Valuations: When a Valuation Makes Sense
A business broker and appraiser explains when it might be time to pay for a full-scale valuation for your company. Read story
Jill Andresky Fraser
Resources: Tax Matters
Book reviews of three tax guides. Read story
Business for Sale -- Georgia Tennis Club
A close-up look at a business offered for sale including the price and the pros and cons of the purchase. Read story
Taxes: IRS Targets 401(k) Plans
A lawyer explains the problems that face small businesses because the IRS is launching a 401(k) audit program. Read story
Resources: Financial Management 101
Two quick reviews of guides that explain some of the intricacies of financial management. Read story
Benchmark: Where Does Venture Capital Go?
Some results of a recent Coopers and Lybrand survey of 600 venture-capital firms. Read story
Borrowing: A Different Twist on Family Loans
A CEO explains how he was able to use some of his family members' assets for loans fairly risk-free. Read story
Mind of a Manager: Insights from an Investment Banker
An investment banker who is also an entrepreneur explains how to select a good investment banker. Read story
Accounting: The Basics of Family Loans
An accountant explains how to avoid the risks for family members if you need to turn to them for a loan. Read story
Microloans: Managing a Capital Infusion
An entrepreneur explains how, with the help of a women's business center, she was able to secure a microloan. Read story
Banking: Self-Protection Strategies
A lawyer offers some quick advice about the importance of documenting the understandings you reach with your banker. Read story
Raising Capital: Choosing the Right Financial Partner
A look at how important it is to find the right investors to raise growth capital. Read story
Resources: Personal-Finance Aid
A quick look at three books devoted to helping business people with their long-term financial planning. Read story
Estate Planning: IRS Eases Trust Rules
A lawyer explains how recent IRS policy changes makes it easier for business owners to transfer assets to heirs. Read story
Cost Control: Know Thy Overhead
A CFO explains some of the benefits of tracking a company's overhead closely. Read story
Benchmark: Paying for Financial Know-How
Some data showing salary projections for accounting and financial professionals. Read story
Finance: Networking for Angels
An angel expert shares some insight with readers about networking to find private investors. Read story
Business for Sale: Illinois Race-Car-Safety-Equipment-Retailer -- Vroom, Vroom
An in-depth look at a business offered for sale, including a price rationale as well as pros and cons of the purchase. Read story
Selling the Company: When Partners Can't Agree
A lawyer explains why partners may opt to hold a corporate auction when they find it's time to sell. Read story
Incorporation Issues: Keeping Your Businesses Separate
An entrepreneur tells why she is keeping her two different companies separate. Read story
Benchmark: Revving Up Receivables
The results of a survey that asked companies what steps they had taken to speed up collection times. Read story
Banking: When (and How) to Borrow
An SBA lender offers two tips on how to improve borrowing relationships with your loan officers. Read story
Taxes: Coping with State Tax Audits
A tax expert explains how your company can avoid state audits, and which states are most likely to audit. Read story
Resource: Cutting Currency-Swap Costs
A quick review of a book that can help you avoid the hidden costs of international transactions. Read story
Accounting: Incorporation Pros and Cons
An accountant suggests several considerations for entrepreneurs who are interested in incorporation. Read story
401(k) Plans: A Nod from the Tax Man
A tax expert explains how new 401(k)-plan rules can benefit certain companies. Read story
International: Joint-Venturing Tips
A quick look at an unusual plan used by a company when it found it needed an overseas partner. Read story
Business for Sale: Nevada Pawnshop
Some details about a business offered for sale, including the price rationale and pros and cons of the purchase. Read story
Insurance: Hindsight Advice on Key-Man Coverage
A senior manager offers some advice to companies weighing the pros and cons of key-man insurance. Read story
Capital: Financing Purchase Orders
A quick look at how wholesaler used supplier financing and purchase-order financing to grow his company. Read story
International: Cutting Foreign-Exchange Costs
An accounts manager recalls how her company turned to a discount foreign-exchange service to improve profits. Read story
Accounts Payable: Timing Strategies
An auditing expert offers a couple tips on using your accounts-payable system as a source of financing. Read story
Taxes: What Makes Companies Move?
Some results of a recent survey of over 200 companies examining state and local tax incentive policies. Read story
Executive Compensation: Cutting Overseas Costs
An international compensation expert offers guidelines for compensating executives who accept overseas assignments. Read story
Resource: All About LLCs
A quick review of a book that offers the pros and cons of limited-liability company (LLC) corporate status. Read story
Banking: Ways to Keep Costs Low
A manufacturer explains how his company won discounts for its banking services. Read story
Investors: Angel-Hunting Tips
A venture capital expert offers some guidelines to business owners looking for an "angel." Read story
Capital Steps
The need for cash-strapped companies to manage capital growth is examined. Read story
Going Public: 504 Offering Opens the Door
A publisher explains his use of Rule 504 to help him with a small stock offering, and how to get more information. Read story
Acquisitions: A To-Do List for Due Diligence
A lawyer who specializes in acquisitions offers a checklist to aviod the risks involved in corporate acquisitions. Read story