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…
May 17, 2010
A Rotary Club is a lot like a business
As incoming president-elect of my Rotary Club I’m realizing, again, how much a 120-person club is like a business. We have to watch costs, generate…
May 7, 2010
Change and a Business’s Resiliency
In an excellent column in the April 6, 2010 NY Times, "Relax, We’ll Be Fine" by David Brooks, Mr. Brooks writes about how, “America’s future…
May 5, 2010
What are your odds of selling at your price?
In the 2010 decade there is a huge generational shift starting to take place. In 2008 the first “Baby Boomer” (born 1946-1964) started collecting Social…