April 21, 2011
Weekly Memo – April 18, 2011
Don't Let Stress Get you Down The front page of the April 15, 2011 Wall Street Journal had a picture titled, "Japanese Cling to Tradition…
April 15, 2011
Client Recommendation
Bill Tenneson acquires Commercial Sound & Video Bill Tenneson recently closed on a transaction to Seattle company, Commercial Sound & Video, a leader in audio,…
April 12, 2011
Observations from Cabo
I just returned from my son’s wedding in Cabo and came back with some observations. We had a long conversation with a very nice retired…
April 2, 2011
What’s Right and What’s Not
There’s a fine line sometimes between the letter of an agreement and the spirit of the agreement. Triggering a (negative) clause in a contract after…
March 31, 2011
Goals and Business Selling
In my March 24, 2011 post I wrote about goals and business buying. Now let’s discuss goals and exit planning. I just read that a…
February 16, 2011
Bank loans and the SBA in 2011
Yesterday I attended a panel discussion put on by the Clothier-Head CPA firm. The subject was SBA guaranteed loans and included loan officers, the SBA…
February 14, 2011
Owners/CEOs Thrive with Support Groups
The Financial Times reported that a record 1,400 CEOs attended the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A big reason, according the reporter Gillian…
February 1, 2011
5 More Reasons to Grow by Acquisition
Two weeks ago I posted five reasons why it makes sense to grow by acquisition. Here are five more. 6. Spread your overhead over a…
February 1, 2011
Want a Business Loan?
I regularly respond to requests from journalists who want input and information for articles they are writing. Recently I "Googled" my name and buried on…
January 25, 2011
The US Post Office and Your Business
A headline in the January 24, 2011 Wall Street Journal states, “Post Office Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices.” Of course, many people, in those…
