Over one month in the summer of 1940 the German military forced the French to surrender. Most people would assume that the German’s had a…
JohnMSeptember 4, 2013
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We were visiting my mother-in-law in Milwaukee a week or so ago, on Sunday morning we got some coffee and walked to the lakefront where…
JohnMAugust 21, 2013
We were recently on the road, driving through North Dakota. It struck me that there were billboards, the type of which I’d never seen before.…
JohnMJuly 30, 2013
I received a call from a salesperson at a company from whom I had requested information. We went over a few things, she answered some…
JohnMJuly 24, 2013
Business buyer tips: Ask insightful questions Research the industry Show an interest and passion if you’re considering making an offer A client lost a deal…
JohnMJuly 22, 2013
A famous African proverb states, “if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together.” This proverb captures how…
JohnMJuly 22, 2013
The two most recent newsletters from Business Brokerage Press featured a list of the current “hot” businesses for sale based on a monthly ranking of…
JohnMJuly 17, 2013
We had a problem with a DVD that’s part of an exercise program we use. While the company replaced it, I decided we didn’t want…
JohnMJuly 10, 2013
On June 28, 2013 the Puget Sound Business Journal published my column titled, "To make a company valuable, you need to help it grow." “So…
JohnMJuly 9, 2013
A recent experience as a customer triggered my memory to last summer when my wife had a little biking accident and we ended up in…
JohnMJune 29, 2013
The June 19, 2013 Wall Street Journal titled, “Unpaid Internship? Some College Pick Up the Tab.” Here’s a quote from the article. “Colleges’ job-placement rates…
JohnMJune 27, 2013
One June 19, 2013 the Wall Street Journal had a short article about how FedEx is worried because customers are less inclined than ever to…
JohnMJune 24, 2013
Problem two: too many businesses get caught up in the day-to-day and never get around to formulating a strategy. Problem one (the big one): implementation…
JohnMJune 21, 2013
We did something last month that ended an era for my wife and me. For the first time in our lives we live in a…
JohnMJune 17, 2013
The other day as we were just waking up we hear this “rat-a-tat-tat; rat-a-tat-tat” that was a woodpecker trying to peck into our composite basketball…
JohnMJune 5, 2013
GE’s reputation was to get rid of the bottom 10% of their employees to keep raising the bar. In professional services the mantra is to…
JohnMMay 29, 2013
Paul McCartney and Wings had a song titled, "Silly Love Songs" and it starts with the line, "You'd think that people would have had enough…
JohnMMay 22, 2013
Ever wonder what world some people live in? Ever wonder if your clients or customers ask what world you live in? Consider the following: I'm…
JohnMMay 15, 2013
On April 29 my Rotary Club (www.bbrc.net) held our annual fundraiser, the Bellevue 10K and 5K. When we picked up our family’s packets the day…
JohnMMay 8, 2013
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