JohnM, Author at Martinka Consulting

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October 12, 2010

Client Profile-Seattle Publishing

Seattle Publishing (SP) began in 1972 as The Great Bicycle Conspiracy, a publication created to cover the widespread popularity of cycling in the Pacific Northwest.…

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Business Buying Other

October 7, 2010

Don’t emulate the Tribune Company

The October 6, 2010 New York Times had a feature story on the Tribune Company post-acquisition by Sam Zell. The company is now in bankruptcy…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value Other

October 7, 2010

Depressed Valuations – Are you exempt from this phenomenon?

“What have you been smoking,” or better yet, “what exhaust have you been breathing?” should be asked of the 89% of business owners who, in…

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Love97

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October 1, 2010

Increasing profit and a Rotary Club’s fundraising

In working to scale my Rotary Club’s fundraising efforts I’ve approached it as I would an assignment to increase performance and productivity in a business.…

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September 22, 2010

The recession is over?

September 21, 2010-Headline in the WSJ, "Slump Over, Pain Persists." Headline the Seattle Times, "Officially, Recession Ended in June, 2009; Public reaction harsh." Is there…

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Love97

Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

September 16, 2010

Reasons 16-20 why your business isn’t worth what you think

My press release on these reasons and reasons 11-15 was picked up by a number of sources including business.com. You can see it at: http://blogs.business.com/whatworks/2010/10-ways-boost-business/.…

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Business Buying

September 13, 2010

Authorized Business Buyer Advocate ®

From my good friend Ted Leverette, here is a great article on why to use an Authorized Business Buyer Advocate: From Business.gov, "Why Use a…

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Love97

Exiting & Selling Increasing Value Other

September 13, 2010

Getting buy-in to improve performance

It’s the start of football season and of course there surprises. On September 11 there were at least three prominent big conference teams beaten by…

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Love97

Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

September 8, 2010

Is your business in balance?

Businesses need balance I’ll break this into three areas. The first one is customers and vendors. Both need to have a good mix and lack…

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Love97

Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

September 1, 2010

Reasons 11-15 why your business isn’t worth what you think it is

Financing is hard to get-banks don’t like your industry, your business or acquisitions in your industry. If you industry requires a high level of industry…

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Love97

JohnM

Client Profile-Seattle Publishing

Don’t emulate the Tribune Company

Depressed Valuations – Are you exempt from this phenomenon?

Increasing profit and a Rotary Club’s fundraising

The recession is over?

Reasons 16-20 why your business isn’t worth what you think

Authorized Business Buyer Advocate ®

Getting buy-in to improve performance

Is your business in balance?

Reasons 11-15 why your business isn’t worth what you think it is

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