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Lesson #2: Know When to Hold ‘Em and Know When to Fold ‘Em
In 1995, Schwartz embarked on one of his most ambitious business deals to date, and one that would forever haunt his career. That was the year Schwartz decided to put in his bid to buy the John Labatt Brewery. He had even been successful in persuading the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to support his $2.3 billion bid to takeover the popular beer company. But Schwartz would not experience the smooth sailing he had predicted.

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PDF Your Board Package
Thankfully I no longer get fedexed binders of board packages from my portfolio companies in advance of a board meeting. Through the modern miracle of email, the board packages show up in my inbox – hopefully a few days (rather than a few hours – or even minutes) before the board meeting. The board packages tend to show up in three different formats – one that is easy to deal with, one that is ok, and one that sucks.
Board Meeting Rules
Following are some board meeting rules that were recently presented to me and my fellow board members by a CEO at one of his first board meetings at a newly funded early stage company. I thought they were brilliant. Feel free to pass them out at your next board meeting.
A Strategic Look At Dos and Donts of Board Meeting Minutes From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Do you serve on a board of directors and experience significant inaccuracies and inconsistencies in board minutes? Do you know that board minutes are really a very important resource to governing boards? Minutes of board meetings provide evidence that a board has exercised care in decision-making. The minutes also substantiate that a board is operating in accordance with its Bylaws and other documents and rules. Although there is recognition that board minutes are important, many organizations continue to have inadequate records of board meetings. Your strategic thinking business coach offers a list of the DO’s and DON’Ts of board meeting minutes.

Lesson #2: Know When to Hold ‘Em and Know When to Fold ‘Em
In 1995, Schwartz embarked on one of his most ambitious business deals to date, and one that would forever haunt his career. That was the year Schwartz decided to put in his bid to buy the John Labatt Brewery. He had even been successful in persuading the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to support his $2.3 billion bid to takeover the popular beer company. But Schwartz would not experience the smooth sailing he had predicted.

Exit Strategies
Planning on selling up soon? How many times have you heard business people say "my business is my pension"? Unfortunately, too frequently, and unfortunately too many find that their pension isn't worth what they believe it to be.
The Next Crisis In The Perfect Storm – Unfunded Retirement Accounts
According to the Pew Center on the States, “state government employee pension plans nationwide alone, have racked up nearly $360 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.” Research indicates there is also in excess of $380 billion in unfunded liabilities for other retirement benefits, including health care.
Extracting company profits to invest in property, using your pension
This month’s wealth article explores how profitable business owners can benefit, due to concessions in the finance act of 2004. Once your business is on track and delivering profits, the most important consideration is how to maximise you and your family’s future income for you from these profits. This article looks at a topic that has grabbed much media attention recently – using your profits to invest in a company pension, which uses property as the investment vehicle. A Pension Mortgage is one of the most tax efficient methods of repaying a loan on an investment property.

The Board's Role in Fundraising
“Should my board help me raise funds?” The obvious answer is yes, of course they should! Now comes the hard part. Getting the board to actually raise money is a lot tougher than simply saying they should. Many nonprofits, of all sizes and types of mission, overlook the basic steps necessary to engage the board in effective fundraising.

Steps to take to finance our own retirement due to the current pension deficit
Is the current pension crisis worrying you as to how you will cope financially when you retire? Occupational and private pensions have sadly not performed very well due to the current financial crisis and the state pension isn’t faring any better. By 2048 the retirement age will actually increase to 68. Not a great prospect for those of us already unhappy in our work. Here are some steps that can be taken to ease the burden and to help create some financial security for ourselves.

Nonprofit Board Member Manuals - What Should You Include?
When you have a board of directors, it is always a good idea to have a Board Member Manual. A Manual is a great tool for board members to use when they need quick and easy access to critical information about the organization. It compiles important documents into one binder, so they don't waste time and energy looking for what they need in several files or locations. Does your organization have a manual for its board members?
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