June 30, 2012
Management Advice from Reality TV
The other night we were watching "Bar Rescue" starring Jon Taffer. Mr. Taffer was working with a bar/restaurant in Chicago that was struggling to catch…
June 15, 2012
Managing the Fast Track
Recently The Wall Street Journal had an article on single people getting off the fast track. Their main example was a lawyer whom left a…
May 23, 2012
It’s All About Relationships
Recently I received a phone call from an advisor on the other side of a transaction (someone who will probably read this). The point of…
May 4, 2012
Be Concise not Confusing
A recent transaction has the parties confused over some of the language in the Purchase and Sale Agreement (not unusual). It reminds us that when…
May 1, 2012
Finding Money in a Down Real Estate Market
The February 1, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a front page story about how many small businesses, including a lot of start-ups, can't fund their business because their…
April 29, 2012
When Businesses Don’t Prosper
The New York Times small business blog on January 18, 2012 had a case study on franchises. A former International Franchise Association executive, now a franchise owner,…
April 27, 2012
Observations from Antigua
In wrote this while on the island of Antigua in the country of Antigua and Barbuda for our annual Rotary service project. We're working in…
April 26, 2012
Top Three Strategies for Business Growth
The "You're the Boss" blog in the January 18 New York Times featured "How to Diagnose What's Wrong With Your Business" by Jay Goltz. Mr. Goltz said to concentrate…
April 26, 2012
Do You Know Your Customers?
I recently participated in a focus group for a company with which I have a business referral relationship. They received tremendous value from the session…
