JohnM, Author at Martinka Consulting

Increasing Value Other

August 1, 2016

Improve Your Culture; Don’t Stiff Your Best People

On a recent Delta flight I had the best flight attendant ever. Her name is Kimberly and she was entertaining, funny, and very service oriented. I think…

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Love97

Increasing Value Other

July 28, 2016

You are Your Reputation

One June 1 I attended my daughter's graduation from Dental Hygiene school. One of the things that impressed me was the school president telling the…

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Business Buying Guest Columns

July 27, 2016

The Four Biggest Mistakes Business Buyers Make by Richard Parker

Guest Column: I have been involved in buying and selling business for more than twenty years as an owner-operator, advisor and investor. Over the past…

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Love97

Increasing Value Other

July 22, 2016

The Internet and IP Scams

A year or two after we started “Partner” On-Call Network someone got the URL for Partners On Call (plural) and held us up for (what…

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Exiting & Selling

July 18, 2016

My Baby, Oh My Precious Baby

I was working with a client on the acquisition of one of his vendors, a very small company. He’s worried about losing the product as…

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Exiting & Selling

July 15, 2016

My Company is Better than Your Company

Earlier this year I received an economic update email from a major bank. The gist of the article was: The majority of business owners feel…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

July 11, 2016

Not Your Expertise? – Jump on it or Run Away?

Recently a professional association newsletter covered the subject of stepping outside your area of expertise (the advice was, "don't do it, no matter what the…

JohnM

Love97

Increasing Value Other

July 6, 2016

The 1099 Bind

A few months ago Inc. Magazine had an article titled, "The 1099 Bind." The lead example was about a (now closed) on-demand housekeeping business in the Bay…

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Love97

Exiting & Selling

June 30, 2016

To Sell or Not to Sell

In a recent Inc. Magazine column Norm Brodsky wrote the following about what he tells entrepreneurs who come to him for advice: "One, always build a business…

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Love97

Increasing Value Other

June 27, 2016

Unappreciated? Time for a Change

One of my best friends is a great salesperson and business developer, in the event and media industry. He's unhappy with his job, even though…

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Love97

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Improve Your Culture; Don’t Stiff Your Best People

You are Your Reputation

The Four Biggest Mistakes Business Buyers Make by Richard Parker

The Internet and IP Scams

My Baby, Oh My Precious Baby

My Company is Better than Your Company

Not Your Expertise? – Jump on it or Run Away?

The 1099 Bind

To Sell or Not to Sell

Unappreciated? Time for a Change

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