June 21, 2010
Saving money in a small business
I recently sent the following to a reporter interested in how small businesses can save big money. My response a bit counterintuitive but it is…
June 14, 2010
Tips to sell your business for more than you thought (2)
Buy before you sell - a small, profitable business is good. A mid-sized, profitable business is better. A larger company attracts more buyers who have…
June 1, 2010
Tips to sell your business for more than you thought
Avoid having to have a story - 80% of it probably is (it is my opinion on the 80%; not the result of any survey).…
May 25, 2010
Customer service on the front lines
Last weekend we took Victoria, our 2-year-old granddaughter, for pizza at Via Tribunali in Seattle (Fremont location). Not your typical place to take a little…
May 17, 2010
A Rotary Club is a lot like a business
As incoming president-elect of my Rotary Club I’m realizing, again, how much a 120-person club is like a business. We have to watch costs, generate…
May 7, 2010
Change and a Business’s Resiliency
In an excellent column in the April 6, 2010 NY Times, "Relax, We’ll Be Fine" by David Brooks, Mr. Brooks writes about how, “America’s future…
May 5, 2010
What are your odds of selling at your price?
In the 2010 decade there is a huge generational shift starting to take place. In 2008 the first “Baby Boomer” (born 1946-1964) started collecting Social…