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                                Why does a company really fall into distress? While the problems are visible on the financials, true causes go deeper and into the operations of the business.
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                                A successful pitch for new business requires talent, creativity and a dash of dramatic flair. SSG Capital Advisor’s Teresa Kohl preps us for the “perfect” pitch.
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                                All of us need to be masters of our trade and this mastery should include consideration of fresh solutions, notes turnaround expert Peter Tourtellot. 
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                                For those veterans of the retail industry, the use of the “W” word to explain bad business was taboo; however, the winter of 2014 may finally be the exception to the rule.
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                                As a lender, you dutifully review and assess reports from your borrowers. You see nothing amiss ... and then report from a particular borrower makes your "spidey sense" begin to tingle.
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                                For Peter Tourtellot, that thin line lies in the age old quandary ... should a company in transition hire a specialist or a generalist?
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                                        November 13, 2013, 06:50 AM
                                     
                                 
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