I’m working with a client whose company was hurt and is experiencing a slow recovery. After decades of ownership the owner is burned out and…
JohnMFebruary 23, 2022
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“The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are striking out on their own as consultants, retailers,…
JohnMFebruary 11, 2022
On New Year's Eve I was talking with a new business owner. He closed his deal and takes over operations on January 3. During the…
JohnMFebruary 10, 2022
While having lunch with a client he said being a business owner means you’re “betting on yourself,” which is so true. It’s the same thing…
JohnMJanuary 26, 2022
According to the New York Times, the current situation with Covid and the economy breaks down into two distinct categories. Republican politicians have done their…
JohnMJanuary 19, 2022
We were in Florida in early December and happened to see the Palm Beach Christmas displays. The tree in the photo is made of sand.…
JohnMJanuary 12, 2022
It surprised me when I saw that in less than a week my podcast on business buy sell facts was one of the most popular…
JohnMJanuary 8, 2022
After a couple phone conversations plus zoom meetings a (supposed) business buyer wrote me and made three points, which were: His concern over fees.Uncertainty about…
JohnMJanuary 5, 2022
In a recent newsletter from Alan Weiss, he had a quote from Wharton professor and author Adam Grant I found interesting. Bragging about yourself violates…
JohnMDecember 29, 2021
Zillow ended their iBuying program of buying homes and GeekWire wrote the following about it, “Just because a business process can be automated, doesn’t necessarily mean…
JohnMDecember 22, 2021
At our Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference on November 4 there was universal agreement from the panelists* and our speaker, Mike Atkinson, CEO of Seattle Coffee…
JohnMDecember 15, 2021
I recently bought some custom-made pants. The representative of the firm took all kinds of measurements, entered them into the company’s software, and supposedly I…
JohnMDecember 8, 2021
On October 14, 2021 Washington’s Governor announced he expects 8% of the State’s employees to not have jobs on Monday, October 18 because those people…
JohnMDecember 1, 2021
This is the counter article to what I wrote in July, about business buyers and my Rotary projects given we recently I had a Rotary…
JohnMNovember 26, 2021
When It’s Time to Just Do It On the edge of TMI, I had an MRI on my wrist recently and then started doing what…
JohnMNovember 17, 2021
Many years ago, a client told me, “The best time to get out of your business (sell it) is one year before you’re burned out.”…
JohnMNovember 10, 2021
When is 25% ownership in a small, privately held business not really 25% ownership? When you try to sell your shares. I got a newsletter…
JohnMNovember 2, 2021
I was surprised when I saw the survey of Q2 2021 buy-sell deals and its ranking of due diligence items given IT was at or…
JohnMOctober 27, 2021
Headline: Some Bartell customers say goodbye after changes by Rite Aid (Seattle Times, August 11, 2021). Background: Rite Aid bought 131-year-old Seattle institution Bartell Drugs…
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