JohnM, Author at Martinka Consulting

Exiting & Selling

December 13, 2011

Podcast – Tips to Sell Your Business for More than you Thought you Could

This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover specific issues and topics on exit…

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Increasing Value Other

December 12, 2011

Business Owners Focusing on Growth

I've been conducting a survey of business owners (started on December 6, 2011) and the early results are interesting. The vast majority of respondents say…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

December 5, 2011

American Airlines and Small Business

American Airlines declares bankruptcy because of their overwhelming debt load. How many airlines haven't declared bankruptcy? Are there any major ones, besides Southwest, that haven't?…

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Increasing Value Other

November 22, 2011

The Economy – Mixed Signals

Pick up any publication and you'll see headlines about the European financial markets collapsing, our stock markets moving like a yo-yo, companies like Kodak in…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

November 15, 2011

Growth, Buyouts and Cash

I'm in the middle of two internal buyouts. In both cases the companies are in a growth mode, 20-25% over the last year and projecting…

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Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

November 11, 2011

Small Business can Learn from Big Business

The October 7, 2011 Wall Street Journal's Marketplace section's headline was: "Apple's Game Plan: Avoiding Culture Shock" and dealt with Apple's decade-long succession plan for the late Steve Jobs.…

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Business Buying

November 9, 2011

The Importance of SBA Loans

October 25, 2011 The Puget Sound Business Journal reported in September that the area credit unions have asked the SBA for the right to make…

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Increasing Value Other

November 7, 2011

Quantity or Quality?

October 18, 2011 At the end of September Allstate announced that they were changing their commission structure and thinning their ranks (Wall Street Journal, September…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

November 5, 2011

What you See his What you Get – The 2011-15 economy

October 11, 201 The cover story of the September 21, 2011 Wall Street Journal was titled, "Home Forecast Calls for Pain." The main point made in the…

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Other

November 4, 2011

Getting the Deal Done Conference Summary

We Need Some Stability November 1, 2011 The Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference October 27, 2011 (sponsors listed below) was a roaring success with…

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Podcast – Tips to Sell Your Business for More than you Thought you Could

Business Owners Focusing on Growth

American Airlines and Small Business

The Economy – Mixed Signals

Growth, Buyouts and Cash

Small Business can Learn from Big Business

The Importance of SBA Loans

Quantity or Quality?

What you See his What you Get – The 2011-15 economy

Getting the Deal Done Conference Summary

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