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Get Ready for Due Diligence Long Before a Sale or Merger
It doesn't matter where you are in the life span of your business. If you plan to sell someday or merge with another business -- even years from now -- you need to begin getting ready for the due diligence process. In today's environment, the M&A process is very detailed. The sooner you start preparing, the better. Our team can…Read More -
Congress has given taxpayers a historic opportunity – 2012 gift tax exemption
Congress has given taxpayers a historic opportunity in 2012 to make up to $5.12 million of lifetime gifts without paying gift tax. Unfortunately, only the very wealthiest are likely to take advantage of the opportunity. Even less affluent taxpayers, however, can make a taxable gift fairly painlessly by making an enforceable promise to pay a substantial sum in the future.…Read More -
Brian Monbouquette Featured in Work It, Richmond
August 7, 2012 Jacob Geiger Share on linkedinShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on tumblrShare on emailMore Sharing Services Tell us the basics: Who are you, what’s your company’s name and how long have you been at this company? I’ve spent…Read More -
Healthcare is a Challenge for Small Businesses
If you are a small business owner and entrepreneur, you share our concern for healthcare and the difficulty in offering choices for your employees that are competitve in the marketplace. The rising cost of benefits and considerable uncertainty in healthcare is forcing business owners to make decisions they have never been faced with before. One in 11 employers is planning…Read More -
Portability Election for Unused Estate Exclusion
The IRS has just issued new regulations on the portability election for an unused estate exclusion, which could be important for anyone whose spouse died in 2011 or 2012, and their beneficiaries. If death occurs in either year, the decedent's estate can exclude up to $5M of value from estate tax calculations, and elect to use any unused amount at the subsequent death…Read More -
Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned from Shark Tank
The Shark Tank is over the top like Mark Cuban himself, but entrepreneurs can learn some valid lessons from watching the show. Among the Seven Lessons outlined in a recent Fast Company article, the first obviously warms the heart of a serial startup CFO: Know your numbers (historical or projected). Most investors are experienced at dissecting your numbers to cut…Read More -
Don’t Miss the 2012 Virginia Entrepreneur Summit – April 24
The Venture Forum, central Virginia’s intersection of business innovation and capital, is hosting the Virginia Entrepreneur Summit on Tuesday, April 24. This event will inspire business connections, business development and business growth. The Summit will feature insight and guidance from successful entrepreneurs, investors, and an opportunity to build connections with valuable resources. This event will sell out...so do not…Read More -
Decision Maker for April 2: Frederick Kraegel, Senior Director
By: Times-Dispatch Staff | Times-Dispatch Published: April 02, 2012 New position: senior director, Fahrenheit Finance, an accounting and financial services firm based in Henrico County. Previous position: senior director, Bridge Associates, New York. Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Education: bachelor's degree, Valparaiso University Career: partner, Peat, Marwick Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG); senior vice president and chief financial officer, Best Products;…Read More -
Are You Eligible for an R&D Tax Credit?
The deadline is April 1 for filing a 2011 claim for the new VA R&D credit. All those hoping to share in the $5M available from the state in current cash payments must file required forms by that date. Qualification for the credit is complicated and even many tax preparers have little experience working with the detailed Federal rules, which Virginia generally…Read More -
Six Ideas for Managing Organizational Dynamics to Support Customers
Six Ideas for Managing Organizational Dynamics to Support Customers Dave Garlock Managing commercial, government, or not-for-profit Customers is one of the most challenging and daunting tasks that Supplies undertake on a daily basis. The relationship is a continuous cycle of product innovation, marketing, sales, order fulfillment, payments and service. The cycle requires a focus on execution, delivery and follow-up to…Read More -
Crowdfunding…help for small business financing?
Crowdfunding…help for small business financing? Doug Jones I will admit it…until recently I had not focused on the progress of the proposed “crowdfunding” legislation in Washington. Maybe the message was drowned out by all of the noise related to government shutdowns, default, gridlock, primary ads and other negative stories. Crowdfunding, which MacMillandictionary.com defines as “use of the web or another…Read More -
Proposed Lease Accounting Rules: How will they impact your business?
As the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) propose changes to the accounting for lease transactions, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (ELFF) has released a study quantifying the impact of the changes if they are implemented as proposed. In their most basic form the proposals call for the elimination of operating leases, which…Read More
Disruption-Proofing Your Business
Wednesday, July 23
2:00–3:00 PM EST
Virtual
In this session we explore how to anticipate and navigate disruption using a strategic framework drawn from the U.S. Intelligence Community.