School is wrapping up across the country, but for education companies, summer is no time to kick back and relax. With next year’s sales revenue riding on the ability to prep during the summer, the first step to success is understanding the selling cycle: As the sales cycle shows, being fully prepared at the start […]
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May
May
Arc has made several investments on an international level over the last two years. We often get questions about doing business in another country, whether from a company that is thinking about how to enter a market outside the U.S., or (more commonly) from a company that has been approached by a prospective international partner. […]
We can all agree that schools changed the day students started bringing their own devices with them. The educational experience of today’s kids has shifted because of the ease of access to smartphones, tablets and less expensive computers. With this reshaping of the educational learning environment comes the opportunity for service and content providers to […]
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Dec
ED-Lection 2016 With the Presidential race gearing up, Arc will track candidates’ education policy positions. Stay tuned for more in the coming months and into next year. GOP Debate During the October 10 GOP debate, Marco Rubio called the nation’s higher education system “completely outdated” and advocated for additional vocational education stating America needs more […]
For most businesses, linear growth – maybe 10 or 15 percent annually, year in and year out – is certainly not a bad thing, but many companies do not take a step back to think about moving beyond linear growth to the next level of exponential growth of 30 percent or more. So what is […]
Over the past 12 months, Arc has continued to make investments, including two additional investments in the mobile and special education space, deploying close to a million dollars. Arc also continues to advise some of the fastest growing companies in the country, including the SIIA Innovation Winner RoboKind for Robots for Autism. Arc continues to […]
Of course your company is fantastic, but would anyone give you money for it? As investors, we see many companies who fail to ask themselves that question. If you are looking for investment, it is critical that you know what type of company it is that you are building. In general, there are three types […]
Arc Capital Development announced on January 30 that it made investments in six companies in 2013, which together raised more than $5 million. The education and special needs-focused global private equity and advisory firm assumed a majority position in one company and a minority position in the remainder of the companies. In most cases, Arc […]
In the midst of all the holiday festivities as 2013 draws to a close, it’s important to take time out to ensure 2014 will start on the right track. We share some questions you should be asking now to lay the groundwork for success in 2014: What do we need to have in place now […]
Arc Capital Development will be celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary on Sunday, September 22nd in Denver. In reflecting on our 10 years, we thought it might be interesting to look back at education investment over the past 10 years – view our new white paper here.