July 24, 2013
Sales 101 – Stay in Touch
I received a call from a salesperson at a company from whom I had requested information. We went over a few things, she answered some…
July 22, 2013
Business Buyers Must Be Passionate (and Edgy)
Business buyer tips: Ask insightful questions Research the industry Show an interest and passion if you’re considering making an offer A client lost a deal…
July 18, 2013
Young Entrepreneurship is Alive and Well
During our February Rotary project in Antigua one of the students, Andrew Nguyen, constantly had a portable speaker box with him. It turns out that…
July 17, 2013
When the Internet is Full of Junk
The two most recent newsletters from Business Brokerage Press featured a list of the current “hot” businesses for sale based on a monthly ranking of…
July 10, 2013
Do You Really Want My Business?
We had a problem with a DVD that’s part of an exercise program we use. While the company replaced it, I decided we didn’t want…
July 9, 2013
Grow Your Business – Increase Its Value
On June 28, 2013 the Puget Sound Business Journal published my column titled, "To make a company valuable, you need to help it grow." “So…
June 29, 2013
Let’s Not Worry About Your Customers’ Experience
A recent experience as a customer triggered my memory to last summer when my wife had a little biking accident and we ended up in…
June 27, 2013
Universities (Forced to) Join the Real World
The June 19, 2013 Wall Street Journal titled, “Unpaid Internship? Some College Pick Up the Tab.” Here’s a quote from the article. “Colleges’ job-placement rates…
