November 27, 2019
Scams in buy-sell deals
On September 8, 2019 the Buzz column in the Seattle Times was titled, “Seattle Cider sues founder, former CEO” and dealt with a lawsuit against…
November 21, 2019
Non-compete Agreements Become Almost Worthless (in Washington State)
This is a little different than our regular memos, but I feel it’s an important subject for Washington business owners. I recently sent past and…
November 7, 2019
The Grass is Always Greener (When You Only Care About Headlines)
One thing President Trump and other politicians have in common is the bashing of large tech companies. It used to be bashing Walmart. Yes, Walmart…
October 31, 2019
The Business Roundtable Creates a Snit Attack
The Wall Street Journal (and I’m sure others) sure had a snit attack last week after the Business Roundtable came out with their latest report…
October 23, 2019
Financial Shenanigans Versus Incompetence
The Wall Street Journal and others recently reported about an accounting expert who had predicted the Madoff Ponzi scheme and recently went after GE for what he…
October 19, 2019
What Is the American Dream? Part Two
Last month I gave my insights regarding a ProPublica article about how people over 50 won’t be the decision maker when they leave their job. (Update,…
October 9, 2019
Stereotypes Can Be Deadly
We were having a cup of coffee and some breakfast at a great little coffee shop-bakery-café in Bozeman, MT before going on a hike. Next…
September 11, 2019
Are You Overly Enamored?
Some friends have a daughter in her early 30’s who has a decent but not high paying job, is attractive and outgoing, and still lives…
August 28, 2019
Are You Ready for a Storm Surge?
I was watching a fascinating video on the Weather Channel app about Tropical Storm/Hurricane Barry in Louisiana. The scene started with what looked like a…
