Weekly M&A Source E-News
January 25, 2017
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Spring Conference Update: 
Keynote Speaker Confirmed 
Bo Burlingham will speak at the Spring Conference on Tuesday, May 9. Don't miss this dynamic presentation, sure to provide many takeaways you can implement upon returning to the office. 
 
 
Bo Burlingham joined Inc. in January 1983 as a senior editor and became executive editor six months later. In 1990, he resigned so that he could do more writing and became editor-at-large. Subsequently he wrote two books with Jack Stack, the co-founder and CEO of Springfield Remanufacturing Corp. and the pioneer of open-book management. One of the books, The Great Game of Business, has sold more than 300,000 copies. The other, A Stake in the Outcome, has been called "the first management classic of the new millennium." Burlingham co-authored with Norm Brodsky the popular monthly column in Inc. called "Street Smarts," which was a finalist for a National Magazine Award, the highest honor of the magazine industry.
 
In Bo Burlingham's book, Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies On Top, due Summer 2014, he'll present the eight factors that separate owners who've been happy after selling their companies from those who've been miserable.
 
Bo's other books include Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big and The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up with Norm Brodsky.

Before joining Inc., Burlingham freelanced for various publications, including Esquire, Harper's, Boston Magazine, The Boston Globe, and Mother Jones. He was also managing editor of Ramparts magazine. In 1982, he joined Fidelity Investments and wrote for Peter Lynch, Ned Johnson, and other executives until coming to Inc. From 1992 to 1997, Burlingham served on the board of The Body Shop Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the international cosmetics company. He was also a founder, with Tom Peters, of PAC World, an international networking group.

New Website THIS Week!
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Get ready for a new website with the same look & feel you're used to, but with advanced capabilities and easier navigation. 
 
In addition to the new site, we are also releasing a new member portal. The new portal will be easier to use and allow you to download your own course transcripts, create course completion certificates, and much more. 

Members will receive their new login information when the site goes live. Your current login information will no longer work once the new site is live. 
 
If your membership has lapsed, please renew as soon as possible to make sure you have uninterrupted access to benefits! 
Become a Certified M&A Professional
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? 

Join The M&A Source and the Coles College of Business for the Certified M&A Professional Program. 

This jam-packed five day program covers everything you need to know to get ahead. 

  • Day 1: M&A Strategy: Maximizing Value with the Right Transaction
  • Day 2: Creating and Protecting Value Through Financial Analysis
  • Day 3: M&A Transaction Valuation
  • Day 4: The M&A Process: Best Practices in Planning, Process, and Execution
  • Day 5: M&A Negotiations & Deal Structuring 
The next session is March 6-10, 2017. Each session has limited seating to ensure individual attention and an intensive learning experience.  Don't miss your chance!

Benefit Bonanza!

All M&A Source members have access to an amazing benefit -  FREE  year-round access to First Research reports. Using just this ONE benefit will more than pay for the cost of annual membership. 

First Research highlights the key information you need to connect with clients - and makes it easy to use that insight to win more business. Industry Profiles are easy to read and continuously updated.

The average First Research Industry Profile cost to non-M&A Source members is $139 per report, but thanks to this EXCLUSIVE agreement, M&A Source members can obtain these Industry Profiles for FREE. This means if you utilize just four reports in a year, you have already more than offset the cost of your membership! 
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The M&A Source is organized and operated to promote members' professional development to better serve their clients' needs, and to maximize public awareness of services performed by intermediaries and ancillary advisors who facilitate solutions available for lower middle market merger and acquisition transactions.

The M&A Source was established in 1992 to address the challenges faced by merger and acquisition professionals. This international organization currently has more than 300 M&A dealmakers including intermediaries, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, financial planners and others involved in the M&A process.