How to Negotiate Salary and Benefits Negotiation is more of an art than a science. Nonetheless, there are numerous structural elements that you can practice which will make you a better negotiator.  These steps generally allow you to take a structured approach to the negotiation process.  When negotiating employment benefits, those steps are as foll...

How to Create an Investor Pitch? One of the most famous of whom is Guy Kawasaki, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. In his book, Art of the Start, Guy proposes the 10-20-30 rule for investor presentations. That is, the presentation should consist of 10 slides, presented for 20 minutes, with no smaller than size 30 font. This is a good guideli...

Issues Associated with Market-Based Valuation Methods As will all valuation methods, market-based valuation methods have negative aspects - particularly when they are used to value startup ventures. Some of the notable issues with market-based approaches are discussed below. Comparable Companies, Transactions, Industries The primary difficulty assoc...

How are Investment Managers Compensated? Performance-based compensation refers to a type of compensation that portfolio managers tend to receive. Mutual funds that are associated with performance-based compensation may charge a managerial fees of 0.2%. Talking about the investment sector, hedge fund experts get big amounts of performance-based compe...

What is the civil trial process? The process is generally as follows: Filing a Complaint  and Answer (Pleadings) Pre-trial motions Jury Selection Opening Statement(s) Presentations of Evidence Rebuttal & Surrebuttal Jury Instructions Jury Deliberation Verdict Judgment Each step is discussed further below. What is the general process or steps inv...

How are LLC Members Compensated? Each member in an LLC is entitled to receive a share of profits based upon their ownership percentage. These profits are subject to personal income taxes.  If the LLC is taxed as a partnership, members are not able to receive a salary for their efforts for the company. If taxed as a corporation, members are required ...

What is the Incorporation Doctrine? The 14th Amendments Due Process clause is an incorporation doctrine.  What Does the Incorporation Doctrine Do? In addition to requiring that states observe principles of due process in the execution of laws, the incorporation doctrine makes many of the provisions of the Bill of Rights (the 1st 10 Amendments to the...

What are Responsibility Centers? Responsibility centers are categorized depending on the level of control over revenues, costs, or investments.  Responsibility centers can be based on such attributes as sales regions, product lines, or services offered.  The purpose of establishing responsibility centers within organizations is to hold managers resp...

What is Business to Government (B2G)? Business-to-government or B2G is the business that takes place between the government and private sector companies. How does Business to Government Work? A small-scale organization offering IT services to a regional government institution would be an example of business to government service. It comprises all ty...

Why are Prices are Flexible in the Long Run? How does the macroeconomy adjust back to its level of potential GDP in the long run? What if aggregate demand increases or decreases? Economists base the neoclassical view of how the macroeconomy adjusts on the insight that even if wages and prices are “sticky”, or slow to change, in the short run, they a...