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I'm evaluating the strength of the tenant in a building I want to buy.

I want to open a sqlite database (filetype is .db) in Microsoft SQL Server Management studio.

We typically use auto-renewing contracts for a long term supply agreements. However, we are looking at using evergreen contracts for a few contracts. I'd like t...

Launching a new website and looking at using Google Adsense for advertising. Company is based in Texas.

We are a small software company that has recently starting getting traction in the enterprise market. Our price point is modest relative to other applications. ...

Opening a Houston office and getting ready to make some initial hires.

Our corporate bylaws include the following: At any time or times that the corporation is subject to Section 2115(b) of the California General Corporation La...

Head of sales says that our sales compensation plans are not competitive.

We are raising initial funds and interested investors have proposed a convertible note that includes a valuation cap that works as a maximum for the price ...

Looking for benchmarks on employer vs employee cost of health insurance as we assess our health benefits.

I work for a small non-profit organization. The husband of one of our board members purchased a domain name for our organization (not at our request). Se...

Working on justifying some additional resources for the training group.

We are working on an acquisition. My boss wants me to calculate the Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the target company. She does not want me to calcul...

I am evaluating Career Services Management platforms available in US for one of my clients which is a large university. Came across a few, Cynaptx is impressive...

My new manager is pushing for Six Sigma practices, so I am trying to understand the real benefits of what sounds like a big implementation effort.

Private company with some new investors looking for concise quarterly snapshot of business health.

The disadvantages seem obvious! but some employers continue to use this system. Why?

We are would like to buy our first small business. The seller said that he is "open to an earn out." The company is a subchapter C corporation, but this iss...

We want to make our contracts more useful to managers throughout the company. Full text search of contract files does not actually help them get what they n...

We are trying to figure out what portion of the capital raise will go to the bankers.

The contract is a 3 year contract with 3 one-year automatic renewals - payment for a full year due at the beginning of each year of the contract. The renewal pe...

We send email messages to our customers regularly and need to determine which messages should get approval from legal before going out.

Specifically, what the accounting requirements for research and development (R&D tax credits) for software companies? Are there any reasons not to claim R&D...

More particularly, when is IFRS used for accounting guidance and when is GAAP used? What are the regulatory implications?

We provide services to customers using a product sold by a company we are partnering with. We negotiated a contract where we provide those services at a red...

I am particularly interested in legal entity identifier numbers from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). What are these numbers for? More ...

We are in the process of standardizing our Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for vendors and partners. One of the areas where we have been inconsistent is the reques...

I am a domain expert working on a due diligence team as part of a corporate acquisition. The term "proprietary deal flow" came up and I would like to know what ...

I recently joined a healthcare company to set up and run its contract management function. While I have lots of contract management experience. The nuances...

What can I do to make my shop appeasing to the customers even though I' m selling old stuffs.

We are looking at a lot of investment and acquisition opportunities, including a mix of established and new businesses. Many of them have revenue "hockey st...

We have traditionally used a direct sales model. But our company is exploring the idea of using distributors or alliance partners to resell our products. Ho...

We are setting up a new start up company. The bylaws cover board of directors votes on corporate questions. Decisions include things like routine operationa...

Looking to add a junior level accountant to our finance group but don't have any comparable positions currently.

With so many lease agreements for different pieces of equipment, it does not make sense to track our "lease agreements," because that is too general. We wou...

One or our databases currently stores information related to documents that are stored in the filesystem but considering storing these documents in the database...

We rely on overall customer satisfaction scores to measure customer service performance and are looking for a more detailed set of metrics to help identify impr...

I am part of a start up looking to raise some early money. Most of the investors we talk to want to give us a convertible note. We were expecting to defend ...

I am looking into a job opportunity with a software company that describes themselves as a "startup studio". What do they mean?

One of our websites has been running on a server without a SSL certificate, we have installed the SSL certificate and are planning to 301 redirect the http to h...

We are in the process of improving our procurement department procedures. We want to validate the identity of each company we do business with.

In our finance office we talk about "structuring the deal" quite a bit. But we also talk about corporate structure. I am not entirely clear about the difference...

I am involved in a startup that is discussing whether to form a C Corporation or an LLC. I have some experience with a capitalization table (cap table) but...

A large shareholder would like to meet with management, but we are concerned about the disclosure requirements related to such a meeting.

Thinking through choice of legal entity for a startup.

We are developing a list of potential acquisition targets in our industry. We have existing alliance or joint venture agreements with some of these companies. W...

Sorry for what is probably a very basic question. Part of my job is participating in a committee that approves projects and I am primarily focused on the human ...

how can I measure social media effectiveness?

I currently have Windows 8 and I have gotten used to it. I have recently heard that Windows 10 is really good. Should I upgrade? I use my laptop for gaming ...

My company recently introduced a long term incentive plan for managers at my level. It just sounds like a deferred bonus program. How are they suppose to wo...

Social media marketing is so new, there are no seasoned professionals. How can I tell if a consultant is any good before hiring him?

I'm just wondering... Do you need a degree to work as a SEO specialist?

I am reviewing financial projects from a technology start up. They show the gross profit margin as high as 118%. In some years it is less than 100%. Is the...

We are a small but growing company. We have not provided any health insurance for our employees, but are now looking at options. There are a host of options...

We are considering a substantial enterprise application development effort. The application will be multi-tenant, global and highly configurable. Most of ou...

Considering an across the board 10% price increase and need to assess what impact it will have on volumes.

We are reviewing our strategic plan as an independent business unit in a larger organization. We are debating whether to ask for a substantial increase in our s...

My boss asked me to come up with an independent estimate of the timeline for a large project that involves several departments and outside contractors.

Do companies reflect the market value of their assets on the balance sheet? If not, how are asset values shown on a company's balance sheet determined?

Reviewing the budget for employee incentives and rewards and trying to determine whether or not the spend is justified.

I am doing a research paper on ExxonMobil and the methods their managers use for product costing. On ExxonMobil's SEC filings, they use Absorption costin...

I hired a business broker to help me sell my small equipment manufacturing business, but looking for some independent verification on business valuation.

Want to redirect traffic to a rebranded website at a new domain without rewinding SEO progress made on old site.

We have contracts with regulated companies (health care). The contracts require us as a vendor to monitor and comply with laws that cover our work with our ...

People with the job titles "investment banker" and "business broker" seem to serve the same function. Both help business owners sell their business. Both al...

List of recommended books for career development

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We are revising our software licenses to be "all-inclusive," meaning there is one price for a term that includes the license, maintenance, and services. Mos...

Working on an analysis of alternative marketing strategies for attracting customers to a retail website.

I work for an established software company in operations, which means that I do not have any role in product management or developement. I want to pitch an soft...

We are currently using ECWID and are adding a new product to our online store. We are limited as to how we can customize our shipping tables and as a resu...

The company is starting a newsletter mailing and I am working on the budget.

The company frequently issue press releases related to product announcements, new customers, and events, but we don't have a method to track whether or not pres...

I am new to contract management. Most of our contracts have fixed terms. But I've just learned that contract "auto-renewed" without anyone on our team knowing a...

I'm having a hard time getting people to "see" themselves as others see them. As an Human Resources generalist, I deal with many leadership, team building, comp...

These would be afterschool and/or weekend instruction--specifically in speech and debate.

Need some help with the marketing plan for a new offering targeted at higher ed institutions.

Considering incorporating billboards into our marketing plan for new locations.

I already have a McAfee account, now how do I download McAfee?

Working on valuing a business with big variations in working capital during the year, so how do I deal with the possibility that the transaction closes at a tim...

We are negotiating is a description license to Enterprise software. The agreement includes both of the license and support for the product. The vendor defines s...

This is a 9-person group, diverse in gender, age, management level, and company experience. The off-site meeting is primarily for strategic planning.

We are opening a facility in California and understand that non-competes are effectively illegal there.

We are a small software provider and a prospect is asking us to provide a SAS 70 report or equivalent information about our information security.

We recently hosted a conference where for our (very) small non-profit organization. Two deaf conference attendees requested ASL interpreters. We had not b...

Our general counsel's office would like a report summarizing our contracts by their revenue type. Unfortunately, out accounting system does not support what...

We have looked at a variety of contract management software solutions. We are specifically focused on post-execution management of the contracts. So we need...

D&B reports show relative comparisons to the region and industry of the business but we would like a more general point of reference to use in evaluating potent...

A larger competitor has been in the news because of an FTC investigation into their advertising practices.

Selling annual software subscriptions. Customer pays full year upfront - subscription revenue recognized ratably over the year. Sales rep gets paid within 30 da...

Our software development team complains a lot about the requirements we received from product management. In theory we use an agile development methodology but ...

We are a small non-profit company that provides health care in the urban core of our city. A much larger non-profit that is also in health care has approach...

Several influential people in my company keep pushing us to buy other companies. They say that we should look a building solutions internally and partnershi...

Specifically the trend in board structure of mid-cap private companies where the Sales and Ops Directors are also shareholders?

I own a small business with no employees and have been using various contractors for sales and IT work over the last few years.

I received permission to use a registered trademark with modification to identify my service. Where and how do I need to acknowledge that I have permission fro...

I want to get IBM C4040-129 certification. Please help where to find reliable resources for studying. Any help appreciated.

I need an easy way to use some Windows software in our Linux environment.

I am tasked with formalizing our strategic planning process and my boss keeps referencing Hoshin Planning.