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Early Stage Funding Showing Signs of Life
But it’s too early to celebrate
by David Wolf
Venture capital funding for the first half of 2004 continued the modest upward trend it has been on for the past 3 quarters, with over $10 billion of investment; the highest semi-annual total since the first half of 2002. Perhaps more encouraging is that industry observers have noted the return of earlier stage investing. We have done extensive analysis of the numbers and while early stage deals are up, there is not a clear trend across the board.
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Offer Letters- A Primer
by Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton
With the economy beginning to turn around, and employers starting to consider adding staff, this may be an opportune time for employers to examine their offer letters. While a letter offering employment may seem innocuous, it is often one of the most critical employment-related documents and thus should be drafted with care.
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Hire High... or Hire Low?
Should you hire a veteran or wean & train when building an early stage company?
by Clark Waterfall
In this second of a three part series, Clark Waterfall interviews a number of Venture Capitalists and CEOs to help answer one of the questions that seems to continually vex the CEO: how do I best to build out my team? Click Here to read the first installment.
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About The Mercator Group
The Mercator Group offers Merger & Acquisition, consulting and implementation services to enhance business value.
Our focus is to help companies develop and implement strategies and tactics to achieve their objectives.
The Mercator Group is unique because of our operational experience, entrepreneurial backgrounds and level of involvement with our clients. We do more than offer advice and expertise. Our experienced and seasoned partners work side-by-side with our clients to assist them in developing innovative business solutions to ensure that forward progress is made and goals are achieved in a timely manner.
We are committed to helping our clients achieve success by plotting the right strategy to deliver results that create lasting and meaningful value.
Our Mailing Address is:
47 Edgewood Rd.
Wayland, MA 01778
Tel: 508.652.9150
Fax: 508.655.7976
Or you may e-mail us:
info@mgboston.com
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