Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mixing the Right Ingredients
Recently, I celebrated the sunny weather and a shade more stimulating pace of mergers and acquisitions (M&A;) activity by being out and about attending a series of conferences and seminars. Two events, “Why Buyers are Buying,” conducted by Mertz Associates and “Survive 2009? Thrive in 2010,” offered by the Midwest Business Brokers & Intermediaries included …
Start-up funding by going door-to-door…online. Yes, it is a new world.
Seeking funds to get a small business off the ground or to fund an arts project is nothing new. It’s been happening as long as anyone can remember. A tight economy certainly makes finding money more difficult than ever—companies and foundations just do not have as much to give. Relatives and friends have always been …
Biotech & Sustainability: Facts from Fiction
When we craft reputation management plans for our clients, we often are forced to address issues that are complex, murky, and require a tremendous amount of research to understand. So, our mission becomes to create focused messages that make the complex clear. The “art of reduction” as we sometimes call it. Among the most efficient …
People make the difference. Right?
While I was perusing a local business periodical, I noticed a Q&A; piece with the CEO of a local organization that is participating in a merger. Well, maybe it is more of an acquisition than a merger. Nevertheless, an agreement was approved by the boards of directors of the two organizations in December. The companies’ …
Forget the traveling gnome. I need to charge my Blackberry.
To veterans and newbies alike, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive seminar/convention/gathering can be a bit overwhelming. Thousands of people gather in Austin, Texas, for five days. Topics range from video game programming to search optimization to Web design process to how geeks can find love online. Attendees have somewhere between a dozen and 20 …