I live with the ups, the downs, the peaks, the valleys, the rewards and the occasional nightmares that impact scores of business owners. It is my passion. Some folks say it is my obsession. This is where I provide my personal thoughts and opinions on anything that might effect business owners.
"Work From Anywhere" Comes Full Circle Work from anywhere was initially a boon for many employees. Now employers are catching up. Read More » A Boss for the other 364 Each year I reprint a post from 2013 about the underappreciated boss of A Christmas Carol, Mr. Fezziwig. I hope that you enjoy it. Merry Christmas! This week was the 178th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas … Read More » Supply Chains and Labor Shortages Supply chains and labor shortages are the chief topics among the 40 or so business owners I currently work with. Their anecdotes are widespread and widely varied. I wanted to know why, so I did some research on behalf of … Read More » Ebenezer Wasn't the Only Boss Each year I reprint a post from 2013 about the underappreciated boss of A Christmas Carol, Mr. Fezziwig. I hope that you enjoy it. Merry Christmas! This week was the 177th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas … Read More » COVID Fatigue Unites Business Owners Dealing with COVID fatigue unites business owners. If that sounds strange to you, let me make my case. I’m not doing this to whine, but I want business owners who don’t have an existing support structure to know that they … Read More » School Daze and Business Owners “School Daze” is more than an old Spike Lee movie. It’s the latest “COVID-19 gift” as one of my clients facetiously refers to ancillary issues created by the pandemic. As employers, we are watching and waiting to see what new … Read More » Dirty Laundry and Taming the Media The longer this virus goes on, the more I am reminded of Don Henley’s 1982 song “Dirty Laundry.” A friend and his wife declined an invitation to come over for a glass of wine (OK, maybe a bottle) on the … Read More » Morlocks and Eloi and the Virus As I interact via Zoom and telephone with clients, family and friends, I keep thinking of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. As a life-long science fiction fan, I see our surreal living situations born of the world-wide coronavirus epidemic as … Read More » They Called it a "Classic!" I’ve been meaning to share this review for a few weeks. Martin Zwilling is the founder of Startup Professionals and a contributor to Forbes, Business Insider, Inc. Magazine, The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur. He recently posted a second review of … Read More » Is Google Making Us Stoopid? As an Exit Planner, most of my engagements involve assessing a management team. They may be the intended buyers of the company, or else they are key factors in the saleability of the business. The biggest and most frequent complaint … Read More » Podcast on Exit Planning ChoicesI had a nice conversation last week with Pat Ennis of Ennis Legacy Partners and Walter H. Deyhle of Gelman, Rosenberg and Freeman,CPAs, both in Maryland. Thanks for the invitation, Pat! You can listen (25 minutes) here.Read More » Podcast - Money Chasing Businesses On Jim Blasingame’s “Small Business Advocate” show, Jim asked me about the flood of professional money chasing mid-market businesses. I thought you might like to listen to this segment. Two Factors Driving Business Sales.Read More » Baby Boomer Elevator Music When did Rock and Roll transition from the anthem of rebels to elevator music? I’ve been traveling for the last few weeks. Whether on business or vacation, “classic rock” is the background sound in airports, supermarkets and shopping malls. Restaurants … Read More » Business isn't Zero Sum In any negotiation, you can assume a win-win solution or a zero sum outcome. “Win-win” is defined as when both parties come out ahead or achieve what they seek. “Zero sum” is when the premise behind negotiation is that whatever one … Read More » |