Brookfield’s Toll Road to Riches

by synergycap1 | Aug 9, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Brookfield Asset Management has assigned several widely differing values to Brazlian toll-road company Arteris recently. Mostly those values have gone up but are sometimes at odds with some how others value the same asset.

Is Your CFO Any Good? This 4-Point Checklist Will Tell

by synergycap1 | Aug 9, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Money, Working Capital

I have met my share of lousy chief financial officers. Like the sportswear executive who didn’t know the various products’ margins–and then invested heavily in the losers. Or the manufacturing lady who spent a lot of time complaining about the...

7 Sure Signs That Your Workplace Is Toxic

by synergycap1 | Aug 9, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Lead, Working Capital

Do you work in a toxic workplace? I’ll share what that looks like in a minute. But if you do, there comes a time when we all need to evaluate our work environment and the people we work with to determine if it’s hurting our career path, or much worse, our...

This VC says we need to approach rare diseases with a hive mind to find a cure

by synergycap1 | Aug 9, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease with the rare GBA mutation at age 49. For most people with Parkinson’s, symptoms emerge in their 70’s or 80’s. My family has no history of the disease. Like many of the 60,000 Americans who are diagnosed...

In the Age of Trump, the Dollar No Longer Seems a Sure Thing

by synergycap1 | Aug 9, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

By PETER S. GOODMAN August 9, 2017 LONDON — It is the closest thing to a certainty in the global economy. When trouble flares and anxiety mounts, people who manage money traditionally entrust it to a seemingly indomitable refuge, the American...

Replicate or Reinvent? Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Moves to the Stage

by synergycap1 | Aug 9, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

By MICHAEL PAULSON August 9, 2017 DENVER — Yes, you will hear “Let It Go.” Nearly an hour into the stage adaptation of Disney’s “Frozen,” Elsa, Queen of Arendelle, will embrace her fearsome power and turn the stage into a...