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
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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
The following was published recently in the Inc. magazine online newsletter. The information on the author, who quoted me, is at the end. Some people…
JohnMNovember 2, 2010
Seven reasons why waiting for the recovery will not be your company’s savior A brief, unscientific, study over the last two months (of people in…
JohnMOctober 26, 2010
My press release on these reasons and reasons 11-15 was picked up by a number of sources including business.com. You can see it at: http://blogs.business.com/whatworks/2010/10-ways-boost-business/.…
JohnMSeptember 16, 2010
It’s the start of football season and of course there surprises. On September 11 there were at least three prominent big conference teams beaten by…
JohnMSeptember 13, 2010
Businesses need balance I’ll break this into three areas. The first one is customers and vendors. Both need to have a good mix and lack…
JohnMSeptember 8, 2010
According to Harris Interactive, one-third of American workers say they will search for a new job once the economy gets better. Almost half of those…
JohnMAugust 11, 2010
Behind the curve on technology-while some people will think this is an advantage to a buyer to do things more efficiently in reality there is…
JohnMAugust 6, 2010
Dependency on owner-too many businesses suffer from the all-controlling owner who not only knows how to do everything but also insists on being part of…
JohnMJuly 20, 2010
Too many owners think an exit strategy is putting an ad on the Internet. We know that no more than 10% of (supposed) business buyers…
JohnMJuly 12, 2010
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…
JohnMJune 21, 2010
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…
JohnMJune 14, 2010
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