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He knew cash flow. Or should we say he knew short-term cash flow. He watched his cash flow like a hawk. He watched his cash flow like a hawk. The post appeared first on Martinka Consulting. This reminded me of a story I tell in a couple of my talks.

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Getting the Deal Done recap

Martinka Consulting

On November 17, 2015 we held our eighth Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference at the Bellevue Club (with co-sponsors PRK Law, Meridian Capital, Columbia Bank, Bashey Hutchinson & Walter, CPAs, and “Partner” On-Call/Martinka Consulting). The post Getting the Deal Done recap appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015). Axial – 66% of businesses with employees are owned by baby boomers (2015). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? Their average age of retirement is 67. Ten-year amortization.

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Forget Startups – Buy a Business

Martinka Consulting

Using statistics from BizBuySell.com the article stated the median price of businesses at the end of 2016 rose 8% from 2015 to $216,000. You trade your capital for immediate cash flow, i.e. you get a paycheck on payday just like everybody else. But first, let me take issue with one of the facts mentioned.

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Give Your Team the Freedom to Do the Work They Think Matters Most

Harvard Business

Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery. billion) in 2017 compared to €833 million in 2015. In 2018, Michelin was ranked the #1 America’s Best Large Employer.

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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. billion in 2015 for Alstom’s business of making coal-fired turbines for power plants. in 2013 to 3.7

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

“The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. ” Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence , says that an absence of financial savvy is “career-limiting.”

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