Whether it is a debt financing, capital infusion or the sale of your business, at some point, some level of inspection of your business operations, practices, records, relationships and financial information - commonly called "due diligence" - is required of…
You’ve heard it before — many, many, many, many times — that it’s not possible for jobs to be created by government. More specifically, as GOP Senate hopeful Kelly Ayotte wrote in a recent op-ed piece, “Hard-working American business owners…
We are all stretched for time these days. Our e-mail box keeps filling up, we have voice mails to return and meetings to attend. Balancing work and family commitments is a constant challenge. It's no wonder that optimizing the company's…
Miami Heat President Pat Riley knows more than a little bit about leadership and climbing the professional ladder. With five stints as coach of NBA championship winning teams and over 1,200 career victories, he was once quoted as saying, "Being…
Giving away your financial assets can be more complicated than just writing a check, so if you want to engage in lifetime gifting of some of your assets, you should be aware of certain rules.For instance, in 2010, the maximum…
When Dick Anagnost developed the historic Chase Block property on Manchester's Elm Street in 1999, he had six floors to rehabilitate - and only one tenant.It was a $3 million renovation project that would have cost significantly less under a…
On a Saturday afternoon, when most shopping centers overflow with hustlers and bustlers jostling for bargains, you'll likely find more plants than people in the halls of the Bedford Mall.In terms of stores, the mall along South River Road in…
What would you think about a device that promises to reduce the appearance of cellulite in a completely non-invasive way, is affordable, has virtually no side effects, relaxes you like a spa massage — and the results can last for…
It was a sultry July day in 2002 when I met Dan at an International Management Consultants breakfast in Burlington. We chatted and discovered we were both sailors. In fact, Dan had lived on a boat in Newport, R.I., while…
