We can learn a lot from history. Of course, we have to pay attention and allow for other factors. One area that especially requires special…
JohnMJanuary 5, 2012
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"In any two days, human beings create as much information online as it took our species to create in the 30,000 years between the dawn…
JohnMJanuary 1, 2012
The September 2011 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions (published by ACG) had an article that stated it is not the lenders who are holding up…
JohnMDecember 28, 2011
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…
JohnMDecember 28, 2011
On November 5, 2011 the University of Washington football team played their last game in Husky Stadium before a $250 million renovation, which has already…
JohnMDecember 25, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 3, 2011 that even with high unemployment many jobs are hard to fill. In this era of specialization, technology and…
JohnMDecember 23, 2011
The October 3, 2011 Minneapolis Star Tribune had a front-page business section article on how franchises are a viable alternative to a corporate job. For years one…
JohnMDecember 21, 2011
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…
JohnMDecember 20, 2011
The Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference October 27, 2011 (sponsors listed below) was a roaring success with very positive feedback. Our special guest speaker…
JohnMDecember 19, 2011
Listen to a lesson about how big companies try to manipulate their accounting and why buyers of small and mid-size businesses are skeptical. Integrity lessones…
JohnMDecember 15, 2011
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…
JohnMDecember 14, 2011
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…
JohnMDecember 13, 2011
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…
JohnMDecember 12, 2011
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?…
JohnMDecember 5, 2011
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…
JohnMNovember 22, 2011
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…
JohnMNovember 15, 2011
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.…
JohnMNovember 11, 2011
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…
JohnMNovember 9, 2011
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…
JohnMNovember 7, 2011
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