SBA
Borrowing Costs Predominate In The Debt Choices Of Small Privately Held Firms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The capital structure decision—a fundamental issue faced by financial managers—is, simply put, how a firm finances its assets through some combination of debt and equity. Numerous studies have tested two theories of capital structure, focusing on publicly traded firms. A new Office of Advocacy study addresses the question whether—and which—theories address the capital structure of small privately held firms.
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Barry Farber
Fresh Perspective
Feeling stale? Head into uncharted territory to see opportunities with new eyes. Back in 1991, I read an interview with my agent-to-be, Jeff Herman. His words have had a profound effect on how I go about new business opportunities.
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Cora Daniels
The Cell Sell
Mobile advertising -- expected to rise tenfold by 2011, to $14 billion -- is getting more and more creative. Cyriac Roeding, 35, runs CBS's wireless business, which tallied more than 75 million page views for its news, sports, and entertainment content in the fourth quarter of 2007, triple one year earlier.
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Jason Goldberg
Advice on Hiring for Start-ups
Jason Goldberg, the founder of Jobster, which operates a popular online job forum, handed off day-to-day operations in January. He recently wrote about his experiences on his blog, socialmedian.com, which included this advice for start-up CEOs.
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Brian Burnsed
When Small Biz Can't Get a Loan
With lending tight, more entrepreneurs are turning to controversial "merchant cash advances." While most financial-services firms are floundering, those that specialize in so-called merchant cash advances are thriving.
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