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David Johnson interviewed on Rocky Mountain Business Forum, Episode 49, Improving Your Business Exits  

Anthony Lambatos shares his experience running a second-generation business and his perspective on company culture. Anthony’s guest is Dave Johnson, Founder and Managing Partner at C Squared Solutions. Together they’ll discuss how to handle company growth, how to make sure your entire team is on board with your message and Read more…

Do you ever wonder why some companies succeed while others just fade away? We have found through our own businesses, and through our clients, that four factors play a predominnant role in determining long term success. These factors are: product placement, target market, management team and marketing strategy. The market Read more…

Internet connected devices are useful tools, but they are an open door into your network. The internet of things (IoT) is exploding with 27 billion of these devices currently operating and most are not protected in any way. As billions more devices get connected to the Internet each year, the Read more…

The topic of high performing teams is very active in corporate planning and performance measurement these days. As global competition reaches down to companies in the middle market, improving performance within companies is now a major goal. We cite a recent study at Google as an example of what drives Read more…

Would you like to know what your customers think of you but are afraid to ask? This process is not for the faint of heart and it is essential to keeping healthy, long-term relationships with customers. In a recent conversation with one of our customers, he explained about the long-time Read more…

Part 4-Packaging Your Application Previous parts covered the overview of the process and the first three steps of the process. This part covers the final step, pulling the whole process together for presentation to a lender and answering follow up questions. Depending on how long it takes you to gather Read more…

Part 3-Supporting the Loan Application Previous parts covered the overview of the process and the first two steps of the process. This Part 3 covers the steps which are usually the most difficult for smaller or medium sized businesses. That is providing detailed financial and operating data history. Folding your Read more…

Part 2-What Kind of Loan and Lender Previously we mentioned the first step as finding the right lender. Let’s start with the use of the funds because this will determine structure of the debt and who you may borrow from. If the funds are to be used for new equipment; Read more…