October 21, 2010
Five more reasons to buy (own) a business
Here are five more reasons, to supplement the previous five posted here, on why it's advantageous to buy a business. Be the boss—it’s nice to…
October 13, 2010
Five things a business owner/seller should not do
Business owners do a lot of things right. This is especially true of the owners of profitable companies. However, many of the habits, traits and…
October 12, 2010
Client Profile-Seattle Publishing
Seattle Publishing (SP) began in 1972 as The Great Bicycle Conspiracy, a publication created to cover the widespread popularity of cycling in the Pacific Northwest.…
October 7, 2010
Don’t emulate the Tribune Company
The October 6, 2010 New York Times had a feature story on the Tribune Company post-acquisition by Sam Zell. The company is now in bankruptcy…
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…
October 1, 2010
Increasing profit and a Rotary Club’s fundraising
In working to scale my Rotary Club’s fundraising efforts I’ve approached it as I would an assignment to increase performance and productivity in a business.…
September 22, 2010
The recession is over?
September 21, 2010-Headline in the WSJ, "Slump Over, Pain Persists." Headline the Seattle Times, "Officially, Recession Ended in June, 2009; Public reaction harsh." Is there…
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
Authorized Business Buyer Advocate ®
From my good friend Ted Leverette, here is a great article on why to use an Authorized Business Buyer Advocate: From Business.gov, "Why Use a…
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…
