In my last blog, I shared a topic near and dear to my heart: the need to bridge the gap between SMEs (Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises) and the global capital markets. The three key reasons big money doesn’t follow the value of investing in SMEs are due to issues involving risk, scale, and liquidity. But …
Today, I’d like to talk a little bit about a situation that is particularly perturbing to me, and how, as a problem-solving entrepreneur, I propose solving it. Namely, why small businesses contribute to over 50% of the world’s GDP yet does not share that same percentage of the world’s investment capital. Did you know that …
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Let’s face it, no matter how well we think we’re proceeding with a deal, things come up. Some teach us valuable lessons; other times, great things come from them. Today’s blog is about one such time when a great thing was created. Once, I took a 50% stake in a process outsourcing business with a …
We’ve looked at how you might structure a deal with a deal pie, so now let’s have a look at mergers. A merger is an acquisition of a company using shares instead of cash. Instead of paying cash to complete the contract, you give up equity in your business. It’s absolutely a no-money-down transaction. You …
I love sharing stories of great deals, especially when the deals show that the tactics we share at the Harbour Club work. This is a remarkable story of “Steve,” a Harbour Club member since August 2017, and a deal that presented itself literally a few days after he attended his first-course meeting. The lead: a …
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