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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! Between 35 & 45% of these owners are 65 or older (2018). Gallup recently released a five-year-long study showing the variance between high and low productivity is 70% attributable to the manager. Synergistic product line firm. Contract manufacturer (of your product).

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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. The Board Had No Finance Committee. in 2013 to 3.7

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

On June 25, 2018, Facebook lost market capitalization of more than $100 billion in just two hours of trading after it announced its quarterly performance, despite exceeding analysts’ earnings forecasts. The company’s first revenues indicate the acceptance of its product or services by customers. What caused this slump?