The list of the world’s most valuable companies is famously dominated by North America, with Apple currently sitting at the top of this prestigious pile. In the infographic below, we pit Apple against the rest of the world to see how each continent’s biggest public company compares to the might of… Read More »The Apple of my Eye
Many businesses are loaded down with problem issues that can affect the sale of the company. This baggage can be in the form of overpaid and/or unproductive employees, outdated or unused equipment, expensive leases on old equipment, unsellable inventory or an expensive lease on outmoded facilities. Buyers can struggle with… Read More »Tip #039 Too much baggage can hurt the sale of a business!
Non-compete clauses restrict a seller’s ability to operate or engage in a competing business for a period of time after closing. Survey responses show that three to five years is the prevailing non-compete period.
The current level of trade deficit is not sustainable, if we don’t start investing and selling products from America, other countries will start investing in America.
Labor issues, pending tax changes, inflation – these are three major issues driving sellers to market right now. If you feel a sense of urgency to sell, but just are not mentally ready to exit, you are not alone!Deals can be structured in many ways for owners who would like… Read More »Sell & Keep Working?
Non-compete clauses restrict a seller’s ability to operate or engage in a competing business for a period of time after closing. Survey responses show that three to five years is the prevailing non-compete period.
As every large & small business has experience, shipping & fulfillment costs have increased exponentially…especially during the last 2 ‘COVID’ years. Amazon’s logistics costs have skyrocketed over the past decade, with shipping and fulfillment costs growing almost 40-fold between 2009 and 2021 (revenue growth: almost 20-fold). https://www.statista.com/chart/17207/amazon-shipping-and-fulfillment-costs/
As the labor numbers came in strong this past week, the following graph shows the percentage of people who are back in the labor force is rising. The percentage of people working or looking for jobs reached its largest point since before the pandemic, Nathan writes. And it turns out… Read More »Back To Work
We all know reviews are important the availability of reviews affect purchase decisions as shown in this survey by Power Reviews The availability of recent reviews (or lack thereof) impacts purchase behavior.Just over a third (38%) will not purchase a product if the only reviews available were published three months… Read More »Availability of Reviews
We all know reviews are important, just look at what we do when we look at items on amazon or if we look for a new contractor we ask our friends and then start looking online for reviews. This survey by Power Reviews gives a great snapshot The Power of… Read More »The Importance of Reviews