JohnM, Author at Martinka Consulting

Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

November 5, 2011

What you See his What you Get – The 2011-15 economy

October 11, 201 The cover story of the September 21, 2011 Wall Street Journal was titled, "Home Forecast Calls for Pain." The main point made in the…

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November 4, 2011

Getting the Deal Done Conference Summary

We Need Some Stability November 1, 2011 The Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference October 27, 2011 (sponsors listed below) was a roaring success with…

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November 3, 2011

Are you Simply Shadow Dancing?

October 4, 2011 I didn't get it after watching the group Silhouettes perform on America's Got Talent (I was, however, the only one in my…

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November 2, 2011

Watch Your Debt

The Wall Street Journal recently had an article about how many midsize chain restaurants are struggling. The interesting commonality was that food costs were up…

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October 19, 2011

Watch Your Vendor Concentration

A former client took me to lunch recently and shared that his top manufacturer, accounting for 60% of his revenues, had dropped him as their…

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October 10, 2011

Business Buying: As Easy as Buying a House?

It's amazing how, regardless of the level of sophistication, experience and business acumen of a prospective business buyer, the acquisition process always seems "easy" to…

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October 8, 2011

Job Market or Business Ownership

September 27, 2011 The September 3, 2011 Seattle Times had an article titled, "Study shows state's middle-class jobs not expected to grow." The three main points of the…

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October 7, 2011