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• Management Buyout Demystified

  BNET - 2008-01-01

  If you're a manager looking to acquire a business, you should be familiar with these increasingly popular exit strategies used by business owners' MBO Management Buy Out, or Management buyout and LMBO, or Leveraged Management buyout. In its simplest form, an MBO involves a management team pooling resources to acquire...

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• Working Capital: Your Best Financing Options

  BNET

  Working capital is the lifeblood of any business. Defined as a person's current assets minus current liabilities, think of it as the amount of cash that the business has to operate. The challenge for entrepreneurs is to balance this amount i.e. not too much where it sits unused and not...

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• BDC Perspective: Effectively Managing Working Capital

  BNET

  Entrepreneurs experiencing rapid growth are often confronted with the challenge of not having enough cash on hand to operate their businesses. Although working capital is seemingly a simple calculation of current assets minus current liabilities, business owners can easily lose sight of how much they need to keep their businesses...

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• Techniques for Better Cash Flow Management

  BNET

  It's a challenge for even the biggest firms: sustaining working capital while managing the flow of cash through the business. But there are ways to ensure that the operation makes the best use of its cash on-hand. They combine cash flow budgeting with the use of financial resources from outside...

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• Making Capital Gains

  BNET

  Without sufficient working capital, a person risks putting his or her operations in jeopardy, particularly if the person is experiencing rapid growth or fluctuating seasonal sales. A person should not wait until his or her cash runs out before he or she starts thinking about how to get the working...

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• Reorganizing Your Finances

  BNET

  Whether a person is facing rapid growth, dealing with seasonal sales fluctuations or looking for additional capital to finance a new project, refinancing may be an option. Put simply, refinancing enables a person to restructure his or her debts to obtain better payment conditions, and can benefit successful companies as...

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• Gearing Up for International Markets

  BNET

  Today, Canada's businesses export over $400 billion in products annually to about 200 countries, ranking Canada first among industrialized nations for export volume as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product. Over the last two years, BDC has recognized this growing trend and has also increased export financing to small businesses...

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• Success Story: Long-Term Financing to Increase Inventory - A Capital Idea

  BNET

  When Arctic Spas President realized he could drive significantly more revenues by increasing his company's inventory and broadening its range of products, he knew that this was a business opportunity worth pursuing. The President of the company is now seeing the real advantage of diversifying its product line and increasing...

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• Seasonal Business: Should You Consider Refinancing?

  BNET

  If a person has a seasonal business such as tourism or farming, the person may have difficulty meeting financial obligations during sluggish periods. Even though revenues may be decreasing, the person still has to pay for fixed costs. Refinancing a loan for variable monthly payments can help to better control...

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• Choosing a Commercial Building

  BNET

  The commercial building that a person chooses has an important influence on the functioning of the company. The building's size, its layout, location and appearance have to enhance business operations, and the business has to conform to municipal zoning and environmental laws. Commercial buildings come in a wide variety of...

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