Having been in business for more than a quarter of a century and having gone through good times and through bad times, successes and failures, I have adopted a short list of philosophies that can change the whole paradigm of your life and  especially your business.  These are simple concepts and rules that will matter in your dealings in business and in life. 

Marvin Wilcher's 10 commandments of the auto industry bailout.  The Auto bailout is discussed nationally in a somewhat surprising way. Do we do or do we not do it?  There is no option here.  There is only how we do it?   Here is a recommendation on how we do it:

Leadership and the 5 keys

When any business professional speaks about leadership he or she must speak about it from either the perspective of general terms or specific terms, Such as “leadership in crisis” or leadership for profitability or leadership for a corporate vision. And there are hundreds more specific leadership topics. Here we talk about goal oriented leadership. In Goal oriented leadership there are numerous important points that can be emphasized however I believe that there are at least five key objectives.

Buying a Business

Asset Purchase vs. Stock Purchase by Marvin Wilcher

Preliminary Considerations

Having looked at the financial statements and gathered the basic due diligence information on the target company, one must then decide whether or not to purchase the assets of the company or the stock of the company. An asset purchase involves the purchase of the selling company's assets; including accounts receivables, inventory, vehicles, equipment and facilities.  A stock purchase involves the purchase of the stock of the target company only. 

Women business owners make significant contributions to the economic health of our nation and communities. Their contributions continue to rise as more women become entrepreneurs and existing women-owned businesses expand.

After many years in the mergers and acquisition business I have come to believe that any deal is a 50/50 toss up as to whether or not it is going to be a success. However, you can improve the odds to 70/30 or even 90/10 by putting extra effort in business analysis of the following issues prior to closing the deal:

Thanks for stopping by.  From this point on it is my intention to share with you the many things that i have learned in business over the last 30 years in business.  I have seen good times in business and bad times in business.   I intend to share 100's of experiences with you in the pages of Business Strategies Network.   SO STOP BY REGULARLY.  At least once per week for new articles and experiences.

 

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Marvin Wilcher