It is no secret that the recent economic conditions have had a significant impact on most privately-held businesses over the past year or to. Not surprisingly, these same challenging economic conditions have also had a negative impact on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Thankfully, many privately-held businesses are beginning to see stabilization within their industries [...]
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Market News – Is Now Really the Time to Invest?
September 20th, 2011 
Jonathan Dionisio The market is volatile – that is what we hear and see from the news. Pessimism reigns in the hearts and minds of consumers and business owners alike. We hear that everyone is cautious and everything in on a standstill. But if this is all true, why is it that companies are booming and business [...]
Putting Assets To Work For Your Business
September 12th, 2011 Terry Stidham Business owners have felt the squeeze of tightening credit markets and may have put off critical projects and growth plans. But some may not be aware of a thriving lending source that can benefit asset-rich companies, Asset-Based loans.
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Tags: asset-based loans, business loan, cash flow, credit, credit market, finance 
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Riding the Waves of the M&A Market
August 30th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio Experts believe that for the economy to speed up its recovery, companies need to hire and spend more. However, companies are not doing so. As reflected in the stock market and previous confidence surveys, companies seem to be lacking the confidence to engage in these activities. True, they may not be hiring, but this is [...]
Manufacturing Industry – Foundation of the US Economy
August 25th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio Last July, the manufacturing industry grew at a slower pace as compared to the last 12 months. This made several analysts worried about the stability of the industry as well as the economy in general. Others were even worried that we were at the brink of a double dip recession. With the downgrade of the [...]
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Moving Beyond Window Shopping: Retail Industry Activity Rises
August 23rd, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio The retail industry is often one of the best reflectors of the status of the economy since consumer spending makes up about 70 percent of the country’s economic growth. As consumers continue to buy products, both necessity and luxury, businesses have the opportunity to grow. Other industries, such as the wholesale industry and manufacturing industry, [...]
Keep Calm and Carry On
August 16th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio For the past few days, the average news-viewer has been rattled with a lot of uncertainties. The US was at the brink of facing a debt crisis. The country could have been in default. And recently, we lost our AAA status from Standard & Poor’s. So far, everything seems to be alright. But I know, [...]
Still Buying – Companies Continue to Make Deals
July 28th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio It’s nearly the end of July, which means we are officially in the third quarter of the year. For the past six months, we have witnessed a lot of significant events both locally and globally. As for economic growth, observers said that we are still moving – only at a slower pace. The same thing [...]
Bullish or Bearish: Where do You Stand?
July 7th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio I’ll keep this simple. With everything that you hear from the media as well as your colleagues in this industry, do you think the economy is improving or we are at the brink of another recession?
What To Do With Cash Reserves In A Recovering Economy: Grow Your Future
July 6th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio Last year, the Federal Reserve revealed that U.S. companies have a near-record $1.93 trillion of cash on hand. This huge cash balance was the product of companies decreasing operating cash flow due to the recession. Now that the economy is recovering, they are putting it to use.
