A client wants to make an offer to buy a business. The owner does not live in the same area as the buyer or the…
JohnMApril 3, 2012
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Someone recently sent me Berkshire Hathaway’s (Warren Buffet’s company) acquisition criteria from their annual report. While buyers of small to mid-sized businesses don’t have the…
JohnMApril 1, 2012
A recent comment on an online forum I belong to had to do with a majority business owner wanting to buyout a minority owner whom…
JohnMMarch 16, 2012
I recently returned from Antigua on our annual Rotary service project. While there we were incredibly busy on weekdays, almost as busy on weekends and…
JohnMMarch 9, 2012
I just returned from our annual Rotary service project in Antigua and Barbuda. It was our most ambitious, busiest and most successful project to date.…
JohnMMarch 1, 2012
The February 8, 2012 Wall Street Journal had an article titled, “Little Room for New Workers.” The gist of the article was that there isn’t…
JohnMFebruary 17, 2012
This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover specific issues and topics on exit…
JohnMFebruary 3, 2012
This video podcast discusses why it pays to be aggressive vs. taking a passive, defensive stance in business. The examples deal with marketing and a…
JohnMJanuary 31, 2012
While I don't list businesses for sale I am often brought in to be part of a seller's team to get the deal done. This…
JohnMJanuary 28, 2012
This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover specific issues and topics on exit…
JohnMJanuary 25, 2012
Today the Seattle Times announced that Microsoft is revamping their marketing to better respond to rivals. Advertising and marketing have always moved faster than business…
JohnMJanuary 12, 2012
In a response to my recent memo on acquisition lending, my friend Gregory Kovsky with IBA in Bellevue, WA, wrote me the following. ...the lending…
JohnMJanuary 8, 2012
We can learn a lot from history. Of course, we have to pay attention and allow for other factors. One area that especially requires special…
JohnMJanuary 5, 2012
This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover specific issues and topics on exit…
JohnMJanuary 3, 2012
"In any two days, human beings create as much information online as it took our species to create in the 30,000 years between the dawn…
JohnMJanuary 1, 2012
The September 2011 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions (published by ACG) had an article that stated it is not the lenders who are holding up…
JohnMDecember 28, 2011
This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover specific issues and topics on exit…
JohnMDecember 28, 2011
On November 5, 2011 the University of Washington football team played their last game in Husky Stadium before a $250 million renovation, which has already…
JohnMDecember 25, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 3, 2011 that even with high unemployment many jobs are hard to fill. In this era of specialization, technology and…
JohnMDecember 23, 2011
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