I recently got an email survey from our senior US Senator, Patty Murray. I’m sure she’ll use the results of the survey to state what…
JohnMJune 3, 2022
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There was a news report about the city of Auburn, WA reinstating their traffic cameras in school zones (not red-light cameras). The spokeswoman for the…
JohnMMay 26, 2022
The February ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) was the annual M&A update panel discussion. While the panel spoke of middle market deals a lot of…
JohnMMay 23, 2022
I know they need to “check the box” and get projections. In this case, “they” being bankers. Recently one asked for three years of projections…
JohnMApril 27, 2022
I’ve been listening to a very interesting podcast with a geologist named Randall Carlson. He’s discussing the changes in the earth over the last 15,000…
JohnMApril 20, 2022
I can easily tell you some people who would never make it as a business owner. The editorial columnist in the Seattle Times who wrote…
JohnMApril 13, 2022
In the US, especially in Washington State, when there’s a government project everybody gets paid the absolute maximum wage, even if they’re inexperienced and not…
JohnMApril 6, 2022
We were in Antigua on our Rotary project in the schools although this year there were no students given there’s a ban on field trips…
JohnMMarch 30, 2022
Headline in what I call the personal interest column in the Wall Street Journal on February 8, 2022, “Realtors Embrace Brutal Honestly. ‘Smells Like a…
JohnMMarch 23, 2022
My wife was going crazy. She said our younger daughter was going crazy. Why? Our grandson needed a picture of his dad in his work…
JohnMMarch 16, 2022
We all have agendas, every one of us. First let’s look at a couple in the media and then some in business. Are you surprised…
JohnMMarch 9, 2022
We are constantly bombarded with news and information about 5G. How fast it is, what it can allow us to do, how it may interfere…
JohnMMarch 2, 2022
I’m working with a client whose company was hurt and is experiencing a slow recovery. After decades of ownership the owner is burned out and…
JohnMFebruary 23, 2022
While evaluating a company, there were some questions about how some financial transactions are handled on the books. Multiple theories of what could be going…
JohnMFebruary 16, 2022
“The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are striking out on their own as consultants, retailers,…
JohnMFebruary 11, 2022
On New Year's Eve I was talking with a new business owner. He closed his deal and takes over operations on January 3. During the…
JohnMFebruary 10, 2022
While having lunch with a client he said being a business owner means you’re “betting on yourself,” which is so true. It’s the same thing…
JohnMJanuary 26, 2022
According to the New York Times, the current situation with Covid and the economy breaks down into two distinct categories. Republican politicians have done their…
JohnMJanuary 19, 2022
We were in Florida in early December and happened to see the Palm Beach Christmas displays. The tree in the photo is made of sand.…
JohnMJanuary 12, 2022
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