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
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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
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
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
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
Podcast - The Benefits of Preparing your Business for Sale This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes…
JohnMMay 18, 2011
Podcast - The Importance of Good Financial Systems This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less…
JohnMMay 3, 2011
Business Dependencies - They're Not Good This is a Podcast in my series titled, “Two Minutes or Less.” In two minutes or less I cover…
JohnMFebruary 22, 2011
In 2010 an article of mine on Exit Planning was published by the Manufacturers Agents National Association. One paragraph from that article is: "If I’m…
JohnMFebruary 17, 2011
The Financial Times reported that a record 1,400 CEOs attended the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A big reason, according the reporter Gillian…
JohnMFebruary 14, 2011
Selling a Business is Not Like Selling a House This is a Podcast in my series titled, “Two Minutes or Less.” In two minutes or…
JohnMFebruary 8, 2011
ACTION (tm) Plan to Sell a Business This is a Podcast in my series titled, “Two Minutes or Less.” In two minutes or less I…
JohnMJanuary 26, 2011
A headline in the January 24, 2011 Wall Street Journal states, “Post Office Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices.” Of course, many people, in those…
JohnMJanuary 25, 2011
Here is, "Obstacles to Selling a Business." This is a Podcast in my series titled, “Two Minutes or Less.” In two minutes or less I…
JohnMDecember 29, 2010
Keys to Getting a Deal Done This is a Podcast in my series titled, Two Minutes or Less. In two minutes or less I cover…
JohnMDecember 27, 2010
Recently three of my clients have said to me that while it may be outside the scope of what I do they needed some counseling…
JohnMDecember 24, 2010
The headline in the December 12, 2010 Wall Street Journal was, “Shopping Spree Fuels Surge.” The article also mentioned that the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
JohnMDecember 16, 2010
If the previous five weren't enough, here are five more. 1. You have no profit after a fair market salary for the job you do…
JohnMNovember 17, 2010
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