Performing Businesses are an Endangered Species Small, consumer-facing businesses in San Jose CA, Santa Clara CA and all over the country have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. These smaller… read more →
Game of Groans: Part 3 of 3 5 Minute Read In this finale of a 3-part blog series, I do my best to bring lockdown-fatigued business owners back down to… read more →
Game of Groans: Part 2 of 3 7 Minute Read In this second installment of a 3-part blog series, I do my best to bring lockdown-fatigued business owners back down… read more →
Game of Groans: Part 1 of 3 7 Minute Read As the adage goes, “The truth shall set you free.” In this 3 part blog series, I need to be… read more →
We are living in strange and precarious times, between COVID, economic crises amidst a surging stock market, and a forthcoming changing of the guard politically. Interestingly, Buyer interest and activity… read more →
COVID has impacted businesses in profound, yet in uniquely different ways. While some businesses were effectively closed during COVID (think movie theaters, event management companies, hair salons), other businesses have… read more →
On September 16, the Federal Reserve announced that it’s keeping interest rates unchanged, leaving the federal funds rate at a range of 0 to 0.25 percent. This announcement did not… read more →
Once you decide on the key criteria a business opportunity should provide, a solid risk mitigation plan should be developed and followed prior to acquiring a business. Buyer’s remorse is… read more →
Emotional intelligence has been defined as the ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information… read more →
In late 2019, California legislature passed a controversial new labor law that was put into effect on January 1, 2020. Assembly Bill 5, or AB5 as it’s more commonly known,… read more →