Business BuyingExiting & Selling July 8, 2020 The gang that couldn’t fly straight A few months ago, the Wall Street Journal had an article on Boeing’s recent problems titled, “The Gang That Couldn’t Fly Straight. It covered how… JohnM Love97
Business BuyingExiting & Selling July 7, 2020 Business Valuation and Deals During COVID, and Other Turmoil I’ve been asked by quite a few people for my thoughts on business valuations and deals during the COVID-19 crisis. I’ve also been asked if… JohnM Love97
Exiting & SellingIncreasing Value June 24, 2020 What’s Going On* Over the last couple months I’ve been on a lot of webinars, Zoom meetings, and other online events, as I’m sure many of you have.… JohnM Love97
Business BuyingExiting & Selling June 17, 2020 Buy-sell Earnouts, Litigation, and the Changing Landscape On May 12, 2020 GeekWire reported Seattle company Porch is being sued by Kandela, a company Porch acquired in April 2019. The basis of the… JohnM Love97
Business BuyingExiting & Selling May 21, 2020 More Information Than Ever Like a lot of you I’ve been on more webinars the last six weeks than I usually go on in six months to a year.… JohnM Love97
Exiting & SellingIncreasing Value April 29, 2020 One Bad Apple In college basketball there are players known as being, “one-and-done,” as in playing one year for the college team and then going off to the… JohnM Love97
Business BuyingExiting & Selling April 17, 2020 Factories and Their People Get Smarter Fact: Politicians, all politicians, from both parties, promise more jobs, better jobs, increased pay, and anything else they think will garner them votes. Fact: None… JohnM Love97
Exiting & SellingIncreasing Value April 15, 2020 A Great Team Equals Success We’re in Antigua, West Indies, on our Rotary project, working in the schools. Over the course of the trip I’ve had 12 meetings (in seven… JohnM Love97
Exiting & SellingIncreasing Value April 3, 2020 Has COVID-19 Derailed Your Planning? Tips From a Crisis Management Expert For most business owners I’m guessing your strategy is off track and any exit planning is on the back burner given our minds are on… JohnM Love97
Business BuyingExiting & Selling March 18, 2020 The Robots Are Taking Over The title of this memo is a line one of my son’s likes to say regarding technology in cars, homes, and everywhere else. We see… JohnM Love97