The blue screen of death was the description used for the July 19 collapse of Window’s operating system. A bug in cybersecurity software from CrowdStrike…
JohnMSeptember 7, 2024
Our Blog
Three articles on the Business & Finance section of the July 3, 2024, Wall Street Journal give easy to explain reasons why having a competitive…
JohnMAugust 28, 2024
July 4 is Independence Day, a celebration of freedom. It gives us the right to (legally) do what we want. An old adage was if…
JohnMAugust 21, 2024
There are many reasons why people choose to work for a small business. Those include: Flexibility Culture See what you’ve done (versus being .00001% of…
JohnMAugust 16, 2024
A client’s attorney reviewed our NDA and told her it may not mean anything because our advisory business probably doesn’t have any assets. I responded…
JohnMAugust 14, 2024
As the title says, it’s not easy to build, grow, maintain a profitable business. If you’ve done it, you should be congratulated. This was, again,…
JohnMAugust 2, 2024
Adjacent articles in the Wall Street Journal show that you better be prepared for change but not to change things for the sake of changing.…
JohnMJuly 31, 2024
The headline was, “Boeing and Airbus media events like night and day.” This was in reference to the 2024 Farnborough Air Show. Here’s what was…
JohnMJuly 26, 2024
The May 15 Seattle ACG meeting had interesting insights into buy-sell deals. It was a discussion with one of the sellers of a company ($70…
JohnMJuly 14, 2024
We recently got trademark approval for the phrase, “Exit With Style, Grace, and More Money®” and are working on a book by the same name.…
JohnMJuly 2, 2024
Recently the Wall Street Journal had a front-page headline of, “Boring Utility Stocks Wow Market.” My first reaction was boring businesses are the best type…
JohnMJune 28, 2024
Every business buyer we know wants to grow the company they acquire. So it’s important for owners/sellers to stay on top of their market and…
JohnMJune 21, 2024
Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion is, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Ignoring physics and looking at business we see this…
JohnMJune 18, 2024
Numerous publications have had articles on the bankruptcy of Red Lobster. They were/are one of America’s oldest casual-dining chain, with over 600 locations. Reading about…
JohnMJune 7, 2024
We took on a tough assignment, selling a general contractor business in a small town. We knew it was tough as did the referral source…
JohnMJune 5, 2024
Recently the Wall Street Journal had a front-page headline of, “Boring Utility Stocks Wow Market.” My first reaction was boring businesses are the best type…
JohnMMay 31, 2024
I was perusing some files and found a couple of our weekly memos from a dozen years ago. This one is advice to business buyers…
JohnMMarch 13, 2024
I admit I’m not an expert on financial statements, accounting, HR, and other admin aspects of a small business (there are CFOs, CPAs, etc. for…
JohnMFebruary 28, 2024
“We didn’t bring the energy and intensity that we needed to.” We had the pleasure of traveling to see two of my alma mater’s (Marquette)…
JohnMFebruary 14, 2024
More Helpful Resources
Our team is focused on helping business buyers, sellers, owners, and individuals grow by acquisition.
Learn more about exiting, selling, or buying businesses the right way. Changing lives through business transitions!
Get John’s books today!
Listen to us on Buzzsprout or any of the platforms below Getting the Deal Done Podcast Series.
