July 21, 2011
A Business Model to Emulate
While traveling recently it was time to put gas in the car and get some lunch. We ended up at McDonald's (as an infrequent fast…
July 7, 2011
SBA Loans are a Great Option
In my Roundtable Discussion last week Mark Costello, the regional director of SBA lending, was the topic presenter. It was interesting to hear some of…
June 7, 2011
You Don’t Need to Know Everything
You don’t need to know everything; you need to know everything important. There’s a big difference between the two preceding phrases and it’s where business…
May 31, 2011
Get the Facts before Making Decisions
I’m in an elevator in a W Hotel coming down from the 20th floor with a lot of stops (busy time of day I guess).…
May 20, 2011
Events
I met with a client the other day and we discussed all that's happened since the last time we met in person. Floods, tornados, tsunamis,…
April 20, 2011
Podcast – Lifestyle Businesses
This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover specific issues and topics on exit…
March 22, 2011
Exit Strategy – Grow by Acquisition
The January 2011 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions, published by ACG, had an article by Tamika Cody titled, “Franchisor M&A: Distressed Play or Growth Opportunity.”…
February 28, 2011
Capital is Always Important
I am writing this in Antigua on a weekend break during a Rotary Club service project in the schools. The other day we drove to…
