HOW TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITIONS Photography by Jonathan Garza In the world of M&A, there are two categories of acquisitions: financial and strategic. In the financial transaction scenario, it’s usually a private equity firm buying a majority stake of a company, placing it in their portfolio, growing it over several years and then selling it […]Read More
Photography by Shannon Drawe The first thing to consider when entering a merger and acquisition deal is not how to beat the other guy. Terry Fick says it’s all about positioning your company and yourself to negotiate a better deal. Fick is managing director of Corporate Finance Associates, and at a recent Enlightened Speakers Series […]Read More
Photography by Jonathan Garza There comes a time in the life of every business when the idea of selling gains traction. But selling a business is no simple task — it requires about three years of planning and preparation to make the business as robust as possible and get its valuation as high as it […]Read More
Photography by Shannon Drawe Peter Huff has invested in firms making mannequins, school uniforms, branded packaging, equipment for saw mills, boat covers and steam sterilizers . . . and then there are TV stations, oil & gas waste disposal operators and a tree transplantation service. The current and exited firms in the Blue Sage Capital […]Read More
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. SPENCER BERTHELSEN, UPON HIS RETIREMENT In 2010, Dr. Spencer Berthelsen was the cover CEO on the second issue of Texas CEO Magazine, featured in an article titled “Making Health Care Accountable.” The Affordable Care Act had not yet been signed and a great deal of change was on the way. In […]Read More
Scaling a business is not an endeavor to be taken lightly. Once the decision is made, it’s time to seek advice — from trusted business counselors and experts in the field. But that advice is often confusing. Look at the big picture. Shift from working in your business to working on your business. Think big […]Read More
Photography by Shannon Drawe In a Texas A&M study of the S&P 500, family-owned businesses beat other firms in both revenue and employment growth. A recently published study by the Harvard Business Review found family firms are more innovative than other companies even though their R&D budgets are smaller. Some of the reasons are because […]Read More
THE VISION & PASSION BEHIND AQUAPONICS AT AGUA DULCE Photography by Jonathan Garza The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations forecasts food production will need to increase 70 percent by 2050 to be ready for the steadily increasing world population. A combination of flat crop yields, new crop diseases, urbanization and soil […]Read More
Photography by Shannon Drawe Just outside of Yoakum in South Central Texas, a gravel road to the Augustus Ranch winds past long grasses in bloom, cattle in the colors of the earth, and a working windmill ending at the home of Dennis and Cordelia Kaspar. The Kaspar family has been raising cattle for many generations. […]Read More
In 2012, Rackspace chairman Graham Weston told Fast Company he would measure the success of San Antonio’s new tech ecosystem ten years after the launch of Geekdom, a coworking space where entrepreneurs could do more than just park themselves at a desk. They could collaborate with other businesses going through the same kinds of growing […]Read More
