On November 6 we* hosted our 10thanniversary “Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference” at the Bellevue Club. About 150 people heard about our featured topic…
JohnMJanuary 18, 2019
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As part of Jessica’s training I went through my folder of old articles and other industry materials. I came across something from a business broker…
JohnMDecember 19, 2018
As a prelude to the elections there was a story on the morning radio the other day about an elected official either convicted or about…
JohnMDecember 12, 2018
In the Seattle Times October 7, 2018 business section’s, “Speaking of Business” feature (a weekly roundup of quotes from the week’s most popular stories) were…
JohnMNovember 28, 2018
The title paraphrases a Wall Street Journal article from August 27, 2018 titled, “The Scan That Saved My Life.” The sub-title includes, “After years of…
JohnMNovember 26, 2018
As part of Jessica’s training we are reviewing one chapter a week from Russell Robb’s book, Selling Middle Market Companies (which is really about selling…
JohnMNovember 21, 2018
Every summer we take a road trip. I’ve noticed motel prices going down over the last few years and it seems obvious why they’re doing…
JohnMNovember 10, 2018
On this podcast I discuss why word of mouth marketing isn't always enough, even though it's great, necessary, and I believe in it. Get Started…
JohnMNovember 9, 2018
I’m known in my family for constantly asking, “Why?” Others will say something about what they’re going to do, what they want to get, etc.…
JohnMNovember 7, 2018
By Jessica, with a tad bit of help from John Page one of “Buying a Business That Makes You Rich” lists the top nine reasons…
JohnMOctober 24, 2018
“I like being in control. I don’t like to listen to anything from anybody.” The above is from the owner of a struggling business on…
JohnMOctober 19, 2018
By Jessica (with a little help from John) Recently I (Jessica) attended a presentation at Equinox Business Law Group titled "Non-compete, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure, Oh My!…
JohnMOctober 17, 2018
Guest post from Gregory Kovsky with IBA in Bellevue, WA Due diligence is a process that benefits both sides in a business sale transaction. For…
JohnMOctober 12, 2018
We had a perplexing problem with one of our garage door openers, as in it wouldn’t close, which usually means the safety beam is out…
JohnMOctober 10, 2018
When employees feed confident they'll quit their job to get another one. 2015-2018 employee quits are up 30% and it's why it's important to attract…
JohnMOctober 8, 2018
We all know what’s in the headlines. Behind the headlines we see the Republicans saying how great Kavanaugh did while testifying, there’s no backup to…
JohnMOctober 6, 2018
This post was originally written for the blog on www.ibainc.com, a Bellevue, WA business brokerage firm. The seller nicknamed the buyer “Columbo” after the TV…
JohnMOctober 4, 2018
It’s football season and one of the lessons we can all learn from football teams is the importance of routines. Once the preseason games start…
JohnMOctober 3, 2018
I caught a small amount of the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies on TV and was particularly drawn to Jerry Kramer’s acceptance speech. He mentioned…
JohnMSeptember 26, 2018
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