As Inflation skyrockets americans turn to their savings to pay for their bills. As prices for everyday purchases continue to surge in the United States, many families struggle to make ends meet. And even among those who manage to keep their standard of living and pay all their bills, something’s… Read More »Inflation is Taking a Bite Out of Savings
Over the past few years, podcasts have emerged as a new form of distributing audio content to a broad, international audience. Particularly popular among younger audiences and digital natives, podcasts are especially well-suited for long-form audio content such as interview formats and talks that dig deeper into certain topics or special interests… Read More »Podcasts: What People Tune Into
Americans are plagued by inflation in many different ways, but gas prices are certainly one of their worst headaches. The average price of one gallon of regular (all formulations) reached a new all-time high for the sixth week in a row on Monday, climbing to $5.00 for the first time… Read More »Gas is at an all time high
We all hear a lot about what we SHOULD BE DOING from consultants, advisors, business coaches — even our spouses. But for whatever reason, we don’t always do what is best for us. Business owners’ careful planning for leaving their business is crucial to getting top dollar or smoothly passing… Read More »Tip #043 – “We know what to do, we just don’t do what we know!”
Inflation is taking a chunk out of savings, wages, profits. Here’s some perspective on the tight labor market: Once you adjust wage data for inflation, workers in the U.S. don’t seem to have made much progress since the before-times, Emily writes. American workers earned $31.95 on average, in real terms… Read More »Real Wages Are Dropping
IE has been with us for a long time and the verdict is still out on Edge. Microsoft is shutting off one of the least-beloved titans of the early internet era today – at least for their most recent operating system. Windows 10 users that try to connect to the… Read More »The Slow Death of Internet Explorer
Investors think Fed rate hikes are a done deal, Axios’ Matt Phillips writes. Sometimes things change. For instance, expectations about Fed rate hikes. Driving the news: Friday’s sizzling inflation report reinforced surging expectations for Fed rate hikes this year. This means traders and investors are overwhelmingly betting the central bank will hike… Read More »Interest Rates are Rising
Consumers are worried how far their paycheck is going to go with everything going up around them. Consumer sentiment hit an all-time low this month, according to the University of Michigan’s closely watched survey of consumers, Courtenay writes. What’s happening: Roughly 46% of consumers said their negative views about the… Read More »Consumer Sentiment at All Time Low
Year-over-year trends show an increase in seller financing in the Main Street market. The lower M&A market remains steady, however, there were fewer earnouts.
The average time to sell a small business shrunk slightly, varying from six to 11 months. Of that time roughly 60 to 120 days are spend in due diligence and execution, after a signed letter of intent or offer.