March 31, 2011
Goals and Business Selling
In my March 24, 2011 post I wrote about goals and business buying. Now let’s discuss goals and exit planning. I just read that a…
March 24, 2011
Goals and Business Buying
I recently heard a talk on goals and how to achieve them. One of the key points was that no matter what the goal, how…
March 22, 2011
Exit Strategy – Grow by Acquisition
The January 2011 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions, published by ACG, had an article by Tamika Cody titled, “Franchisor M&A: Distressed Play or Growth Opportunity.”…
March 15, 2011
It takes Risking Money to Buy a Business
The March 4-10 Puget Sound Business Journal had a front page article on a surge in M&A activity and stated that one driving force was…
February 28, 2011
Capital is Always Important
I am writing this in Antigua on a weekend break during a Rotary Club service project in the schools. The other day we drove to…
February 22, 2011
Business Dependencies – They’re Not Good
Business Dependencies - They're Not Good This is a Podcast in my series titled, “Two Minutes or Less.” In two minutes or less I cover…
February 17, 2011
Your Business’s Future – Others are also Concerned
In 2010 an article of mine on Exit Planning was published by the Manufacturers Agents National Association. One paragraph from that article is: "If I’m…
February 16, 2011
Bank loans and the SBA in 2011
Yesterday I attended a panel discussion put on by the Clothier-Head CPA firm. The subject was SBA guaranteed loans and included loan officers, the SBA…
February 14, 2011
Owners/CEOs Thrive with Support Groups
The Financial Times reported that a record 1,400 CEOs attended the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A big reason, according the reporter Gillian…
February 8, 2011
Cash Talks in Business Buying and Selling
The headline in the February 8, 2011 Wall Street Journal is, “Cash Buyers Lift Housing.” The bottom line is that people are looking for deals…
