How Can a Small Company Manage Capital (and Grow)?

By Donnie Starr On July 28, 2008 Under Small Business During my career, I've attended and participated in numerous sessions about small companies. One was titled "Are small companies going the way of the dinosaur?" Another had an implicit theme "Can small companies survive?" There may have been another one with a theme "Should small companies survive?" My basic answer to these types of questions is "Yes, they can survive, but, in vernacular, it ain't easy." One question is just what constitutes a small company? The historic FIT threshold is $500 million assets.