Too often, entrepreneurs believe the business will quickly generate enough cashflow to sustain operations and, thus, enter into the new business with insufficient financial resources. They may try to operate on a shoestring budget until the business reaches cashflow break-even out of necessity due to a lack of access to additional financial resources. This may … Continue reading 7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: Operating On Shoestring Budget/No Working Capital
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7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: No Break-even Analysis
A key part of the financial projections and business plan is for the entrepreneur to conduct a break-even analysis. The traditional break-even analysis reveals what level of sales a business must achieve to cover both the variable costs (cost of goods sold) and the fixed costs (overhead), resulting in $0 profitability. Beyond the break-even point, … Continue reading 7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: No Break-even Analysis
7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: No Formal Business Plan
Along the lines of the first deadly sin, the lack of a formal business plan is also common among small businesses and startups. New entrepreneurs often mistakenly believe that opening a business and putting a sign outside is enough. It is usually the business plan that segregates viable businesses from an entrepreneur’s hobby that they … Continue reading 7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: No Formal Business Plan
7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: No Financial Projections
The value of most businesses is the sum of the present value of the cash flows expected to be generated in the future. Amazingly, many entrepreneurs and new business owners are unable to provide a set of financial projections or budgets and the underlying assumptions. Many believe that growth of the business will just happen … Continue reading 7 Deadly Sins of Startups from a Valuation Perspective: No Financial Projections
Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 2nd Quarter 2013
This article will update the Highland Global study, “Discount Statistics of Closed-end Funds,” (originally published in November 2005 and updated quarterly) for data relating to the second quarter of 2013. The original article with more details regarding discount statistics of closed-end funds is available at http://www.HighlandGlobal.com. Historic releases of our research can be accessed from … Continue reading Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 2nd Quarter 2013
Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 1st Quarter 2013
This article will update the Highland Global study, “Discount Statistics of Closed-end Funds,” (originally published in November 2005 and updated quarterly) for data relating to the first quarter of 2013. The original article with more details regarding discount statistics of closed-end funds is available at http://www.HighlandGlobal.com. Historic releases of our research can be accessed from … Continue reading Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 1st Quarter 2013
Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 4th Quarter of 2012
This article will update the Highland Global study, “Discount Statistics of Closed-end Funds,” (originally published in November 2005 and updated quarterly) for data relating to the fourth quarter of 2012. The original article with more details regarding discount statistics of closed-end funds is available at http://www.HighlandGlobal.com. Historic releases of our research can be accessed from … Continue reading Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 4th Quarter of 2012
Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 3rd Quarter 2012
This article will update the Highland Global study, “Discount Statistics of Closed-end Funds,” (originally published in November 2005 and updated quarterly) for data relating to the third quarter of 2012. The original article with more details regarding discount statistics of closed-end funds is available at http://www.HighlandGlobal.com. Historic releases of our research can be accessed from … Continue reading Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 3rd Quarter 2012
Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 2nd Quarter 2012
This article will update the Highland Global study, “Discount Statistics of Closed-end Funds,” (originally published in November 2005 and updated quarterly) for data relating to the second quarter of 2012. The original article with more details regarding discount statistics of closed-end funds is available at http://www.HighlandGlobal.com. Historic releases of our research can be accessed from … Continue reading Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 2nd Quarter 2012
Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 1st Quarter 2012
This article will update the Highland Global study, “Discount Statistics of Closed-end Funds,” (originally published in November 2005 and updated quarterly) for data relating to the first quarter of 2012. The original article with more details regarding discount statistics of closed-end funds is available at http://www.HighlandGlobal.com. Historic releases of our research can be accessed from … Continue reading Discount Statistics Of Closed-End Funds Update For The 1st Quarter 2012
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