Strategic Planning is Imperative to Managing through COVID-19 COVID-19 and the draconian, oftentimes bungled measures taken to mitigate its impact have brought unprecedented challenges to businesses; challenges that they hopefully will never have to face again. While the PPP and Main Street Lending Program have been a lifeline for many, more recent legislative advances signal …
Author Archives: Russell Naisbitt
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Feb
Feb
For many business owners, the sale of their company represents the culmination of decades of work and is likely be the single largest, most important transaction of their lifetime. With so much money at stake, it is important that the highest price is secured, and that the sale is executed flawlessly. Much of the responsibility …
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Dec
Dec
As Year-end Approaches, Finish Strong and Focus Forward As CEOs and other leaders come to grips with the reality of another year quickly coming to a close, many simultaneously recognize that it is a vital time to take stock of what needs to be done to strengthen one’s business and get it to where we …
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Oct
Oct
Avoiding a Revenue “Wreckognition” Nightmare- How the new Revenue Recognition Standard Could Impact Debt Covenants The way entities recognize revenue and certain expenses associated with obtaining or fulfilling contracts is changing as a result of the new revenue recognition accounting standard (ASC Topic 606). It is important that entities understand the impact of these changes …
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Sep
Sep
How the New Revenue Recognition Standard Affected a Recent M&A Transaction In late 2017 vcfo Houston Practice Manager, Russell Naisbitt, enjoyed the opportunity to serve as transaction CFO for the sale of a small SaaS software company to a much larger publicly-traded company. The Seller had wisely put together a deal team to represent them …