Sales are the first step toward profits. Without sales, there are no profits. Profit is also called income, net profits and net income. Sales are also called revenues and result from products and ...

Unless you are a philanthropist running a nonprofit organization, your main motivation for being in business is to generate a healthy income. How you reach that objective, however, will depend on many ...

I asked Prof. Bainbridge whether I could cross-post this from Corporate Finance Lab, and he kindly agreed: What is the purpose of a corporation? Is it, as Nobel Economics laureate Milton Friedman ...

In justifying his attacks on Bain Capital, President Obama argues that "profit maximization" might be an appropriate goal for a private-equity firm, but not for more general public policy. This ...

Over the last several years, many of our small-to-medium size clients have been trying to achieve greater profit maximization by fine tuning their full scale production facility. Each has endeavored ...

Matt Lee is the founding partner of Atlas Growth Capital. He has 3+ years of experience as a consultant and startup advisor. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial ...

In a strategic shift responding to heightened global media competition, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is moving its focus from subscriber growth towards profit maximization. The streaming giant's new strategy ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...