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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Too often, investment structures force the management team to make decisions between misaligned growth and investment (return) objectives. The State of Flexible VC.

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Best Financial Practices for Healthcare Organizations

Board Effect

With so many changes going on all at once, financial management is challenging at best. Skilled financial management skills are a necessity for healthcare boards now and as we move into the future. Defining Financial Management. Business strategies and financial management are inherently interconnected.

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[ADV] Forex Trading Simulator – Environment Scanning

YoungUpstarts

The profit collected from the efficient working of the organization is distributed among the members in the form of the dividends. The market strategy in present economy involves environment scanning and forecasting. The most important part of the management is to coordinate the activities of the member and regulate the functioning.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

Good investors use the valuation discussions to gauge the business savvy of the management team and to understand their ability to appreciate and deal with economic market forces that set values.   For individual angels and others investing their own money, this may be more fluid than for someone with responsibility for a managed fund.

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3 Things Worth Investing In To Keep Your Company Growing

YoungUpstarts

Accumulating the resources necessary to hire an in-house data and analytics team pays regular dividends as your firm keeps growing. A workflow management system (WMS) is a framework that analyzes your company’s operational processes and finds ways to optimize them for greater efficiency.

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What Is a Balance Sheet?

Up and Running

Retained Earnings: Earnings (or losses) that have been reinvested into the company, not paid out as dividends to the owners. This information is critical to managing your business and the creation of a business plan. This terminology is used when you are reporting actual values, not creating a financial forecast for the future.

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The Complete Guide to Understanding Cash Flow

Up and Running

“All truth is found in the cash account.” – Charlie Bahr, Management Consultant. According to global banking institution HSBC, there are three things you should keep in mind as you learn about managing your cash flow and your business finances: Profits are not cash. What is cash flow? Timing is of the essence.

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