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SF Sponsors Southeast Venture Conference and CED Life Science Conference

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Scale Finance is please to sponsor two great events for southeast entrepreneurial companies in Q1 2013: Southeast Venture Conference 2013 Join the 7th annual Southeast Venture Conference in hosting some of the most dynamic high-growth companies in the Southeast, March 13-14, 2013 at the Ritz Carlton in Charlotte, NC. The conference highlights both early and […]

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SF Client Cornerstone Financial Partners Closes on Three Acquisitions

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March 1, 2013 – Cornerstone Financial Partners, Inc. a wealth management firm headquartered in Cornelius NC, has closed on 3 recent wealth management firm acquisitions.  Cornerstone is pleased to announce the asset acquisition of Grey Oak Wealth Management located in Greensboro, NC – March 2013, Maralyn Henry Financial Services in Aiken, SC – September 2012,

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Exit Strategy – 4 Reasons Tech Companies Get Acquired

Mergers & Acquisitions /

Source: Nick Petri, OpenView Partners Forecasting acquisitions in the technology world is an inexact science. And that’s putting it nicely. Occasionally they make sense, like when Amazon purchased Kiva Systems in order to absorb a technology they already used extensively in their warehouses. But acquisitions are rarely so obvious. The bulge-bracket technology companies that do

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Angel Investing Trends

Venture Capital /

Source: Angel Resource InstituteNotes based on late 2012 trends: Median Angel Round Size Hit Five Quarter High: In Q3 2012, the median size of angel & angel group syndicate rounds reaches $640K, the highest in the five quarters the data has been tracked. Early Stage Valuations Remain Stable: The median pre-money valuation for early stage

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Your Development Dilemma – Growth Vs. Capital Efficiency

Financial Management /

Source: Firas Raouf, OpenView Partners For early-stage tech companies, growth vs. capital efficiency is a constant tug of war. The dilemma has become quite acute these days since there’s been an expansion of available capital from VCs to fund growth companies. The more capital available, the more capital is raised, the more capital is spent,

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VC Due Diligence Post Term Sheet

Venture Capital /

Source: Nick Hammerschlag, OpenView Partners Venture capital due diligence processes can be frustrating for both VCs and entrepreneurs alike, particularly with later-stage companies as there is more information to sift through. I’ve found that — largely — this frustration results from poorly managed expectations. Investors often fail to manage entrepreneurs’ expectations with regard to timeline

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Scale Finance Growth Continues

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Scale Finance LLC announces the hiring of 13 new professionals during the second half of 2012 – CFO David Kennedy, CFO David Worrell, Senior Controller Scott Adams, Senior Controller Ron Cousino, Senior Controller Kathy Smith, and Accounting Manager Tom Zenge  in Charlotte Accounting Managers Len Morton, Nick Nemeth, Corey Waters and Rebecca Fouts in the

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Reduce Payroll Cost & Improve Culture Through Employee “Free Agency”

Best Practices in Scaling Companies /

Source:  Lindsey Gurian Yes, your read that correctly. The same idea that is behind professional athletes’ contracts could in fact be developed to fit your organization. Would employee free-agency change the way you run your company? Would it change the value you place on your employees? Andy Porter from Fistful of Talent discusses the potential

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Scale Finance Closes Equity Financing for T1 Visions

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T1 Visions LLC, the market leader in interactive solutions using large format touchscreens for social and public spaces, successfully raised growth equity with participation from individual and strategic investors. Totaling $2 million in 2012, the new capital will fuel T1’s growth as the business nearly quadrupled in 2012. The company is steadily acquiring new customers,

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