We recently spent a long weekend cleaning out our family cabin, which recently sold. As we thought about all we did over the years, we…
JohnMFebruary 13, 2020
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Goals are an ongoing task, not just for a calendar year. Many years ago I was a regular at a pretty cool restaurant in Minneapolis,…
JohnMFebruary 6, 2020
This was originally written for the blog on www.ibainc.com. An interesting title of an article about how the author helps his company’s clients, isn’t it?…
JohnMFebruary 5, 2020
Gazing out the window of a high-rise I saw workers on scaffolding on a building across the street. My first reaction was, “That looks like…
JohnMJanuary 30, 2020
The Wall Street Journal had an article titled, “New Ways to Battle Procrastination.” So, I tore it out to read later. Seriously, I did tear…
JohnMJanuary 25, 2020
It’s common knowledge cable and satellite TV companies have been losing customers to cord cutting, i.e., people using only online streaming services for their in-house…
JohnMJanuary 23, 2020
There was a recent news story about a Seattle area law enforcement officer suing for about $11 million because of a health condition caused by…
JohnMJanuary 17, 2020
As we experience the holiday season with Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All, Thanks(giving), and the meaning of all this, I want to share my…
JohnMJanuary 11, 2020
This is something I sent to our clients recently and realized it has good lessons for all. I’ve been involved in a real estate buy-sell…
JohnMDecember 26, 2019
On October 23 we had our 12th annual Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference at the Bellevue Club. As always, our sponsors and expert panelists (beside…
JohnMDecember 21, 2019
I was recently talking to a business buyer about what he was looking for in a business. What he said all made sense; a B2B…
JohnMDecember 19, 2019
I’m working with a private equity firm to find add-on HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or refrigeration companies for their plumbing construction firm in the Seattle area…
JohnMDecember 12, 2019
We’ve been working on an ongoing project with Pacific Software Publishing to locate acquisition targets of companies doing website hosting. Many moons ago I came…
JohnMDecember 5, 2019
On September 8, 2019 the Buzz column in the Seattle Times was titled, “Seattle Cider sues founder, former CEO” and dealt with a lawsuit against…
JohnMNovember 27, 2019
“Millennials are less loyal, so service agreements are on the decline. Will need to create "clubs" for them to join, with a monthly fee to…
JohnMNovember 23, 2019
This is a little different than our regular memos, but I feel it’s an important subject for Washington business owners. I recently sent past and…
JohnMNovember 21, 2019
Many business owners claim their business would take off if only someone did a few simple things. The usual suspect in “simple things” is to…
JohnMNovember 14, 2019
One thing President Trump and other politicians have in common is the bashing of large tech companies. It used to be bashing Walmart. Yes, Walmart…
JohnMNovember 7, 2019
The Wall Street Journal (and I’m sure others) sure had a snit attack last week after the Business Roundtable came out with their latest report…
JohnMOctober 31, 2019
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