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Business Buying Guest Columns

January 17, 2017

Buying a Business in a Competitive Marketplace, how to Separate Yourself from the Pack?

By Gregory Kovsky John Martinka, as one of Seattle’s most successful, knowledgeable, & experienced buyer’s brokers, and I, as the President of IBA, the Pacific…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling

January 14, 2017

Jealous Dogs and Jealous People

Last week we dog sat for our younger son’s two Golden Retrievers. Quite an experience with monsoon type rains for a few days that left…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling

January 3, 2017

Buying a Business Works; M&A (Usually) Doesn’t

Gretchen Morgenstern in The New York Times wrote about how, “Blockbuster deals like Bayer’s $56 billion takeover of agribusiness giant Monsanto seldom live up to…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling

October 27, 2016

When We Make Decisions

Labor Day, our second “New Year’s” as schools are back in session, vacation season is over, summer is winding down, football season is starting, and…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

October 15, 2016

Streamline or Clog the Growth Path

The European Union has a myriad of rules and regulations. One of the most “interesting” (substitute your term for interesting after reading the rule) is…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

September 26, 2016

It’s Always the People; Whether Operating, Buying, or Selling a Business

On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 the Wall Street Journal had a major article titled, "The Company Town That Chocolate Built." It's all about Hershey, PA…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling Increasing Value

September 20, 2016

Surprise! Not Always Good

During our annual summer visit to Bozeman, Montana we had just hiked a canyon, and were relaxing with a beer and dinner on a brewery's…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling

August 22, 2016

Fear of the Unknown

We walked into a nice Sheraton Hotel with our dogs (all Starwood Hotels allow dogs) and our Lab got scared, turned around, and headed back…

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Business Buying Exiting & Selling

August 10, 2016

Bad Boss = Bad Owner = Bad Seller

I don't even have to open the plethora of business publications on my table to know there will be articles about management style, bad bosses,…

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Business Buying Guest Columns

July 27, 2016

The Four Biggest Mistakes Business Buyers Make by Richard Parker

Guest Column: I have been involved in buying and selling business for more than twenty years as an owner-operator, advisor and investor. Over the past…

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Business Buying

Buying a Business in a Competitive Marketplace, how to Separate Yourself from the Pack?

Jealous Dogs and Jealous People

Buying a Business Works; M&A (Usually) Doesn’t

When We Make Decisions

Streamline or Clog the Growth Path

It’s Always the People; Whether Operating, Buying, or Selling a Business

Surprise! Not Always Good

Fear of the Unknown

Bad Boss = Bad Owner = Bad Seller

The Four Biggest Mistakes Business Buyers Make by Richard Parker

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