By Richard Koffler, CEO, Koffler Ventures
What a great time I had as a guest of our Infinity sponsor Deloitte & Touche at their annual Orange County/San Diego Technology Fast 50 event at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad! It was certainly well worth the two-hour drive each way: excellent networking, delicious food, a beautiful facility, a first-rate production, and the pride of seeing our Software Council member Micro General Corp. come in third with a growth rate of 7,662%. Yes, that's right: seven thousand six hundred sixty two percent. more...

High Performance Human Networking
By Larry Wade, President, Software Association of Oregon

Networking Ranks at the top of every SAO survey when we ask our members why they join. Over the years, I've observed that some people and some companies network better than others, and I thought these observations might be of interest to you. More

The Rise of Outsourcing
Gabrielle M. Wirth and David L. Hayes of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP

In the 1990's, there was explosive growth in the use of contingent workers, often classified as independent contractors. A key goal achieved by these arrangements was lower total labor costs. Contingent workers are generally less costly than regular employees as they usually do not receive fringe benefits and the employer is not required to pay employment taxes or overtime premiums. Additionally, because of the perceived transient nature of contingent workers, an employer's workforce may be more easily reduced or increased according to market needs. More

Merger and Acquisition
By John Vestri, CFO, Saddleback Valley Professional Resources

Whether you are on the buy side or sell side, an M&A transaction may be the only legitimate strategic move available to your company in today's environment. On the sell side many entrepreneurs have long viewed an acquisition or merger as an easy means of liquidity. After all now that people have realized that you have to actually run the business after an IPO merging and cashing out sounds pretty good. On the buy side a merger can be an easy avenue to revenue growth that has been found to be wanting from organic sources. Here is a humorous look (with a serious message) at "The TOP TEN REASONS," an M&A strategy will make you crazy. More

Raising Money in Today's Marketplace
By Kimberly Valentine, Partner Deloitte& Touche Corporate Finance LLC

Money is being raised and investments are being made; however, it will come as no surprise that the deal values have decreased substantially. According to Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, in the 1st quarter of this year, 60 deals were completed with a dollar value of $1.6 billion as compared to 1st quarter of 2001 in which 70 deals were completed worth $8 billion. However, amongst a dismal economic outlook, there exists good news: the key to a successful capital raise is not a secret. More

Innovation Is The Leading Competitive Advantage Of Fast
Growth Companies
From PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers' "Trendsetter Barometer" interviewed CEOs of 407 product and service companies identified in the media as the fastest growing U.S. businesses over the last five years. The surveyed companies range in size from approximately $5 million to $100 million in revenue/sales more...

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