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The dream team is always coming up with better solutions for sticky finance problems. Here you’ll find useful insights on emerging growth challenges, building a solid finance infrastructure, tricky regulations and other issues we geek out on.

08.04.10
Rev rec’s apples and oranges
The final challenge in adopting the new rev rec rules is dealing with the hangover of reporting hassles in comparing pre- and post-adoption data. Our guide helps you avoid headaches by walking you through options for providing financial reports that will satisfy executives, investors and analysts alike.

07.14.10
Does rev rec compute?
You may be willing (well, obligated) to comply with the new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines, but your accounting system is likely to take a dive when it gets hit with the relative selling price method affected companies are required to use. Sorry we don’t have better news, but we can offer you our guide to evaluating system capabilities and finding a solution.

06.24.10
Priced to sell
What’s the market value of something that’s never sold on its own? That’s not a riddle—it’s a question many companies have to answer, and soon. New revenue recognition rules require you to estimate the selling price of each piece in a product bundle—whether it’s sold on its own or not. This guide provides a framework for tackling the challenge.

06.02.10
OMG! Rev rec is coming!
If you’re on a calendar year, you’re under orders to adopt new rules on revenue recognition by January 1, 2011. Don’t freak out—just prepare. This guide will help you start addressing such existential questions as: Are they talking about us? Is it our lucky day? Is the price right? And is it better to look forward or back?

04.14.10
Blueprint for growth: building a smart finance infrastructure
No start-up or growth company wants to spend money on finance. But you know what really hurts? A mysterious cash leak. Or an equity accounting problem that derails your IPO. Or having to spend a lot of money to clean up your accounting so you can pass an audit. This guide outlines a cost-effective strategy to prevent such finance meltdowns.

03.17.10
Roadmap for growth: business information systems that grow with you
Business information systems need to be just the right size—not too big or too small, too simple or too complex—so you can avoid expensive messes, keep a handle on costs and be ready for all kinds of opportunities. This article, the fourth in a series in BayBioNotes, helps you suss out needs for all stages of growth.

12.14.09
Roadmap for growth: right resources, right systems, right time
Outside service providers and consultants can be invaluable and cost-effective—especially if you’re an emerging company. To help you save money (and who doesn’t want that?), RoseRyan provides a few tips on getting the right talent at the right time. This is the third article in a series in BayBioNotes.

11.11.09
Roadmap for growth: finance infrastructure nuts and bolts for start-ups
In article 2 of a series in BayBioNotes, we describe the roadmap for building a solid accounting, finance and administrative infrastructure from pre-funding stage activities through an M&A, IPO or secondary offering.

11.06.09
Is your finance structure a house of cards?
We’re not trying to be drama queens, but we’ve seen companies delay IPOs, miss out on high valuations and face other disasters because they lacked a finance infrastructure roadmap. Find out how our Scalable Finance Architecture™ can help, and get a free poster.

10.09.09
Roadmap for growth: right resources, right systems, right time
Our gurus take a no-nonsense approach to building a finance architecture that will give your start-up what it takes to grow. This article is the first in a series running in BayBioNotes.

10.06.09
What’s rev rec all about, anyway?
September’s FASB rule changes for bundled products have furrowed the brow of many a finance exec in Silicon Valley. But never fear: RoseRyan senior accounting guru Kelley Wall explains it all for you in this concise report.

10.02.09
M&A targets should start their engines
Despite the recession, there is M&A activity—but now acquiring companies are being even pickier about their prospects’ finances. What’s a target company to do? Check out our M&A prep list of simple things to do now.

7.17.09
Want a piece of the ARRA stimulus funding?
Companies that want to take advantage of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act can’t sit around with their hands in their pockets. To help, RoseRyan and the legal pros at Sonnenschein developed the Stimulus Accelerator Program. Learn more about the possibilities here.

5.23.09
Don’t panic: here’s the scoop on fair value accounting
The recent brouhaha over mark-to-market accounting is largely overblown, says RoseRyan technical consultant Kelley Wall. The FASB’s pronouncement is merely common sense. Here’s her advice.

3.16.09
How to kick butt on a budget
Your staff got smaller, but not your workload. Find out how we can help you contain finance costs without sacrificing quality or introducing unnecessary risk.

2.13.08
SEC guru breaks down FAS141R
Our SEC superstar Maureen Earley sums up everything you need to know in this two-page distillation of FAS141R. She covers the rules for transaction costs, restructuring, in-process R&D and contingencies.