July 21, 2021
You Can do Better than the Government (any Government)
This weekend I received a postcard from the WA State Department of Health encouraging me to get a Covid vaccine. Funny because I got vaccinated…
July 17, 2021
Buying a Business; Operating a Business; Selling a Business Employees are More Important than Ever
The US is opening. The EU is opening. And the owner of a painting company told me he could do twice as much work if…
July 14, 2021
To Call or Not To Call
I looked at the title of a recent article by Joanna Stern in the Wall Street Journal and felt it was either aimed directly at…
July 8, 2021
When Think Small Not Big is Best
The other day the Wall Street Journal wrote about how, “Small Investors Look to Small-Town Homes.” One investor said he targets C-level homes in decent…
July 6, 2021
What is Exit Planning Really?
Exit planning gets a lot of buzz but what is it really? Here’s an example of what could of, should have been done with proper…
June 30, 2021
When You’re Wrong, You’re Wrong
I was wrong. I’ll admit it. Go back a year and then I thought a lot of distressed companies would hit the market in Q2…
June 23, 2021
Decisively Solving Problems (Without Overreach)
“I hate lawyers” was how a client answered the phone. No hello, hi John, or similar. Just, “I hate lawyers.” And obviously not referring to…
June 18, 2021
Deals Should be Nothing but Common Sense
Recently Jessica and I attended a webinar put on by investor Tony Cappaert and his guest Sam Rosati, owner of two light manufacturing businesses. That…
June 16, 2021
The Benefit of (Good) Benefits
According to a Gallup study, one in every six workers stay in a job they’re unhappy with because of the benefits and the lower the…
