Recently my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) held our annual changing of the officers' dinner and party I was the outgoing president and I was honored…
JohnMSeptember 14, 2012
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The April 2012 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, published by ACG, had a large article titled, "Standing Out in a Private Equity Crowd." It…
JohnMSeptember 9, 2012
Here is a story that is one of many poor customer-service experiences I've had at our family cabin. You'd think small-town businesses in an area…
JohnMSeptember 5, 2012
The May 23, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a feature article titled, "You Call That Innovation?" The article discussed the overuse of the word innovation and noted…
JohnMSeptember 2, 2012
I get updates for industry groups of which I'm a member on LinkedIn. After an exchange with a friend about one of these I wrote…
JohnMAugust 29, 2012
I was talking with a friend who's in his mid-sixties and retired. Our discussion turned to a mutual acquaintance who's 70 and still working hard.…
JohnMAugust 21, 2012
There are times to go deep into details and times to stay at the 30,000-foot level. I often say that I’m on a balance beam…
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JohnMJuly 26, 2012
We’re on an airplane, in the air about 15 minutes and the captain announces there’s a problem with the cabin pressure and that we’re returning…
JohnMJuly 25, 2012
Since college days I've been a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes. I've read all the stories at least twice, watched the old PBS episodes and…
JohnMJuly 12, 2012
I recently sent this to my clients who are searching for a business to buy. Based on some of their feedback I thought you'd be…
JohnMJuly 10, 2012
On June 30 my term as president of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club ended. I learned a lot in my presidential year and in the…
JohnMJuly 10, 2012
The Facebook IPO has social media in the headlines. The big item to consider is: How does social media help our businesses and us? For…
JohnMJuly 8, 2012
The weekend of April 21 we attended our Rotary district's annual conference. The keynote speaker was State Senator Rick Brinkley from Oklahoma. He was one…
JohnMJuly 4, 2012
The other night we were watching "Bar Rescue" starring Jon Taffer. Mr. Taffer was working with a bar/restaurant in Chicago that was struggling to catch…
JohnMJune 30, 2012
Dan Lemmer sent me Berkshire Hathaway's (Warren Buffett's company) acquisition criteria from their annual report. While buyers of small to mid-sized businesses don't have the…
JohnMJune 28, 2012
My son and his wife just had an offer accepted on a house, pending the inspection. Last fall they had an offer accepted on a…
JohnMJune 26, 2012
My previous rule alluded to the fact that when you see where you can add value (vs. playing the, “I’ll know it when I see…
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