April 15, 2011
Client Recommendation
Bill Tenneson acquires Commercial Sound & Video Bill Tenneson recently closed on a transaction to Seattle company, Commercial Sound & Video, a leader in audio,…
April 12, 2011
Observations from Cabo
I just returned from my son’s wedding in Cabo and came back with some observations. We had a long conversation with a very nice retired…
April 2, 2011
What’s Right and What’s Not
There’s a fine line sometimes between the letter of an agreement and the spirit of the agreement. Triggering a (negative) clause in a contract after…
March 31, 2011
Goals and Business Selling
In my March 24, 2011 post I wrote about goals and business buying. Now let’s discuss goals and exit planning. I just read that a…
March 24, 2011
Goals and Business Buying
I recently heard a talk on goals and how to achieve them. One of the key points was that no matter what the goal, how…
March 22, 2011
Exit Strategy – Grow by Acquisition
The January 2011 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions, published by ACG, had an article by Tamika Cody titled, “Franchisor M&A: Distressed Play or Growth Opportunity.”…
March 15, 2011
It takes Risking Money to Buy a Business
The March 4-10 Puget Sound Business Journal had a front page article on a surge in M&A activity and stated that one driving force was…
February 28, 2011
Capital is Always Important
I am writing this in Antigua on a weekend break during a Rotary Club service project in the schools. The other day we drove to…
February 22, 2011
Business Dependencies – They’re Not Good
Business Dependencies - They're Not Good This is a Podcast in my series titled, “Two Minutes or Less.” In two minutes or less I cover…
February 17, 2011
Your Business’s Future – Others are also Concerned
In 2010 an article of mine on Exit Planning was published by the Manufacturers Agents National Association. One paragraph from that article is: "If I’m…
