June 2, 2021
Flaunting the Rules
We got back from a week in Scottsdale and on the outbound flight, as we landed, the pilot asked us to stay in our seats…
May 26, 2021
Bad News Sells
As was predicted, news outlet ratings have fallen, especially those that are anti-Trump. People want to see, hear, and read negative news. In the first…
May 12, 2021
Business Drivers that Decrease Value
The other day Jessica was saying how she’s come to realize we and others say about the same things when it comes to what makes…
May 5, 2021
Questions, Questions, and More Questions
I was talking with (helping) a person who has a very small advisory firm about a recent conversation he’d had with a prospective client. He…
April 28, 2021
Who is the Face of Your Company?
There’s the old question, “Who’s the most important employee at a hotel?” and the answer is, the doorman (or doorwoman). They’re the first-person guests see…
April 21, 2021
Don’t be Greedy – Be the Best
The New York Times reported on a “little-noticed court ruling in December (2020).” The ruling was against the former board members of the Jones Group,…
April 14, 2021
The Challenges of Buying (and Selling) a Business
A month or so after a business buy-sell transaction the buyer said he had found some challenges but was making his way through them. Finding…
April 9, 2021
Why Buy and Own a Business?
The March 1, 2021 comic Non Sequitur by Wiley gives us a great answer (to the headline). You can see the comic here* and in…
April 7, 2021
Questions and Confidentiality When Exiting
By Jessica Martinka There’s an old song that starts out, “Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.” What about, “Questions, questions, everywhere a question,” when it comes…
