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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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What’s The Next Pivot in Your Business?

The Fearless Marketer

make your reservation here ) My guest, Lisa Nirell, was one of the first people to go through my Marketing Certification Program in 2008 and has gone on to a distinguished career as a marketing consultant, author, and speaker. Now I need to put my attention on my current Marketing Action Group Programs. Mahatma Ghandi.

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

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. June 21, 2013: Obamacare Effects Hit Local Governments, Small Businesses, Temp Staffing Agencies; Chicago Dumps Retirees Into Obamacare. December 2008 (85). August 2008 (93).

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Euro Sucks Italian Blood; Prime Minister Blames Tax Evasion

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 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). Big Picture.

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

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. June 21, 2013: Obamacare Effects Hit Local Governments, Small Businesses, Temp Staffing Agencies; Chicago Dumps Retirees Into Obamacare. December 2008 (85). August 2008 (93).

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

MishTalk

Unless you are part of the tiny portion of humanity that dotes on every utterance of the Federal Open Market Committee, you probably missed an important statement regarding the arcane world of "excess reserves" buried deep in the minutes of its Oct. Unlike the Fed''s main policy tool, the federal-funds rate, the IOER is not market-determined.

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Measuring What Didn't Happen: Did Obamacare Cause an Increase in Part-Time Jobs? No Says Ritholtz, and Reuters; Yes, Says Mish

MishTalk

The number of part-time workers spiked in 2008, well before Obamacare was enacted, and has been slowly falling as a share of total employment since 2010. The spike in 2008 and the steady drift downward since then suggests the elevated level of part-time workers is more likely due to the economy''s weakness. Louis Fed (Fred) Website.