January 11, 2020
Politicians, Businesspeople, and Rotary’s 4-Way Test
As we experience the holiday season with Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All, Thanks(giving), and the meaning of all this, I want to share my…
December 26, 2019
Three Important Buy-Sell Lessons
This is something I sent to our clients recently and realized it has good lessons for all. I’ve been involved in a real estate buy-sell…
December 19, 2019
Fantasyland
I was recently talking to a business buyer about what he was looking for in a business. What he said all made sense; a B2B…
December 12, 2019
What is Your Real Income
I’m working with a private equity firm to find add-on HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or refrigeration companies for their plumbing construction firm in the Seattle area…
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…
