In these changing times I wonder if there is an expected business attire for male participants in the B2B workplace. I can’t remember the last time someone came to our office, or I went to theirs and anybody was wearing a tie. Two years ago I wouldn’t leave home for the office without a suit and tie. So is there a minimum standard or are we now in a ‘free for all’ as long as it is tidy dress, like the female participants?  Read More...

Just in case you have been hiding under a rock or have stayed away from any of the business media, the world is in recession. This means very interesting times for the business broker community as previously mentioned in my earlier posts. One very interesting happening in time of recession are the bargain hunters. I suppose that one person’s pain is always opportunity for another.  Read More...

We have a purchaser coming in to see us who is possibly going to put an offer on a business that a week ago he was very keen on but after seeing his accountant he isn’t. His comment was that his accountant is paid by him to be negative on whatever he shows him to calm him down so he doesn’t rush into purchasing a business he likes. This is obviously the reason his search for a business still continues after 2 years.  Read More...

I read an interesting article in the Herald Business section, Friday last week. It was written by Craig McIvor and titled “To sell your business for the best return, try thinking like a buyer’ and can be seen here: Craig McIvor Management article  Read More...

Recently I posted a piece on what the possible implications were if the ‘Baby boomer” generation all tried to exit their businesses at once. I received a few comments on this post stating that maybe I had overstated the problem for my own ends. Any feedback is good feedback I feel because a blog post is only an opinion and you can’t expect everyone to agree with you all the time.  Read More...