November 9, 2018
When Word of Mouth Isn’t Enough
On this podcast I discuss why word of mouth marketing isn't always enough, even though it's great, necessary, and I believe in it. Get Started…
October 24, 2018
Don’t Forget to Have Fun
By Jessica, with a tad bit of help from John Page one of “Buying a Business That Makes You Rich” lists the top nine reasons…
October 19, 2018
Control Doesn’t Mean Controlling
“I like being in control. I don’t like to listen to anything from anybody.” The above is from the owner of a struggling business on…
October 17, 2018
The Value of Non-Compete Agreements
By Jessica (with a little help from John) Recently I (Jessica) attended a presentation at Equinox Business Law Group titled "Non-compete, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure, Oh My!…
October 12, 2018
The Best Business Sale Transactions are Facilitated in an Environment of Full Disclosure
Guest post from Gregory Kovsky with IBA in Bellevue, WA Due diligence is a process that benefits both sides in a business sale transaction. For…
October 10, 2018
It’s Always the Little (Unseen) Things
We had a perplexing problem with one of our garage door openers, as in it wouldn’t close, which usually means the safety beam is out…
October 6, 2018
Due Diligence and The Supreme Court
We all know what’s in the headlines. Behind the headlines we see the Republicans saying how great Kavanaugh did while testifying, there’s no backup to…
October 4, 2018
Due Diligence Does Not Mean Analysis Paralysis
This post was originally written for the blog on www.ibainc.com, a Bellevue, WA business brokerage firm. The seller nicknamed the buyer “Columbo” after the TV…
September 19, 2018
Revisiting an Old Friend – The Importance of Employees
I read a short article recently where the writer was describing his frustrating experience when making a food and beverage order, which he repeated twice,…
August 27, 2018
Getting the Owner Out of the Way
I posted recently about seeing a rash of mangled financial statements. I wrote it’s my top item owners should fix to increase value, and just…
