March 20, 2019
Fussy Buyers & Naive Sellers
My friend Dennis Hebert with CFO Selections called recently regarding a client of his who is thinking of selling to his COO/GM. The holidays got…
March 7, 2019
Podcast – Naive Sellers and Fussy Buyers
Whether it's a business seller believing their business is better than the cutest puppy you've ever seen or buyers wanting perfection, attitudes have to change…
February 13, 2019
When “Word of Mouth” Isn’t Enough
I’m talking to an owner who’s pretty darn proud of the fact he doesn’t do any marketing or have any sales effort because it’s all…
January 18, 2019
Lessons From Events
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…
December 19, 2018
How to Ruin a Deal
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…
November 28, 2018
Sometimes You Just Can’t Win
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…
November 26, 2018
The Scan That Saved My Business’ Value
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…
November 21, 2018
Confirmation Not Blind Belief
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…
November 9, 2018
When Word of Mouth Isn’t Enough
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…
October 17, 2018
The Value of Non-Compete Agreements
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!…
