June 27, 2018
Know your market
We have some house guests, a young couple from Ecuador, he having been an exchange student of ours a dozen years ago. On May 8…
June 20, 2018
The Robots Are Taking Over
“Say goodbye to your bank teller and your insurance agent” is the opening line of a just released Fast Company article titled, “AI Could Kill…
June 15, 2018
From the “You can’t make this up” files
Conversation between business buyer and business broker: Buyer – “I have a few questions about the financial statements, especially the few items related to the…
June 13, 2018
Peace of Mind? Priceless
Ten and one-half years of owning an iPhone and a freak accident gave me my first broken screen. I had the phone in my jacket…
June 6, 2018
Depth Not Dependency
At the start of the 2018 baseball season you might not have believed it when you saw a record number of games snowed out across…
May 30, 2018
Life Emulates TV or is It Vice Versa?
One of our family members is a fanatic watcher of The Office. He says he’s seen each episode dozens of time (perhaps a little hyperbole…
May 23, 2018
It wasn’t even a full moon
It was mid-month, not even close to a full moon, when I had three weird and similar situations occur with business owners. An owner told…
May 16, 2018
The Start-up Mentality in Business Buyers
Some people will never own a business. They won’t buy, start, or get a franchise. Others are continually starting or buying companies. And there are…
May 9, 2018
Using experts – It Pays
There are a lot of things I can do around my house. Paint, install doors, fix some electrical and plumbing issues, etc. There are some…
May 4, 2018
Flip the Switch
Recently I got an e-newsletter from my friend Allan VanderHamm with Berntson Porter. Allan is their valuation and exit planning expert and the newsletter was…
