Recently I had a Rotary Global Grant approved for our ongoing work in Antigua. As I was writing the grant, I realized there are a…
JohnMAugust 21, 2021
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The Trump Organization allegedly avoided paying taxes on almost $2 million of compensation to an employee. The allegations and prosecution shouldn’t surprise anybody because: There’s…
JohnMAugust 11, 2021
Over the weekend our 14-month-old puppy Coco caught another squirrel. Dogs do catch critters but there are some things you should know about Coco. She’s…
JohnMAugust 4, 2021
You only have to read the headlines to realize there’s very little political collaboration these days. And that’s within the two parties as well as…
JohnMJuly 28, 2021
This weekend I received a postcard from the WA State Department of Health encouraging me to get a Covid vaccine. Funny because I got vaccinated…
JohnMJuly 21, 2021
The US is opening. The EU is opening. And the owner of a painting company told me he could do twice as much work if…
JohnMJuly 17, 2021
I looked at the title of a recent article by Joanna Stern in the Wall Street Journal and felt it was either aimed directly at…
JohnMJuly 14, 2021
I was on a conference call with a client whose business was hit by a triple whammy; Covid and two things that must remain confidential…
JohnMJuly 12, 2021
The other day the Wall Street Journal wrote about how, “Small Investors Look to Small-Town Homes.” One investor said he targets C-level homes in decent…
JohnMJuly 8, 2021
Exit planning gets a lot of buzz but what is it really? Here’s an example of what could of, should have been done with proper…
JohnMJuly 6, 2021
I was wrong. I’ll admit it. Go back a year and then I thought a lot of distressed companies would hit the market in Q2…
JohnMJune 30, 2021
“I hate lawyers” was how a client answered the phone. No hello, hi John, or similar. Just, “I hate lawyers.” And obviously not referring to…
JohnMJune 23, 2021
Recently Jessica and I attended a webinar put on by investor Tony Cappaert and his guest Sam Rosati, owner of two light manufacturing businesses. That…
JohnMJune 18, 2021
According to a Gallup study, one in every six workers stay in a job they’re unhappy with because of the benefits and the lower the…
JohnMJune 16, 2021
The other day the Wall Street Journal wrote about how, “Small Investors Look to Small-Town Homes.” One investor said he targets C-level homes in decent…
JohnMJune 15, 2021
A recent Wall Street Journal has an article on how cellphone carriers are back to giving away phones with a contract or financing phones with…
JohnMJune 14, 2021
We were watching Star Trek Discovery, during one scene they fired off some pods to a planet’s surface, and to describe what they were doing…
JohnMJune 9, 2021
There are reasons why people want to own (and buy) a small business. I’ve gone over the reasons why people want to buy and own…
JohnMJune 4, 2021
We got back from a week in Scottsdale and on the outbound flight, as we landed, the pilot asked us to stay in our seats…
JohnMJune 2, 2021
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