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Finance and Use of Proceeds: Two Critical Parts of Your Operating Documents
From your employer identification number (EIN) to your articles of organization, dealing with operating documents can be challenging. However, getting it right is critical to your success. Errors in your finance documents could mean major delays in getting your deal off the ground, which could have devastating repercussions, including missing out on the asset you…
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Fee Structures and Your Deal: Understanding Commonly Used Terms
It would be nice if you could put together and launch a successful deal without incurring any cost to yourself. Sadly, the self-funding portion usually comes after the launch. You need funds to get things up and running. To account for that, you’ll need to structure your business correctly, lay out salaries properly, and account…
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Basic Tax Considerations: Bulletproofing Your Deal
Taxes – they will be a reality no matter what your deal might be or what type of business structure works best. While there is no way to provide comprehensive tax guidance in a blog post, a few pointers can go a long way toward eliminating potential hurdles that might trip you up. In this…
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Background Checks and Why They Matter to Your Deal
Creating a successful deal requires that you have all your I’s dotted and T’s crossed. That includes more than accurate record keeping and having the right business structure. You also need to perform thorough checks into the backgrounds of every single person involved in the project. Why, though? These checks are essential to ensure that…
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What to Expect with Your Deal: Timelines, Raising Capital, and Selling
Raising Capital and investment is a multi-faceted process. You could have a different experience each time, but it’s helpful to have some general idea of what to expect — whether you’re at the stage of raising capital, selling capital, or something in the middle. By the end of this post, you’ll have a better grasp…
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Communicating With Investors and Sponsors: Dividends, Reporting, and Exit Strategies
Sponsors and investors help get your deal off the ground, and they’ll want updates along the way. Whether that comes in the form of reliable data, dividends and distributions, reports, or knowing the end game – it requires communication. After all, the odds are that you raised capital under the premise of eventual returns. Updating…