December 21, 2010
Does Your Business Have to Tell a Story?
The results of an unscientific study (my experience) lead me to believe that 80% of small businesses need to tell a “story” to get a…
November 17, 2010
5 More Reasons You Own a Job Not a Business
If the previous five weren't enough, here are five more. 1. You have no profit after a fair market salary for the job you do…
October 26, 2010
Hunker Down and Die
Seven reasons why waiting for the recovery will not be your company’s savior A brief, unscientific, study over the last two months (of people in…
October 7, 2010
Depressed Valuations – Are you exempt from this phenomenon?
“What have you been smoking,” or better yet, “what exhaust have you been breathing?” should be asked of the 89% of business owners who, in…
September 16, 2010
Reasons 16-20 why your business isn’t worth what you think
My press release on these reasons and reasons 11-15 was picked up by a number of sources including business.com. You can see it at: http://blogs.business.com/whatworks/2010/10-ways-boost-business/.…
September 13, 2010
Getting buy-in to improve performance
It’s the start of football season and of course there surprises. On September 11 there were at least three prominent big conference teams beaten by…
September 8, 2010
Is your business in balance?
Businesses need balance I’ll break this into three areas. The first one is customers and vendors. Both need to have a good mix and lack…
September 1, 2010
Reasons 11-15 why your business isn’t worth what you think it is
Financing is hard to get-banks don’t like your industry, your business or acquisitions in your industry. If you industry requires a high level of industry…
August 27, 2010
Turning a headwind into a tailwind
We just returned from our annual trip to the family cabin in northern Wisconsin. For most of the trip we averaged over 25 mpg. However,…
August 13, 2010
What is your competitive advantage?
During my presentations on business ownership and business buying the subject of the risks associated with a business always comes up. We cover a few…
