September 11, 2017
Deceit
It’s a game, a deceitful game. According to a July 7, 2017 Wall Street Journal article, television networks play a game to disguise possible poor…
August 31, 2017
The Murky Ground (a Podcast)
This podcast compares Google's recent refunds to advertisers for fake clicks to the manipulation of financial statements in small and mid-sized business buy-sell. Get Started…
August 18, 2017
Go With Your Gut Feel
I recently read an article in an industry newsletter about key factors in getting a buy-sell deal done and it struck me it was applicable…
July 31, 2017
Common Sense Isn’t All That Common
The Fourth of July is a day when seemingly normal people lose their common sense and blow off fingers, damage eyes, and do other mayhem…
July 19, 2017
It’s Always the Basics
Recently I had to give a presentation about my business, what I do, etc. About the same time, I was at the point in the…
July 15, 2017
If Only It Was So Easy
On May 25, 2017, the Wall Street Journal’s tech column was about how almost all of us have personal information exposed online, much more than…
July 12, 2017
The Freedom to Fail and Succeed
Recently it was Memorial Day, a day to honor those who died defending our country (although many confuse it with Veterans Day, which is to…
June 30, 2017
Fake News is Not New
The new buzzwords of 2016-17 are “Fake News” and “Alternative Facts”. Hey, this is nothing new. Politicians, and others, have used an alternate reality of…
June 26, 2017
Know What You’re Going to Say – And Say It
On May 10 I was on a panel at the monthly Association for Corporate Growth meeting titled, “Deal Warriors of the Lower Middle Market.” My…
June 14, 2017
When Rookies Wing It
Every competent attorney will tell you they want another competent attorney on the other side of a deal, whether it’s a buy-sell deal, contract negotiation,…
