November 17, 2010
5 More Reasons You Own a Job Not a Business
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…
October 26, 2010
Hunker Down and Die
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…
September 16, 2010
Reasons 16-20 why your business isn’t worth what you think
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/.…
September 13, 2010
Getting buy-in to improve performance
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…
September 8, 2010
Is your business in balance?
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…
July 12, 2010
Do you have an exit strategy?
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…
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…