Not exact matches
Business owners who have taken the step to incorporate or
form an LLC, but who haven't gotten around to separating
assets and finances, are asking for trouble.
While they may feel like a liability to you as a
business owner, receivables serve as a
form of hard collateral that a lender ultimately views as an
asset on your balance sheet.
In its ideal
form,
business owners find ways to protect their personal
assets while preparing for the worst for their
business.
The
business and legal rules that currently surround an
asset in the
form of documents and contracts can be applied to the
asset itself to govern its use.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this
business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new
business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and
businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our
business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power
business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable
assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on
Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
His latest book, The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth (written with Karl Ronn), argues that
businesses can gain a competitive advantage by sharing
assets and
forming collaborative relationships.
Also keep in mind, as Hamilton points out, «the most well - known benefit to
forming an LLC (versus doing
business as a sole proprietorship) is that an LLC provides for separation between personal
assets and company
assets, and this allows for some legal protection.»
III is a newly organized blank check company founded by Daniel J. Hennessy and
formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more
businesses.
III (HCAC III) is a newly organized blank check company founded by Daniel J. Hennessy and
formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more
businesses.
Viacom also is exploiting new
forms of distribution, such as selling programming to mobile players, and continuing to build out its international
business, which Mr. Dauman called one of Viacom's «most important and underappreciated
assets.»
From the late 1960s, when software was decoupled from hardware, to the birth of bitcoin nearly a decade ago, what have we learned that can help us deal with this
asset and its uses as we encounter even more new
forms of technology, uses and ways of doing
business?
These bubbles provide a classic contrast between the real wealth of nations and what the
business press these days calls «wealth creation» that simply takes the
form of rising
asset prices — «capital gains,» most of which are land - price gains.
Many lenders today don't require specific
forms or types of collateral, but will rather apply a general lien on
business assets and a personal guarantee to secure the loan — making it possible for many
businesses without specific types of collateral to qualify.
Lenders take collateral in the
form of
business or personal
assets to secure the loan.
Kraken executives, including Managing Director in Japan, Ayako Miyaguchi, are part of a group of
businesses that advise Japanese member of parliament Mineyuki Fukuda and his IT committee on
forming the Japan Authority of Digital
Assets (JADA).
Roper and other consumer advocates argue that conflicted advice is deeply engrained in the brokerage
business model, echoing the concerns outlined in a recent leaked White House policy memo in which officials concluded that «the current regulatory environment creates perverse incentives that ultimately cost investors billions of dollars a year» in the
form of unnecessary rollovers of 401 (k) plans into costly IRAs, and «excessive churning (repeated buying and selling) of retirement
assets.»
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business you should be in [58:30] The reward of owning your own
business
Invests on behalf of a
business with $ 5 million in
assets and which was not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered
Businesses that are acquiring commercial real estate may have additional financing needs such as working capital, equipment needs or some
form of
asset - based lending (ABL).
GE, in a move to become a pure play industrial company, is exiting the financial services
business by selling the bulk of the
assets contained in its GE Capital unit and returning most of the proceeds from that disposition to shareholders in the
form of a $ 50 billion share buyback.
While lenders do not typically require
business owners to pledge
assets in the
form of capital, such as property, they will require the collateral in the
form of inventory, accounts receivables, and more.
In late July 2013, the industry group Committee for the Establishment of the Digital
Asset Transfer Authority began to
form to set best practices and standards, to work with regulators and policymakers to adapt existing currency requirements to digital currency technology and
business models and develop risk management standards.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our
business; the significant portion of our
assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on
Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing
asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate
form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable
business.
«Hot
assets» are particularly hard to tax in a territorial international tax regime which is the norm in most countries including the countries of the E.U. and applies to non-U.S. companies that do
business in the U.S. but are not
formed under U.S. law.
Disincorporation Relief allows a company to transfer certain types of
assets (company
assets such as land and buildings, goodwill and other intangible
assets) to its shareholders (who continue to operate the
business in an unincorporated
form) without the company incurring a corporation tax charge on the disposal of the
assets.
Andrews is joint owner of Data IQ, which was
formed in 1996 and specialises in «data governance, research, audit and advisory services and technologies to firstly de-risk data
assets and once protected help our clients use their data to drive
business performance.»
Andrews is the joint owner of Data IQ, which was
formed in 1996 and specialises in «data governance, research, audit and advisory services and technologies to firstly de-risk data
assets and once protected help our clients use their data to drive
business performance.»
The economic inequity that is happening, both among men and in the nation as a whole, is largely one driven by education, with better - educated men and women who continue to add to their skills earning more and acquiring greater
assets in the
forms of stocks, bonds, stakes in companies (including
businesses they start on their own), and real property.
While an author is always potentially liable for his / her writing,
forming a
business creates a «corporate veil» that can help protect his / her personal
assets.
Many lenders today don't require specific
forms or types of collateral, but will rather apply a general lien on
business assets and a personal guarantee to secure the loan — making it possible for many
businesses without specific types of collateral to qualify.
Either build an
asset in the
form of a
business that you can eventually sell or get involved in a career that is close to the money.
However, your finances can get complicated as you acquire
assets, get into more
businesses and other
forms of income - generating endeavors.
He used to say that investors should seek protection in the
form of margin of safety either through conservatively calculated intrinsic value (usually based on
asset value) over market price or superior rate of sustainable earnings on price paid for a
business vs a passive rate of return on that money.
Most importantly, Countercyclical Indexing is a low fee and tax efficient
form of
asset allocation that tries to capture the market return given an appropriate level of risk over the course of the
business cycle.
When I was
forming OREP I asked everyone I could find for advice — my CPA, my attorney and my mentor at the Small
Business Administration whether I should incorporate to protect the few
assets I had at the time — namely my house.
Strict Requirements: Because many bank loans require some
form of collateral, startups and existing
businesses without any
assets can find it difficult to get their loan applications approved.
Funding Circle requires collateral on their loans in the
form of a lien on your
business assets and a personal guarantee from the primary
business owners.
For
business owners who are seeking an exit strategy and doing some
form of
business continuity succession planning OR for others who hold appreciated
assets with a very low basis, such as stock or real estate investments, a charitable remainder trust can offer massive advantages.
They can make appropriate contracts that will
form a new company called Megacorp2016 that will take over all the ongoing
business and
assets except $ 1M in cash, and then liquidate Megacorp2015 and distribute it's
assets (shares of Megacorp2016 and the «dividend») among themselves.
This
form of alignment is crucial when it comes to
asset management, a
business consisting of little more than intangibles like people & goodwill.
AND even if you had the foresight to get a partner and
form a LLC, you might also have put your
assets at risk if you had to sign any type of personal guarantee for a loan in order to secure financing for your
business.
Levy Acquisition Corp is a blank check company,
formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more
businesses.
The most common
form of loan security is the
asset purchased with the loan (e.g. the title to a car, the deed to a home, equipment purchased for a
business, etc.).
ii) Wind - downs are an extended
form of liquidation, usually where the company still has all / the majority of its
assets (or
business (es) to sell.
ii) Wind - downs are an extended
form of liquidation, usually where the company still has most / all of its
assets /
business to sell — sometimes they precede a liquidation.
The BEA defines personal income as «the income received by, or on behalf of, all persons from all sources: from participation as laborers in production, from owning a home or
business, from the ownership of financial
assets, and from government and
business in the
form of transfers.
The key point that Davis and Socolow make is that when we talk about stranded
assets their measure puts this huge looming threat into a
form that can easily become something the
business community can assess in terms of risks.
Forming a
business entity or incorporating a
business offers numerous benefits, one of the most substantial of which is
asset protection.
Forming a
business as an LLC or Corporation provides «limited liability» protection, which shields the owner's personal
assets from the liabilities of the company.