http://www.midmarketplace.com Action Step 5 - From the AICPA’s Strategic Planning Committee: “…today’s business professionals operate in a new economy where the old rules no longer meet market needs as fully as they once did. Increasingly, the business community is seeking professionals with the competencies to analyze today’s rapidly changing business environment and help them address broad strategic business issues. Research conducted by an international leader in market research showed that 76 percent of small, medium and large U.S. companies that employ professional services firms are devoting more resources to strategic planning compared to five years ago. More than half of these companies and professional services firms are finding it more difficult to identify people with suitable strategic skills.” daily 1 2005-12-16T17:46:45Z http://www.midmarketplace.com/solution-provider-directory/providers/wynnchurch Wynnchurch Capital, located in Chicago, Illinois and founded in 1999, is a leading middle-market private equity investment firm. No publisher thealliance Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2007-11-21T20:27:47Z Solution Provider http://www.midmarketplace.com/solution-provider-directory/providers/Calvert%20Street CSCP currently manages $500,000,000 of private investment funds dedicated to serving the capital needs of lower middle market manufacturing and service companies. No publisher thealliance Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2007-11-21T20:28:40Z Solution Provider http://www.midmarketplace.com/solution-provider-directory/providers/Evolve Target investments have $2.0 to $4.5 million of LTM EBITDA and a track record of growth, but lack many of the systems, financial controls, management processes and business plans that other private equity firms may require. No publisher thealliance Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2007-11-21T20:35:44Z Solution Provider http://www.midmarketplace.com/resources/links/equity-strategies-group Equity Strategies Group's sole focus is the design and implementation of successful Exit Plans for owners of privately held businesses. No publisher thealliance Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2006-11-15T15:54:19Z Link http://www.midmarketplace.com/solution-provider-directory/providers/cornerstone-capital-holdings Cornerstone Capital Holdings is a private equity firm investing in manufacturing and industrial service companies with enterprise values ranging from $5 to $30 million. Our objective is to partner with strong management teams in mature industries to maximize shareholder value over time. No publisher acwadmin Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2007-11-21T20:35:04Z Solution Provider http://www.midmarketplace.com/solution-provider-directory/providers/Aequitas Established in 1993, Aequitas Capital Management is an alternative investment firm providing private equity and commercial finance products to the middle market, healthcare and energy sectors. Our value proposition for our clients is in our hands-on approach to advising, structuring and investing. No publisher thealliance Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2007-11-21T20:29:35Z Solution Provider http://www.midmarketplace.com/solution-provider-directory/providers/GenCap Founded in 1985, Gen Cap America (GCA) is a private investment firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. GCA specializes in acquisitions and recapitalizations of middle market businesses. GCA is actively investing Southvest Fund V, L.P., a fund of approximately $100 million that closed in March, 2005. No publisher thealliance Expert Type: Private Equity Action Step: 5 Increase Value 2007-11-21T20:39:59Z Solution Provider