Business Financing

Officers and Gentlemen

By Virginia I. Postrel | Sep 1, 1986

Venture capital firms size up the market for defense contracting Read more

Tender Offers

By Robert A. Mamis | Sep 1, 1986

Charles Leighton's approach to managing acquisitions is enough to make even the most independent private business owner want to be bought. Read more

The Price Is Wrong

By Robert A. Mamis | May 1, 1986

The owners of Contextural Design could have sworn they were making money on every unit they sold. Read more

Preselling The Company

By Robert A. Mamis | Apr 1, 1986

The acquisition of Forefront was arranged and the dowry was set before the company was even born. Read more

The Price Is Right

By Ellen Wojahn | Oct 1, 1985

Mallards targets a specific shopper: "the guy most retailers screen out." Read more

Strength In Numbers

By John C. Buckingham | Sep 1, 1985

Strength In Numbers. Joseph Kahn's article was outstanding. Read more

Shirt-sleeve Investing

By Lisa R. Sheeran | May 1, 1985

The year was 1981, and company comptroller Tom Buck figured it was the end of the road for Colorado AMC/Jeep Renault Inc. All of Buck's efforts to find m... Read more

Name Your Price

By Ralph Whitehead Jr. | Dec 1, 1984

Buyers shop at Lenny Mattioli's American TV stores as much for the bargaining as for the bargains. Read more

The Inventory Cardiogram

Dec 1, 1983

How to manage inventory to prevent back-ups and slow delivery. Read more

The Case for a 'Small' Portfolio

By John Case | Sep 1, 1983

Comparing a portfolio of blue chip stocks with a portfolio of small-cap companies. Read more

Borrowing On The House

By John Case | Aug 1, 1983

Funding you business through a home-equity loan. Read more

Getting The Most Out Of An Esop

By Ellen Wojahn | Jul 1, 1983

It takes more than a piece of the rock to motivate employees. They want to feel they have a piece of the action, too. Read more

A Better Way to Tax Small Business

By Frederic G. Corneel | Dec 1, 1982

Small companies should work for a totally new and separate income tax that would help, not hinder, their growth. Read more

Why Retailers Can't Discount Discounting

Nov 1, 1982

Why Retailers Can't Discount Discounting. Department and specialty stores -- like Bloomingdale's and Brooks Brothers, I. Magnin, or Neiman-Marcus -- ... Read more

An Innovative Borrower Gets The Law To Bend

Oct 1, 1982

An Innovative Borrower Gets The Law To Bend. Two years ago, Alfred H. Knief thought he had found a foolproof way to beat the high cost of borrowing from a ba... Read more

Louis Kelso's Esop Crusade

By Michael Rozek | Apr 1, 1982

The inventor of ESOPs talks about how hard it is to put a theory into practice. Read more

How To Decide If Your Company Needs An Esop

Apr 1, 1982

How To Decide If Your Company Needs An Esop. An Employee Stock Ownership Plan carries three fundamental benefits and three fundamental disadvantages for a cl... Read more

Federal Warranty Protection

Feb 1, 1982

Federal Warranty Protection. The Congress has passed laws that affect state warranty requirements, at least where consumer purchases are concerned. The Magnu... Read more

What I Learned From Going Public

By Don J. Hindman | Jan 1, 1982

A successful entrepreneur says he would be a lot more careful the second time around. Read more

How to Save Money On Audits

By Robert F. Stencel and Cecil A. Levy | Dec 1, 1981

After you make sure your books are kept in order all year, these 13 steps can cut you auditing fees. Read more

A Dozen Ways To Borrow Money

By Joan G. Ford | Dec 1, 1981

To get bankers to open their pockets, you have to know their language. Here's a primer on the ways banks lend money. Read more

Tips From A Banker

By Michael Celello | Nov 1, 1981

Tips From A Banker. Fewer than 10% of prospective borrowers come to a bank adequately prepared. And bankers haven't the time to dig for the facts they ne... Read more

How Good a Cash Manager are You?

Nov 1, 1981

One banker says that the principles of cash management are easy: "Collect fast, pay slow, and invest in the meantime." But sometimes it's just the opposite. ... Read more

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