December 7, 2010
The Christmas Season
It’s a fun time of the year at our home and a lot of other homes. We get into the Christmas season in a big…
December 2, 2010
Go with your gut feel
I regularly tell my business buyer clients that they need to go with their gut feel about a situation. If anything doesn’t seem right then…
November 17, 2010
5 More Reasons You Own a Job Not a Business
If the previous five weren't enough, here are five more. 1. You have no profit after a fair market salary for the job you do…
November 15, 2010
Fight Against Hunger Award
Following is the press release related to a recent award Jeff Mason and I received from Rotary First Harvest. November 12, 2010⎯Kirkland, WA business consultant…
November 10, 2010
Five reasons you own a job not a business
Too many business owners think they have a business when all they have is the job of being a business owner. Helping solve the problems…
November 2, 2010
Can You “Learn” Sales? Yes!
The following was published recently in the Inc. magazine online newsletter. The information on the author, who quoted me, is at the end. Some people…
October 28, 2010
Client Profile – CREO Industrial Arts
CREO Industrial Arts is a specialty fabricator based in Everett, WA specializing in high-end architectural signage for large properties such as Retail & Mixed Use…
October 26, 2010
Hunker Down and Die
Seven reasons why waiting for the recovery will not be your company’s savior A brief, unscientific, study over the last two months (of people in…
October 21, 2010
Five more reasons to buy (own) a business
Here are five more reasons, to supplement the previous five posted here, on why it's advantageous to buy a business. Be the boss—it’s nice to…
October 13, 2010
Five things a business owner/seller should not do
Business owners do a lot of things right. This is especially true of the owners of profitable companies. However, many of the habits, traits and…
