Posted on Saturday, February 11th - 2012
Best Practices to Maximize Your Life's Work
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Most
owners think, dream, worry or consider how they will eventually
capitalize on what they have spent years and a lot of their waking hours
creating. Many hope and assume there is somebody out there with a bunch
of money, time, talent and the same “screw loose” as them for their
entity-child. Many owners turn out to be right... Many people also win
the lottery. Thankfully, business owners can take action to improve
their odds of success.
- by Ted Capistrant
Posted on Monday, October 24th - 2011
How My Company Hires for Culture First, Skills Second
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"Hiring good cultural matches is the best way to assure the continued
success of your company. It leads to higher retention (43 percent of our
employees have been on board for five or more years), better employee
engagement, and deeper connections with customers. In your hiring
process, isn't it time you looked beyond skills to what's most important
-- your company's values?"
- Alan Lewis, Owner & Chairman of Grand Circle Corporation
Posted on Thursday, September 15th - 2011
More than Talk: Action in Mobile Marketing
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“More
than Talk: Action in Mobile Marketing ” is part of Watershed
Publishing‟s Data Insights series featuring trends, data and research.
This collection brings together months of surveys, reports and insights
released by nationally recognized research and marketing organizations
focused on what is happening with mobile marketing.
- Sponsored by HubSpot
Posted on Tuesday, August 9th - 2011
Overcoming the Perfect Storm
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The accounting profession's perfect storm. The
first storm facing the profession has been brewing for years. The
majority of firms in the country have no partner retirement programs or
formalized succession plans for the tens of thousands of Baby Boomer
partners that are either retiring now or over the next 10 years.
- by Joseph A. Tarasco
Posted on Monday, July 25th - 2011
Phantom Stock Plans: Real Incentives for Key Employees
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Despite the name, phantom stock plans are very real incentives used to
attract, retain and reward key employees. These plans also have real
benefits in terms of tax implications, ownership control, and, in
comparison with qualified plans, the relative ease of planning and
administration.
- Skjold Parrington Business Attorneys
Posted on Tuesday, December 21st - 2010
Business Value Drivers
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There are many factors that drive your company's value. From the highest level you can consider your company's value to be a function of your EBITDA (an earnings figure) and your Multiple (a factor representing both internal & external intangibles). Of course, a professional valuation is extremely calculated and comprehensive when done correctly. The article to the right is one professional's high level explanation of eight value drivers that impact your EBITDA and Multiple. Enjoy.
- PBN Team