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Top Startup Winner: Balodana

The Startup Magazine

The top startup at this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois was Balodana , a fashion purchasing platform disrupting the women’s e-commerce fashion industry. Anticipating the challenges of due diligence helped me to crystallize our tech development strategy and the sales strategy, and guided our financial planning.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. About Hauser Private Equity. Hauser Private Equity is a hybrid private equity fund manager based in Cincinnati.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. New York, Chicago, Boston, etc. What do I do now? Would it be alright if I brought her by your offices for a super quick coffee?” (In

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How To Choose An M&A Advisor When You’re Selling Your ‘Baby’

YoungUpstarts

Make sure you know ahead of time exactly how much you are expected to pay for each service, including for any due diligence and post-closing activities. Larry Fontillas is managing director of the Americas for ansarada , an M&A specialist virtual data room that supports the due diligence process for deals of all sizes in the U.S.

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5 Ways To Make Your Business Travel Stress Free

YoungUpstarts

For example, let’s say you are traveling to Chicago for 3 days. Make sure you do your due diligence when deciding what site to book on. So if you know that you will be traveling a few days before Christmas, plan out each part of your trip that will cover all three areas. Check and double check.

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Template for a Corporate Resolution

Board Effect

In accordance with state law and the bylaws of this corporation, by unanimous consent, the board of directors decided that: The Board President shall act on behalf of the board in entering into an agreement with the city of Chicago and may sign and perform all responsibilities in relation to such agreement.

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Oops, My Bad!: Five Ways Your Business Can Improve By Admitting To Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

This lesson was driven home to me during a business trip to Chicago. Technically, my lack of samples wasn’t my fault, because the hotel didn’t do their due diligence. In this situation, get to the bottom of what happened and aim your focus on what you and your company can do on your end to prevent the situation from reoccurring.