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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Our first question is: what is “small?” Pretty small. 70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). This as per bizbuysell.com.

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High-Powered Idiocy from Academic Wonderland; Three Reasons Banks Not Lending; Blinder is Blind

MishTalk

Not long ago—say, until Lehman Brothers failed in September 2008—banks held virtually no excess reserves because idle cash earned them nothing. The year is not ending on a high note in the small-business sector of the economy. Only 2% of small businesses complain about financing.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: "Win-Win" Situation for.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. June 21, 2013: Obamacare Effects Hit Local Governments, Small Businesses, Temp Staffing Agencies; Chicago Dumps Retirees Into Obamacare. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Euro Sucks Italian Blood; Prime Minister Blames Tax Evasion

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. The CGIA research institute in Mestre, near Venice, found that one in two small businesses was only able to pay its employees in installments. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Trends in Full and Part.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. June 21, 2013: Obamacare Effects Hit Local Governments, Small Businesses, Temp Staffing Agencies; Chicago Dumps Retirees Into Obamacare. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

When I started out in the program, I quickly realized I was never cut out for finance or accounting. As my finance study partner once told me, rising water rises with everything else – and that is why I want to get into ‘Consulting’.” Then I applied for a graduate program in Finance and got the admission.

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business

She formed a group of about two dozen men and women in senior management at law firms, public and financial service entities, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies like Booz Allen Hamilton, Eli Lilly, Marriott, IBM, and Ford who wanted to challenge the notion that work-life balance is impossible for leaders. That was in 2008.