This is a tale of two small businesses (apologies to Charles Dickens for plagiarizing the title). Let’s take a look at them. Company A has…
JohnMOctober 6, 2022
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The Sunday Dilbert cartoon the other day had the pointy haired boss telling his staff he says employees are the key to success but that’s…
JohnMJuly 30, 2022
We did a favor for a friend and agreed to help a friend of his sell his micro-business. A nice little company, growing, but the…
JohnMJuly 27, 2022
We had an online meeting with a prospective client and here’s how one part of the conversation about our representation agreement went (and I paraphrase).…
JohnMJuly 13, 2022
There is no better marketing machine than the NFL. They play “real” games mid-September to early February and have something every month to keep fans…
JohnMJuly 6, 2022
I feel sorry for people who really need government services like Social Security, disability payments, etc. I needed some information, so I filled out the…
JohnMJune 29, 2022
We went for happy hour with friends recently (he gets this weekly memo) and because of his great management team he was wondering if he’s…
JohnMJune 15, 2022
I recently got an email survey from our senior US Senator, Patty Murray. I’m sure she’ll use the results of the survey to state what…
JohnMJune 3, 2022
There was a news report about the city of Auburn, WA reinstating their traffic cameras in school zones (not red-light cameras). The spokeswoman for the…
JohnMMay 26, 2022
I know they need to “check the box” and get projections. In this case, “they” being bankers. Recently one asked for three years of projections…
JohnMApril 27, 2022
In the US, especially in Washington State, when there’s a government project everybody gets paid the absolute maximum wage, even if they’re inexperienced and not…
JohnMApril 6, 2022
We were in Antigua on our Rotary project in the schools although this year there were no students given there’s a ban on field trips…
JohnMMarch 30, 2022
My wife was going crazy. She said our younger daughter was going crazy. Why? Our grandson needed a picture of his dad in his work…
JohnMMarch 16, 2022
We are constantly bombarded with news and information about 5G. How fast it is, what it can allow us to do, how it may interfere…
JohnMMarch 2, 2022
I’m working with a client whose company was hurt and is experiencing a slow recovery. After decades of ownership the owner is burned out and…
JohnMFebruary 23, 2022
While evaluating a company, there were some questions about how some financial transactions are handled on the books. Multiple theories of what could be going…
JohnMFebruary 16, 2022
“The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are striking out on their own as consultants, retailers,…
JohnMFebruary 11, 2022
In a recent newsletter from Alan Weiss, he had a quote from Wharton professor and author Adam Grant I found interesting. Bragging about yourself violates…
JohnMDecember 29, 2021
This is the counter article to what I wrote in July, about business buyers and my Rotary projects given we recently I had a Rotary…
JohnMNovember 26, 2021
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