American Airlines declares bankruptcy because of their overwhelming debt load. How many airlines haven't declared bankruptcy? Are there any major ones, besides Southwest, that haven't?…
JohnMDecember 5, 2011
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I'm in the middle of two internal buyouts. In both cases the companies are in a growth mode, 20-25% over the last year and projecting…
JohnMNovember 15, 2011
The October 7, 2011 Wall Street Journal's Marketplace section's headline was: "Apple's Game Plan: Avoiding Culture Shock" and dealt with Apple's decade-long succession plan for the late Steve Jobs.…
JohnMNovember 11, 2011
October 25, 2011 The Puget Sound Business Journal reported in September that the area credit unions have asked the SBA for the right to make…
JohnMNovember 9, 2011
October 18, 2011 At the end of September Allstate announced that they were changing their commission structure and thinning their ranks (Wall Street Journal, September…
JohnMNovember 7, 2011
October 11, 201 The cover story of the September 21, 2011 Wall Street Journal was titled, "Home Forecast Calls for Pain." The main point made in the…
JohnMNovember 5, 2011
October 4, 2011 I didn't get it after watching the group Silhouettes perform on America's Got Talent (I was, however, the only one in my…
JohnMNovember 3, 2011
The Wall Street Journal recently had an article about how many midsize chain restaurants are struggling. The interesting commonality was that food costs were up…
JohnMNovember 2, 2011
A former client took me to lunch recently and shared that his top manufacturer, accounting for 60% of his revenues, had dropped him as their…
JohnMOctober 19, 2011
It's amazing how, regardless of the level of sophistication, experience and business acumen of a prospective business buyer, the acquisition process always seems "easy" to…
JohnMOctober 10, 2011
September 27, 2011 The September 3, 2011 Seattle Times had an article titled, "Study shows state's middle-class jobs not expected to grow." The three main points of the…
JohnMOctober 8, 2011
Weekly Memo - September 6, 2011 On August 26, 2011 Mike Flynn, former publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal and now active in the world of…
JohnMSeptember 30, 2011
At my Rotary Club meeting recently Tim Gibbons, co-founder and president of PharmacyOneSource, spoke about the evolution of the company and its sale to a…
JohnMSeptember 17, 2011
It must be that time of year as on August 15, 2011 I was quoted in Portfolio.com in an article about taking vacations and on…
JohnMSeptember 3, 2011
I was interviewed for an article in Portfolio.com (a bizjournals.com publication) on the taking or not taking of vacations. Read it here. Get Started With…
JohnMAugust 22, 2011
You can see me quoted in The Street on the advantages of buying vs. starting a business by clicking here. Get Started With A Consult
JohnMAugust 18, 2011
The July 30, 2011 Wall Street Journal had a headline of, “For Investors, Cash Is King.” Of course, business owners and business buyers have known…
JohnMAugust 1, 2011
The July 28, 2011 Wall Street Journal had a front page article on Groupon’s pre-IPO accounting tricks. It seems they are presenting an income statement…
JohnMJuly 28, 2011
While traveling recently it was time to put gas in the car and get some lunch. We ended up at McDonald's (as an infrequent fast…
JohnMJuly 21, 2011
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