Peas in a Pod: Bill Frantz's exit from Sandridge Food Corp. leaves friend Mark Sandridge to continue their legacy of success
Bill Frantz was a tax guy. He had no idea that he was about to become a potato salad guy.
Why conducting regular royalty audits with your licensee is good business
Royalty auditing is a best practice that can strengthen the relationship between licensors and licensees. The key is building a customized audit program that ensures that licensors are getting what they signed up for in a contract agreement. “The tendency is to audit the poor performing or problem licensees, but even well performing licensees with good systems for managing financial records should be audited […]
Why you should look long and hard before deciding to take your company public
Read why you should look long and hard before you decide to take your company public.
PizzaRev taps passion to give customers a new way to eat an iconic dish
Nicholas Eckerman felt enough was enough when it came to the cheapening of the pizza-eating experience in America. “We looked at pizza as being constantly compromised,” Eckerman says. “Take a pizza that always had to be communal, always had to be shared. We wanted to go in the opposite direction. We wanted to create a […]
Bill Papariella is finding a new groove as he pilots Jet Edge International to lead the private jet industry
Bill Papariella faced the end of one dream, but it only gave him more energy for the pursuit of his next venture. See how it has propelled the growth of Jet Edge International.
What is crowdfunding and what does it mean for the future of financing?
Crowdfunding is a method of connecting people and money with initiatives. Wherever initiatives exist that need funding, crowdfunding is being utilized.
Check out how innovation continues to drive Northwestern University
Worldly Wildcats: Northwestern University has made its mark on the world
The COSO effect: How the new control framework adds value, not just work for work’s sake
Every business, private and public, has a control structure. Internal controls or COSO are the functional steps that process accounting transactions generated by a business. However, the standards for this framework were essentially stale and no longer a reflection of the current business environment, so they were updated last year.
How the Unified Patent Court could affect European patents
Businesses will want to plan ahead for changes to the patent system that are likely to be implemented across much of Europe.
Properly preparing when selling your business delivers maximum value
When it comes to generating the best bang for your buck, selling a business might be more important than running the business well. The instinct of sellers might be to begin disengaging from the business after choosing to sell, but sellers must own the sales process if they are to earn as much as possible […]