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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! 70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Between 35 & 45% of these owners are 65 or older (2018). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? Cash flow is king (they don’t require full collateralization, but will take as much as they can).

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. in early 2018, according to Moody’s. In January of 2018, GE announced that it was taking a $6.2

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

could become the world’s largest oil producer in 2018, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. In fact, 2018 may mark the first year shale producers will be able to fund future expansions of drilling programs through their own cash flow. Analysts have predicted that U.S.