Q4 Planning in October: A Practical Framework for the Final Quarter
October is the last calm moment before the year-end rush. Use this framework to set fourth-quarter priorities, protect cash and lay the groundwork for next year.
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What Buyers Look For: Due Diligence for a Small Business Sale
When someone considers buying a business, they examine it closely. Knowing what due diligence covers helps owners prepare, whether a sale is next year or a decade away.
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Dilution Explained: What Happens to Your Ownership When You Raise Money
Raising capital usually means owning a smaller percentage of your company. Here is how dilution works, why it is not always bad and which terms deserve close attention.
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The Future Vision of Boston Made
People often ask me where Boston Made is headed. The honest answer is that our direction is clearer than any single product or date. I want to share the principles that guide where we are going, so that readers, customers and partners understand what to expect from us.
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Building Companies for the Long Term
It is easier than ever to start a company and harder than ever to keep one going. Trends move fast, attention is short and the pressure to grow quickly is constant.
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What Makes a Business Acquisition Successful?
Acquisitions are among the most consequential decisions a company can make. Done well, they bring new capabilities, customers and talent in a single step.
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Digital Transformation and the Modern Enterprise
Digital transformation is one of the most overused phrases in business, and one of the most misunderstood. It is not about buying software. It is about changing how a company works so that technology makes it faster, more reliable and closer to its customers.
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Building a Media Company Inside a Holding Company
People sometimes ask why a holding company would run newsrooms, a reader app and a family of story-driven websites. My answer is simple: every company needs to tell its story, and the best way I know to do that well is to treat storytelling as a real business rather than a side project.
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Why Strategic Partnerships Matter More Than Ever
No company grows alone. Every business I have built has depended on someone else’s skill, audience, infrastructure or trust. The question is never whether to work with partners.
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How Intellectual Property Creates Long-Term Enterprise Value
Most of what a company is worth cannot be stacked on a shelf. It lives in names, ideas, code, designs, processes and relationships. That is intellectual property in the broad sense, and over a long enough horizon it is usually the part of a business that compounds the most.
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How Boston Made Evaluates New Business Opportunities
Every growing company faces a steady stream of possibilities: new brands to launch, partnerships to consider, markets to enter, assets to acquire. The hard part is not finding opportunities. It is choosing the right ones. This article is part of Boston Made’s February corporate governance and growth series. As a parent company focused on developing
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The Mid-Year Business Review: Five Questions to Ask in June
Halfway through the year is the right moment to compare plans with reality. These five questions help owners and leadership teams adjust before the second half begins.
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Looking Ahead: Strategic Priorities for the Next Chapter
Boston Made, Inc. publishes an official newsroom update: Looking Ahead: Strategic Priorities for the Next Chapter.
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The Future of Media, Education, Service and E-Commerce
Boston Made, Inc. publishes an official newsroom update: The Future of Media, Education, Service and E-Commerce.
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What Going Public Involves: An IPO Explained at a High Level
An initial public offering turns a private company into one whose shares trade on a stock exchange. Here is the general process, the main players and the lasting obligations.
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Mergers vs. Acquisitions: What the Terms Really Mean
People often say M&A as if it were one thing. Here is how mergers and acquisitions differ, the common deal structures and what typically happens along the way.
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What Is a Cap Table? A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Company Ownership
A capitalization table shows who owns what in a company. Here is how founders, investors and employees appear on one, and why keeping it accurate matters.
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