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Global Trade Technology Can Help Solve Brexit Supply Chains

ThomsonReuters

Less than a month after the UK completed its separation from the European Union, Britain’s five largest business groups warned the government that companies were facing substantial difficulties moving goods through UK ports. Indeed, trade compliance concerns persist that Brexit will adversely impact business performance in the coming months and years as a result of border and customs disputes, supply chain shortages and disruptions, shipping delays, and stoppages, increased import and export cos

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Find a Buyer for My Managed Service Provider: What If The Buyer Screws Up My Company? (And…Who Will I Be Without My Career?)

IT Valuations

So, you’re struggling to let go. It can feel excruciating to let go of that precious vine, can’t it? It’s like an extension of your very own life, which you sweat blood and tears to grow and nurture. I get it. As an owner, I am walking in those same shoes. When you’re faced with the real possibility of not knowing an outcome, one which you have very little control over, the ensuing anxiety can be crippling.

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IP VALUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Mentor Group

Intellectual Property (IP) has been adopted as a catchall for many different types of intangible assets. The valuation of various IP is a unique specialty of The Mentor Group. If a company did not acquire its IP, and only developed it internally, the Balance Sheet will not reflect any IP amount. Likely, the only way that IP will be valued is if it is transferred to another entity.

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Mergers & Acquisitions 101 For Managed Service Providers: Why Your M&A Transaction Should NOT Resemble a Crime Scene

IT Valuations

M&A is a lengthy, time-consuming process that can be ruthlessly unnerving. When done right, however, it can yield attractive transaction value. When done right, it doesn’t feel like you sold your puppy to the butcher, either. In order to avoid your M&A transaction becoming violent, you need to remember one thing: your transaction is all about adding value to the target company.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Last Week in Payroll: In Like a Lion; Out Like a Lamb

ThomsonReuters

Remuneration is the money paid for work or a service. In ancient Egypt, workers were remunerated for their labor with beer and other necessary commodities (i.e., bread, meat, clothing, etc.) and payment was recorded on clay tablets. In the early 1900s, automobile engineer Henry Ford made headlines for paying remuneration at two times the going hourly wage at the time – $5 per hour – to many of his employees.

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Life After The Sale and Acquisition of My MSP & Technology Business: Why is Change So Hard?

IT Valuations

For many tech owners we talk with, we hear a similar story and dream: Start a small tech firm. Build it into a powerhouse. Get acquired by a massive corporation, entering into a whole new tax bracket. The journey to eventually selling your tech firm can be a long one, full of some highs, such as celebratory moments where growth goals are achieved, people are hired, and milestones are met.

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How to Find a Technology Services Firm to Buy: I Can’t Find the “Right Fit” to Acquire

IT Valuations

Like Goldilocks and her quest for the perfect bowl of porridge, the mythical “perfect fit” isn’t possible, but finding the “right fit” is very necessary. The “right fit” is a deeply personal definition. It’s specific to the cultures of your tech firm and the one you’re searching for. It’s specific to the people who live and work inside both of these excellent firms.

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Grow Through Acquisition: How Sales & Marketing Will Maximize Valuation and Growth For Your IT Services & Technology Business

IT Valuations

Sales and Marketing should always be working towards the same goal: securing business and helping their technology firm grow. Candidly, this is probably one of the most challenging things for tech companies to master. Before we get into the subject of Sales and Marketing, you should know that Sales and Marketing impacts the value of your business by as much as 20%.