August 12, 2011
Weekly Memo, August 9, 2011
Where is Your Bottleneck? The July 10, 2011 Seattle Times had an article on a local, small business that has created a software product to…
August 7, 2011
Weekly Memo, August 2, 2011
Own a Business - Be in Control The July 7, 2011 Wall Street Journal had a front-page story about how new 401(k) regulations have reduced…
August 5, 2011
Weekly Memo, July 26, 2011
Can You Deliver on your Boasts? As we gain experience we realize that concepts stay the same while situations change. In cleaning out our garage…
August 3, 2011
Weekly Memo, July 19, 2011
Picking a Bank and a Banker I recently spoke at a Clothier & Head event and one of the other speakers was Dan Dierdorff with…
August 1, 2011
Don’t be an Over-Leveraged Buyer
The July 30, 2011 Wall Street Journal had a headline of, “For Investors, Cash Is King.” Of course, business owners and business buyers have known…
July 31, 2011
Weekly Memo, July 12, 2011
Starr Not Shining? Why was Beatle Sir Paul McCartney knighted and Ringo Starr wasn't wonders Ringo? He feels slighted when he's compared to the other…
July 28, 2011
Not just in Small Business
The July 28, 2011 Wall Street Journal had a front page article on Groupon’s pre-IPO accounting tricks. It seems they are presenting an income statement…
July 21, 2011
A Business Model to Emulate
While traveling recently it was time to put gas in the car and get some lunch. We ended up at McDonald's (as an infrequent fast…
July 18, 2011
WSJ says sales of [very] small firms are up
In the July 14, 2011 Wall Street Journal, Sarah Needleman writes that sales of small businesses, as per bizbuysell.com, are up for the third straight…
July 14, 2011
Weekly Memo July 5, 2011
Trust and Doing Business Together During a recent transaction there was a discussion about the amount to be allocated to the seller's non-compete agreement. Because…
