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Each of the articles below was originally published in the monthly FOCUS Newsletter.

Financing

• "Venture Development: How Internal Business Startups Leverage Corporate Assets" by Marshall Graham

• "Why It's a Near Perfect Environment for Mid-Sized Companies to Sell" by Stewart Dolin, Esq.

• "Obtaining and Maximizing Bank Debt" by Ed Stevens

• "Alternative Financing: Four Routes to Raising Capital Today" by Ed Stevens

Planning

• "Twelve Value Drivers Help Ensure Success in Today’s Tough M&A Environment" by Marshall Graham

• "Planning: A Necessity for Business Owners" by Stefan C. Nicholas, Esq.

• "Plan for the Unexpected" by John E. McCullough, Esq.

• "The Merger Post-Mortem: Learning from an Acquisition" by Mitchell Lee Marks, Ph.D.

Strategies

• "Keep Strategy Front and Center in Merger and Acquisition Integration" by Mitchell Lee Marks

• "Finding an Exit: Options and Their Implications" by Alain Chetrit

• "Keeping M&A Deals on Track: Managing the Killers" by Andrew J. Sherman, Esq.

• "Can You Hear Me Now? Really Listening to a Client" by David M. Roberts

• "Strategic and Business Planning: Tap Into Winning Expertise in Defining Strategic Direction and Developing Effective Short-Term Operating Plans"

Transactions

• "The Biggest Sale of His Life:  How One Small Business Owner Persevered and Sold His Company" by George M. Shea

• "Selling Your Company: Lessons Learned Along the Way" by Ed Peters, former CEO, DataDirect Technologies

• "Keys to Sucessful Buy Side M&A Transactions" By Mark Capaldini and Paul d. Economon

• "Closing the Gap between Valuation and Proceeds: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know" By G. Stanley Cutter

Valuations

• "Fairness Opinions: Five Factors to Consider When Selecting a Firm to Provide an Opinion" By Jeff Hooke, Managing Director, FOCUS LLC