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Succession Planning
What are your options?

"Financial and Marketing Management: Should They be Consolidated?"
Is the financial department best equipped to evaluate the return on investment of marketing efforts?

"Do Retirement Plans Have to Be Complex?"
Everything you could possibly want to know about SIMPLE accounts.

"Health Insurance Premium Increases: Is There a Cure? "
A review of Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts

"Rating Investments "
Regulations and new securities evaluation approaches designed to restore investor confidence.

"The Next Century: The Entrepreneurial Age "
A survey by Ernst & Young determining that the "modern hero" of the 21st century will be the entrepreneur.

"Life Cycles of Businesses: Is Decline Inevitable?"
The Symptoms of Decline and what to do about them.


"The Pitfalls of Partnering."
The article states that the primary reasons "partnering" fails is that we partner for measurable, immediate results. Both parties must meet objectives, usually financial goals. There is little emphasis on building relationships.


"Employee Benefit Strategies: Benefiting Employers and Employees."
Tax strategies associated with employee benefits.


"Joint Ventures: Contractual Middle Ground"
Compares the pros and cons of joint ventures to contracts and mergers.

"Recruiting and Retaining"
How to recruit by planning, identifying candidates, tracking candidates, interviewing and hiring and then retain employees through the use of "Golden Handcuffs."

"The Ethics of "Faking Left and Running Right."
A discussion of the ethics of the ends justify the means in a business environment.  The importance of ethical conduct to the trust required for effective business activity.

"Real Options: The Flexible Approach to Business
 Investment Decisions."
Applying financial options analysis to decisions for investment in growth.



    


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