Private equity experts and their backers are increasingly turning to the "independent sponsor" model to get their deals done. We sat down with John Hill of JW Hill Capital, an independent sponsor based in Newport Beach, CA, to learn more about their model. JW Hill acquires lower middle market companies in ...

When Jill Vitiello first started working in the 1970s, the narrative of women in the workplace was completely different than the one today. In 1970, women accounted for 38 percent of the workforce. In 2015, women comprised just under half of the workforce at 47 percent — a figure that represents over 73 ...

Everything is an ecosystem. That’s one of the reasons everyone tells you to find a niche. They tell you to find a niche when you’re in college, they tell you to find a niche when you’re going to start a business, they tell you to find a niche when your business works well but could be more successful. They ...