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Chicago, Illinois
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Chicago, IL 60601
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Clayton, MO 63105
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| Welcome to AEGIS Professional Services!
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Our firm offers integrated, comprehensive business services through our LAW, CONSULTING and CAPITAL SOURCING practice groups. This innovative approach enables us to meet many of the unique needs of emerging and established businesses.
Established in 2003, we have over 15 service professionals working to meet the needs of over 300 clients - large and small. AEGIS, like many of our clients, is driven by a fierce entrepreneurial spirit. In that sense, we are unlike many other professional service firms – which means we work harder, smarter, and much faster than a traditional law or consulting firm to achieve measurable results for our clients. Our integrated approach, and focus on the specialized needs of small and emerging businesses will very often translate into manageable solutions that cannot be afforded through traditional means. AEGIS maintains a casual, open culture – one that encourages the exchange of ideas and a creative process that helps your business to grow and thrive in an uncertain economy. AEGIS’ dynamic, collaborative, and entrepreneurial culture might not be the best fit for every business, but it may just be the right match for yours.
Please take a moment to review our website and learn more about our unique service offerings.
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| Upcoming Events of Interest
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Structuring Your Organization: Understanding the Legal Options and Ramifications of Enterprise for Nonprofit Organizations
July 23, 2009 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Goal: To teach participants about the various corporate structures available to them, the differences between these structures, the impact that legal structuring can have on their organization and enterprise's success and to explore other legal ramifications of creating an earning-income revenue stream.
Topics: Corporate structures (501c3, 501c4, L3C, LLC, S-Corp), the benefits and drawbacks of various structures, unrelated business income tax (UBIT), program related investments and its role in social enterprises and L3Cs, effects of Sarbanes-Oxley, etc.

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By Scott Levine on
6/30/2009 1:22 PM
By Ken Homza
Last month, I wrote about "The Weakest Link" and referred to the old
adage "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link". I made the
argument that the same holds true in any organization and that those
weak links can become bottlenecks and hold the entire organization
back. Within a few hours of publishing that piece, I got an email
from one of my readers. It said: "This nails it for me. I get
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By Scott Levine on
6/26/2009 7:33 AM
It sounds paradoxical, but think about it. Costs are lower, and more talent is available, thanks to layoffs. Prospective clients are more likely to try a new supplier who can help them cut costs or increase their competitiveness. Established players, too, are focused on cutting costs instead of increasing market share.
The Journal Report
All of this helps clear the way for the next venture with the better mousetrap&a ...
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By Scott Levine on
6/4/2009 9:14 AM
By Tim Mullaney
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- A company backed by a half-dozen venture capital firms and about 200 institutional investors is trying to make it easier for startups to stage initial public offerings, a bid to spur a recovery after the market collapsed.
InsideVenture Inc. will introduce a new kind of transaction today called a “hybrid public-private offering,” Chief Executive Officer Mona DeFrawi said in an interview. Startups selling stock under the program would make the same filings as in a regular IPO. The shares would be offered first to investors that work with Menlo Park, California-based InsideVenture.
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By Scott Levine on
6/4/2009 9:14 AM
By Tim Mullaney
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- A company backed by a half-dozen venture capital firms and about 200 institutional investors is trying to make it easier for startups to stage initial public offerings, a bid to spur a recovery after the market collapsed.
InsideVenture Inc. will introduce a new kind of transaction today called a “hybrid public-private offering,” Chief Executive Officer Mona DeFrawi said in an interview. Startups selling stock under the program would make the same filings as in a regular IPO. The shares would be offered first to investors that work with Menlo Park, California-based InsideVenture.
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By Scott Levine on
6/1/2009 8:49 AM
A friend and I were talking recently about time management and prioritization. I told him that for me, the key to getting things done is to know the single most important thing I must do that day and to do it first. That way, it is impossible to get to the end of the day and say, “I did not get anything done.”
My friend looked at me and said, “That’s called swallowing the bullfrog.”
“Excuse me?” I said.
He went on to explain. “Swallowing the b ...
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By Scott Levine on
4/30/2009 12:27 PM
By Stefania Aulicino
Just imagine what you could do with cash in the current environment. Thought the only cash available now is vulture money? Money that wants control? Think again!
Stop hunting and start farming for cash in the current environment.
Prehistoric man spent most of his waking day hunting for food. In his more evolved state he learned the value of farming. Besides controlling his own source of food, he freed up time which could be spent in other pursuits. Why not apply the same logic to sourcing your own growth capital. Economic self sufficiency is the result of farming vs hunting for cash.
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By Scott Levine on
4/12/2009 4:17 PM
If there is a lesson to be learned from the current economic crisis, it is that we can either pay attention to what our government is doing or we will pay the price for not paying attention. In Jefferson City, our state legislators are considering House Joint Resolution 10, which is a proposal that is not receiving much attention. HJR 10 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would change everything about Missouri’s renowned Non-Partisan Court Plan except its name.
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By Scott Levine on
3/16/2009 10:39 AM
Why Bad Times Nurture New Inventions
Can new businesses get a running start in a recession?
Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Alex Andon, checking jellyfish food in his San Francisco apartment. He has sold several tanks, including one for $25,000.
In an apartment he shares here with six roommates, Mr. Andon started a business in September building jellyfish aquariums, capitalizing on new technology that helps the fragile creatures survive in captivity. He has sold three tanks, one for $25,000 to a restauran ...
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By Scott Levine on
3/16/2009 8:26 AM
Creativity is no longer a virtue but a necessity in the current M&A environment. With merger & acquisition activity dropping sharply, alternative deal structures are becoming much more prevalent. Companies faced with liquidity problems and increasing costs of capital are seeking out merger opportunities in order to create synergies or cut costs. Other companies are being forced to divest assets in order to survive. In these uncertain times, non-traditional M&A transactions will be the name of the game in 2009.
One alternative deal structure that is beginning to be used more often is the earn-out. Just last month the equities business of UBS Investment Bank announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase the commodity index business of AIG. The purchase price for the transaction is $15 million ...
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By Scott Levine on
2/11/2009 11:42 AM
I once had a client who was arrogant and self-centered, quick to blame everyone else but himself when the division he headed couldn’t deliver results that their customers expected. Through our work together he came to understand how and why he had trained himself to avoid introspection or feedback and to develop an isolating sense of superiority that allowed him to disregard what others thought. Because he hadn't really cared how others perceived him, he saw no reason to ever admit blame for mistakes or apologize when he was out of line. Fortunately for him, that revelation led to understanding the crippling impact of his behavior and the real cost to the company. In his case, acknowledging the need to learn and master the capacity for humility and empathy was the first step in his and his organization’s transformation.
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