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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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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. output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. Analysts have predicted that U.S. How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry?