June 15, 2021
Be an “A” Business
The other day the Wall Street Journal wrote about how, “Small Investors Look to Small-Town Homes.” One investor said he targets C-level homes in decent…
June 14, 2021
No Saturated Markets, Please
A recent Wall Street Journal has an article on how cellphone carriers are back to giving away phones with a contract or financing phones with…
June 2, 2021
Flaunting the Rules
We got back from a week in Scottsdale and on the outbound flight, as we landed, the pilot asked us to stay in our seats…
May 26, 2021
Bad News Sells
As was predicted, news outlet ratings have fallen, especially those that are anti-Trump. People want to see, hear, and read negative news. In the first…
May 12, 2021
Business Drivers that Decrease Value
The other day Jessica was saying how she’s come to realize we and others say about the same things when it comes to what makes…
April 21, 2021
Don’t be Greedy – Be the Best
The New York Times reported on a “little-noticed court ruling in December (2020).” The ruling was against the former board members of the Jones Group,…
April 14, 2021
The Challenges of Buying (and Selling) a Business
A month or so after a business buy-sell transaction the buyer said he had found some challenges but was making his way through them. Finding…
April 7, 2021
Questions and Confidentiality When Exiting
By Jessica Martinka There’s an old song that starts out, “Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.” What about, “Questions, questions, everywhere a question,” when it comes…
March 27, 2021
Texas Energy Screw-up and Small Business Impairments
The headlines about the Texas freeze and energy disaster caught my attention. I read two long articles, one in the Seattle Times and the other…
