Air travel is up, however not up 2019 levels. Prior to the pandemic, daily passenger volumes of 2+ million were the norm rather than the exception. At the onset of the pandemic, daily passenger throughput fell as low as 100,000 in April 2020, before slowly climbing back to its current… Read More »U.S. Airports Are Busier Still Not Up To 2019 Levels
Producer prices jumped by more than expected. Some economists think it could be the peak rate of increase. But the spread of the Delta variant poses a big uncertainty. As reported by Aios
A huge THANK YOU to Ron West for having Scott Bushkie and I on the Business Brokerage Press to provide a quarterly Industry Update using the 2021 Q1 Market Pulse results. In this segment, we discuss what the top 3 industries in each purchase price segment. Music: Good Vibe by Ketsa #IBBA #MASOURCE #MarketPulse
Many business owners and their accountants are absolutely fixated on minimizing taxes by showing no income. But this can be misguided planning for trying to get top dollar when selling the company. Business owners need to realize valuation is usually determined by a multiple of identifiable cash flow and that… Read More »Tip #33 Minimizing income taxes – short term strategy or long term mistake?
Arizona leads with the state with the most female Governors. Interesting to see if 2022 brings another to Arizona.
A huge THANK YOU to Ron West for having Scott Bushkie and I on the Business Brokerage Press to provide a quarterly Industry Update using the 2021 Q1 Market Pulse results. In this segment, we discuss deals that include working capital. Music: Good Vibe by Ketsa #IBBA #MASOURCE #MarketPulse
As outlined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs.
A huge THANK YOU to Ron West for having Scott Bushkie and I on the Business Brokerage Press to provide a quarterly Industry Update using the 2021 Q1 Market Pulse results. In this segment, we discuss what the multiples of EBIDTA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) were paid in Q1. Music: Good Vibe… Read More »2021-06-24-09 Business Sale Multiples in Q1 2021 – EBITDA
Business owners are burned out, worn out, and past ready to get out. More than 1 in 4 business owners who put their business on the market this spring did so because of burnout according to the first-quarter survey of business brokers and M&A advisors conducted by IBBA and M&A… Read More »More Business Owners Selling Due to Burnout
The leisure and hospitality sector once again led the job gains, adding 380,000 payrolls, with restaurants and drinking places accounting for the lion’s share of that total (+253,000). Notable gains also occured in local government education (+221,000), education and health care (+87,000) and professional and business services (+60,000), as those… Read More »State of the Job Recovery