Startup Valuation Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

The world of employee incentives and long-term growth awaits your exploration. How does phantom stock benefit employees? Understanding Phantom Stock Phantom stock is a performance-based incentive plan designed to align the interests of employees with the long-term success of the company. What is phantom stock?

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As you offer them advice in your advisory services you will be engaging in conversations with them more often, and these topics are likely to be more positive too! Your employee’s desire more from their work. Just like the expectations of your clients, your employee’s expectations will also change. Your firm goals have shifted.

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ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The calculation of environmental taxes varies depending on the jurisdiction and the specific environmental impact being targeted. How are environmental taxes calculated? Current ESG tax credits and initiatives What are the benefits of an ESG tax strategy? What are green taxes? How are environmental taxes calculated? In the U.S.,

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Audit Board

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Thousands of audit, risk, sustainability, and compliance professionals tuned in virtually for Audit & Beyond 2022 , AuditBoard’s fourth annual user conference, joined by hundreds who attended the event in person at Terranea Resort in Los Angeles, CA. A Connected Risk Model Is Key to Close the Business Resilience Gap.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 9, 2023

As companies seek to comply with more stringent environmental, social & governance (ESG) regulations, they will need reliable sources for nonfinancial data transparency. This is a unique development when compared to other underrepresented identities, as it has not been seen in such numbers before.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In a culture that prioritizes over-working, it is hard to take some quality time away from work. If you just can’t seem to beat burnout, it might be time to look at your firm culture. Is this a workplace that values the health and wellness of its employees? Culture changes, you can have an impact on it! .

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Audit Board

AUGUST 8, 2023

ERM integrates traditional risk management strategies, internal controls best practices, and otherwise siloed risk activities, giving stakeholders a deeper view of the company’s risk profile. The practice of risk management has a long history, with origins dating back to the 1920s.

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Chris Mercer

MAY 19, 2023

This post was originally written for Mercer Capital’s Family Business Director Blog and offered advice to family business directors based on my observations following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023. This failure was followed by Signature Bank on March 12, 2023, and First Republic Bank on May 1, 2023.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 5, 2022

In fact, a recent survey by human resource consulting firm Robert Half found that 91 percent of finance and accounting professionals said they are concerned about valued employees on their team leaving for new opportunities. Few industries, if any, have been able to dodge The Great Resignation.

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Audit Board

MARCH 22, 2023

The conversations can be either formal or informal, depending on your culture and the extent of your organization’s silos. For example, many public companies have implemented controls around Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure reporting. Use KPI data to make your case in budgetary discussions. What is this risk?

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 19, 2023

See, e.g. , Bird and Manning Magrid’s excellent piece in the pages of this blog.) Among other topics, it must address “the distribution of rights and responsibilities among stakeholders, including owners, shareholders, debtholders, boards, managers, employees, customers, and regulators.” What’s “Corporate Governance”? Porter , 1998.)

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ThomsonReuters

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Director of Product Management at Ceridian, about her company’s global survey collaboration with national and global payroll associations that aims to chart what’s ahead for payroll professionals. . There were 882 respondents from 23 countries around the globe that represent companies of all sizes. . Lisa Weckman, Sr.

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Audit Board

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With an effective IT risk assessment process, companies can enhance their security posture, identify pervasive vulnerabilities, establish strong incident response procedures, and better safeguard sensitive information. Such insights make the treatment and remediation of risks much easier and more effective. What is IT Risk Management?

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In response to this critique, the drafters will likely point out that the Blueprint only applies to automated systems that “have the potential to meaningfully impact the American public’s rights, opportunities, or access to critical resources or services,” and therefore does not apply to low-risk AI at all.

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ThomsonReuters

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Director of Product Management at Ceridian, about her company’s global survey collaboration with national and global payroll associations that aims to chart what’s ahead for payroll professionals. . There were 882 respondents from 23 countries around the globe that represent companies of all sizes. . Lisa Weckman, Sr.

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Audit Board

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The rise in third-party and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks impacts all areas of the business — including information security teams. AuditBoard's Richard Marcus shares his top risks for 2023 and strategies for engaging with leadership to successfully manage risk. That impacts environmental and social topics.

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Audit Board

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Companies need to develop new methods that continuously monitor risk, enabling more timely alerts and responses to potential threats. There is no prescribed approach for how companies should continuously monitor risks. Many companies who claim to be doing it are simply performing assessments every few months.

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Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

What does “good” ESG governance and strategy look like, and how are companies integrating it with existing risk and compliance governance structures? As stakeholder interest in ESG continues to rise and disclosure requirements are written into law worldwide, forward-looking companies are working to answer these questions and others.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For both old-line companies and tech giants, innovation is the name of the game. It is often difficult for large companies to foster innovation organically for various reasons, including internal organizational challenges and historical cultural expectations. 280G Gross-Ups in Public Company Sales.

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Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

I am also fascinated by Elon Musk, and even more so by his most prominent creation, Tesla, and I have valued and written about him and the company multiple times. The Twitter Story To get a measure of Musk's bid for Twitter, you have to also understand the company's path to its current status. My forecasted revenues for 2023 of $11.2

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This blog post will explore some critical considerations for SMEs when selecting an acquisition strategy. SMEs should comprehensively evaluate the target company, including its financial health, market position, competitive landscape, and potential risks. Cultural fit plays a significant role in the success of any acquisition.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I t’s become common practice at many companies to conduct internal audits of the company’s culture. Culture audits can be completed as part of a stand-alone assessment of the entire organization’s culture or as part of other assurance projects to consider how culture affects a particular unit or function.

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Internal Audit 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s become common practice at many companies to conduct internal audits of the company’s culture. Culture audits can be completed as part of a stand-alone assessment of the entire organization’s culture or as part of other assurance projects to consider how culture affects a particular unit or function.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 31, 2022

Supply chain sourcing and management strategies are taking center stage as corporate stakeholders — including customers, employees, investors, and government regulators — push companies with global supply chains to make progress on their global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments.

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Audit Board

MAY 18, 2022

Think of personalized ads that are more impactful, reminding users of their shopping history when they go to make another purchase or retaining important information for a client in an online archive. Aspects of a successful program include support from senior management, ongoing team training, and a culture of solid privacy protection.

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Audit Board

APRIL 12, 2022

A material weakness occurs when one or more of a company’s internal controls fails. This means that the organization’s financial data is unreliable and ineffective for assessing the company’s financial health, making it impossible to determine a reasonable company stock price. . Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Farrel Fritz

APRIL 18, 2022

Longtime readers of this blog may recall a post I wrote three years ago titled Minority Shareholder Oppression in the #MeToo Era. Straka by a senior employee at the firm and other discriminatory conduct concerning her profit-sharing and management role. The two articles nonetheless share a number of common elements and themes.

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Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Today, ESG is not only a dominant topic of discussion across the American business and investment community, it is driving business decisions, impacting corporate structures and organizational charts and it is having a profound impact on investment decisions. It started sometime last year, during the fourth quarter.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 7, 2024

For many business economists and legal academics, the purpose of any business organization is simply stated: to maximize profits. And it is true that many practical advantages may follow from this statement of purpose. Running a business then becomes a question of judging the economic costs and benefits of any proposed course of action.

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