Happy Holidays!

As we look forward to the new year, we are sure that everyone is eagerly anticipating future successes. In this edition we present timely articles that can help all of us make the most of the opportunities in the coming year. 

Know someone that is searching for funding? Send them the "Dressed For Success" article.  Are you ready for the next breakthrough in small business capital formation?  Read the BBX article and pass it on!  Your business plan for next year is done - but do you have the people in place to execute?  Read about mismatches between people plans and business plans below.

We have noticed that the "take a break" attitude that usually comes at this time of year is absent - in fact it seems that this month may be busier than most!  Could it be that companies are trying to get a jump on the competition for the new year?

Dressed For Success

The cold weather coming this winter has nothing on the chilly reception many companies are getting as they look for funding.  The competition for venture dollars has become tougher than ever.  Just getting a company on investors’ radar screens is no easy task.  So how does a company looking for funding set itself apart today?   [FULL ARTICLE]

The Bulletin Board Exchange

The NASD, acting through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq"), recently filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to transform the OTC Bulletin Board Service ("OTCBB") from a dealer-driven quotation service into a marketplace of listed stocks called the Bulletin Board Exchange ("BBX").  Nasdaq’s goal in creating the BBX is to improve the capital markets for smaller companies, with the goal that the BBX will increase liquidity and gain recognition for these smaller companies.  [FULL ARTICLE]

Does Your 2003 People Plan Meet Your
2003 Business Plan?

At this time of year, companies are working diligently on a business plan that will make 2003 better than 2002.  One thought echoed a number of times is that sales growth is going to be the focus, since cost cutting and improvements in efficiencies to enhance margins have all been employed.   
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