A business succession team, consisting of the owner, attorney, CPA, and life insurance agent or financial planner, should meet, as needed, to keep a business succession plan timely. Don’t let procrastination and an untimely death or disability of the primary owner lead to a company’s early demise. Proper planning can...
"In the early stages of building a business, the owner is heavily involved with selling and/or customer service and, therefore, in constant contact with customers. The owner has a good feel for what they want and their reactions to and perceptions of how you conduct business. As the business grows,...
DALLAS -- Think what you will about Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, but the man doesn't often back down from a challenge.
In a small business, a micromanager is an owner who tries to manage every aspect of the business by himself. While this type of management is usually what it takes to start a small business especially during its first year, it will also stifle the business' growth if the owner...
LOS ANGELES -- Mr. Lap Shun John Hui, owner of Joui International and the former owner of eMachines, announced today that he is reviewing his options in connection with Gateway, Inc.'s (NYSE: GTW) recent announcement that its Board of Directors had rejected his offer to purchase Gateway's retail operations for...
BOSTON -- The owner of Domino's Pizza and co-owner of Burger King Corp. is among two other private equity firms in talks to buy Dunkin' Brands Inc., franchisor of the Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's brands, a Boston Globe report said.
The owner of a captive insurance company lacks the experience of buying reinsurance, especially when they are dealing with the few sophisticated reinsurers that exist in today?s reinsurance market. In the reinsurance buying negotiation process, the captive owner is at a complete disadvantage when dealing with experienced reinsurance company executives....
It is often argued that low tax rates on owner-occupied housing divert investment from equipment. This paper demonstrates that if people are heterogeneous in their propensity to save, and if there are constraints on borrowing, favorable tax treatment of owner-occupied housing up to a certain value increases equipment investment. This...
Talks fan speculation of station part-owner King World merging with NBC-owner GE Talks fan speculation of station part-owner King World merging with NBC-owner GE
The income statement is the financial statement of an organization that provides financial information related to the operations of the organization over a specific period. It details out various sources of income to the organization. Owner’s equity refers to total assets minus total liabilities for an individual or an organization....
The treasurer, as the owner of the processes to hedge financial risks, often becomes, explicitly or implicitly, the owner of the processes to manage financial risks. This article points out that as owner of the process to effectively manage FX risk, the treasurer must build an interdisciplinary approach that cuts...
What obligation does a trade owner have to purchase all relevant domain names and misspellings pertaining to its trademark? If the trademark owner does not register all the variations, are they free for the taking? Who has rights to domain names pertaining to defunct businesses? These are questions posed by...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., owner of one of the world's largest film libraries, has announced that it has no interest in selling the company. This comes as a response to speculation that owner Kirk Kirkorian is preparing for a sale.
Most organizations buy products from other companies to meet the technical requirements. The product owner should first make sure that, whether the deal is worth considering or not. Both companies’ viz. the prospective buyer and the product owner should play a fair game while making a deal. The process adds...
RUSSELL RHONE joined Proforma as the new owner of Proforma Executive Specialty Products, Sugar Land, TX. ILENE MARSHALL, owner of Proforma Star Incentives in Pleasanton, CA, acquired ... RUSSELL RHONE joined Proforma as the new owner of Proforma Executive Specialty Products, Sugar Land, TX. ILENE MARSHALL, owner of...
It is not often that an owner of a small manufacturing company decides to make a run for Congress out of conviction that the country is headed down the wrong track. Jack Davis, founder and owner of I Squared R Element Co. of Akron, N.Y., a maker...
Communication is a lost art in some HOAs due to lack of basic people skills. Board members often get more criticism than praise and then along comes an abusive owner who makes unreasonable demands. But it works both ways, because sometimes it's an owner that suffers at the hands of...