December 24, 2010
Counseling Not Just Consulting
Recently three of my clients have said to me that while it may be outside the scope of what I do they needed some counseling…
December 23, 2010
How Much Cash is Needed to Buy a Business
How Much Cash is Needed to Buy a Business. This is a Podcast in my series titled, "Two Minutes or Less." In two minutes or…
December 23, 2010
Not All Deals are Equal
The December 2010 magazine Mergers & Acquisitions (published by ACG) has an article titled, “Where are the Deals?” While this is a study from the…
December 22, 2010
Earnings – Now and in the Future
The recent issue of Zachary Scott’s newsletter had an article titled, “Quality of Earnings.” The subtitle was, “It’s not how much money a company is…
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…
December 20, 2010
Ethics and Business
The headline in today’s Wall Street Journal (December 20, 2010) is, “Auditors Face Fraud Charges.” It seems that New York State is ready to file…
December 16, 2010
Are You Ready For the Recovery?
The headline in the December 12, 2010 Wall Street Journal was, “Shopping Spree Fuels Surge.” The article also mentioned that the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
December 7, 2010
The Christmas Season
It’s a fun time of the year at our home and a lot of other homes. We get into the Christmas season in a big…
December 2, 2010
Go with your gut feel
I regularly tell my business buyer clients that they need to go with their gut feel about a situation. If anything doesn’t seem right then…
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…
