Tweets on 2011-11-30
http://t.co/BI3hILNE Unique take on Steve Jobs: visionary and jerk. Let's hope managers emulate the visionary aspect of his personality. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Tweets on 2011-11-24
http://t.co/CsCjuild Interesting piece in The Atlantic on politics in tech firms versus ubiquitous small business: blue state vs. red state. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Tweets on 2011-11-20
http://t.co/gMGp3TMi Great article in The Economist on how record migration changes, links and improves the world # Powered by Twitter Tools
Tweets on 2011-11-18
Attending an Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) DC Metro event in Rockville, MD on why deals crater at closing. #XPX # Powered by Twitter Tools
Tweets on 2011-11-16
Attending an economic breakfast by #Middlesex Savings Bank. Corp. Profits strong, jobs growing 125K month. Housing a drag. # Home prices at 10 year low, mortgage rates at 50 year low. 1 in 4 mortgages nationally under water – average $66K #Middlesex Savings Bank # 55 million Social Security recipients in US will get 3.5 [...]
Tweets on 2011-11-11
Attending an Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) Boston event — 3 owners telling the stories of selling their service businesses. Great stories! # Intangible capital is so important in building a service business and preparing for exit. Document processes, databases, telling the story. # At exit or ownership transition, service businesses often receive either low cash [...]
Excellent resource – small business lending – Pepperdine U.
Check out this report. (You’ll have to register, but it’s free.) Lots of good data about which types of institutions are lending how much to business.
Is there a difference between entrepreneurs and business owners?
The terms entrepreneur and business owner are often used interchangeably. At a recent XPX-D.C. Metro breakfast, the two panelists were introduced as serial entrepreneurs and, it is true, each had founded four unique businesses. And although this was an Exit Planning Exchange event, these entrepreneurs did not talk much at all about how they transferred [...]
Tweets on 2011-11-03
Attending an Exit Planning Exchange – Philadelphia event (XPX Philadelphia) on dealing with a Controlling Owner – Mark Brenner # This is why telling a clear story with specific measurement of your intangibles is critical in exit planning and M&A http://t.co/pQnZowxT # Powered by Twitter Tools
Tweets on 2011-11-02
Is Selling to Your Managers a Good Exit Strategy? http://t.co/YF4BsNsi # Powered by Twitter Tools
