Side Financing
Profile of one entrepreneur and his quest to secure capital from his suppliers. Read story
A Capital Idea
The Securities and Exchange Commission's new rules may simplify means of receiving loans and equity. Read story
Seize The Time
Well-heeled investment groups create money and demand for solid companies. Read story
Keeping Good People
Supervisors must be aware of subordinates' priorities in order to keep workers happy. Read story
