Mark Taffet, Author at Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:39:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Funding strategic acquisitions through private capital markets https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220815-funding-strategic-acquisitions-through-private-capital-markets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220815-funding-strategic-acquisitions-through-private-capital-markets https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220815-funding-strategic-acquisitions-through-private-capital-markets/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:25:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41510 Editor’s note: In this three-part series, we will focus on private capital markets as a funding option for growth and fueling long-term strategic planning. Then, we explore what private capital markets are and, later, how to build this kind of...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220718-reaching-strategic-goals-private-capital-markets/feed/ 0 Predictive analytics for your business: Cash-flow forecasting https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20201215-predictive-analytics-for-your-business-cash-flow-forecasting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20201215-predictive-analytics-for-your-business-cash-flow-forecasting https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20201215-predictive-analytics-for-your-business-cash-flow-forecasting/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=37130 CEOs set a goal, develop strategies to achieve it and undertake tactical implementation. How do you know if you can “fund the plan”? How do you know if you have the capital to really “play to win”? One source of...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20201215-predictive-analytics-for-your-business-cash-flow-forecasting/feed/ 0 Funding your company’s strategic growth plan https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20191112-funding-your-companys-strategic-growth-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20191112-funding-your-companys-strategic-growth-plan https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20191112-funding-your-companys-strategic-growth-plan/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:15:13 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=33150 To have a clear map for organizational growth, executive leadership is responsible for creating a thorough, forward-thinking strategic growth plan. The plan pinpoints a company’s growth priorities and defines ways the business can realistically move from the status quo to...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20191112-funding-your-companys-strategic-growth-plan/feed/ 0 3 ways to tap into capital for your company’s growth https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190806-3-ways-to-tap-into-capital-for-your-companys-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190806-3-ways-to-tap-into-capital-for-your-companys-growth https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190806-3-ways-to-tap-into-capital-for-your-companys-growth/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:31:20 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=32205 There are a lot of good reasons to raise capital for your company. You might want to: Support organic growth or strategic acquisitions. Provide a dividend to balance the concentration of wealth between your company and your individual investments. Help...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190806-3-ways-to-tap-into-capital-for-your-companys-growth/feed/ 0 Cashing in without cashing out: Dividend-levered recapitalizations https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190712-cashing-in-without-cashing-out-dividend-levered-recapitalizations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190712-cashing-in-without-cashing-out-dividend-levered-recapitalizations https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190712-cashing-in-without-cashing-out-dividend-levered-recapitalizations/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:33:05 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=31746 How can a dividend-levered recapitalization help your business? Let’s picture this scenario: You own and run a successful company.  You feel strongly that your company will do well, grow and increase in value.  The business is run by you and...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190712-cashing-in-without-cashing-out-dividend-levered-recapitalizations/feed/ 0 What’s better: cash flow or asset-based borrowing? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190604-cash-flow-or-asset-based-borrowing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190604-cash-flow-or-asset-based-borrowing https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190604-cash-flow-or-asset-based-borrowing/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:19:52 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=24723 Many CEOs believe the amount of reasonably priced senior capital their company can obtain is limited by what hard assets they have as collateral, such as inventory, receivables, machinery and equipment. But that is no longer true. Over the last...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190604-cash-flow-or-asset-based-borrowing/feed/ 0 How to raise capital without sacrificing equity https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190517-how-to-raise-capital-without-sacrificing-equity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190517-how-to-raise-capital-without-sacrificing-equity https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20190517-how-to-raise-capital-without-sacrificing-equity/#respond Wed, 22 May 2019 18:26:54 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=24708 There are a lot of good reasons to raise money for your company. You might want funds to support organic growth or strategic acquisitions. You might want to provide a dividend to balance the concentration of wealth between your company...

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