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Finance | Private Equity

JOBS Act Opens New Avenues To Capital For “Emerging Growth Companies”

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), signed into law on April 5, aims to promote economic growth and job creation by lowering the barriers to raising capital, particularly for privately held businesses with under $1 billion in annual gross revenue. For these...

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NACD: Helping Companies Make Better Decisions

Editor: Tell us about your background and experience. Gleason: I have been at NACD for over 11 years. The organization was much smaller when I started – just over 1,100 members. My prior experience includes working with Ernst & Young as a consultant and running the U.S. Research group...

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Concerns About Risks Confronting Boards

In EisnerAmper’s 2011 Board of Directors Survey, directors indicated that, together with financial risk, which has been so clearly demonstrated by the Great Recession and the fragile recovery, their company's reputation is paramount and is subject to threats from known and...

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