January 3, 2012
Podcast – Benefits to Buying a Business – Volume Two
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…
December 21, 2011
Alternatives to Corporate Employment
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…
December 15, 2011
Podcast – Integrity Lessons from Corporate M&A
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…
December 14, 2011
Podcast – Benefits to Buying a Business – Volume One
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…
December 5, 2011
American Airlines and Small Business
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?…
November 15, 2011
Growth, Buyouts and Cash
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…
November 9, 2011
The Importance of SBA Loans
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…
November 5, 2011
What you See his What you Get – The 2011-15 economy
October 11, 201 The cover story of the September 21, 2011 Wall Street Journal was titled, "Home Forecast Calls for Pain." The main point made in the…
November 2, 2011
Watch Your Debt
The Wall Street Journal recently had an article about how many midsize chain restaurants are struggling. The interesting commonality was that food costs were up…
