I recently attended the national Murphy Business conference in Palm Coast, Florida. The beach was nice (although it rained the whole time) and the opportunity to network with other business brokers across the country is a big draw, but the biggest benefit is staying up-to-date with all the lat ...
Change hurts. Changing our businesses with the times is difficult and we can be forgiven for wanting to avoid anything that’s both difficult and painful. Still, the ways in which businesses connect with their customers has changed and is continuing to do so because those customers& ...
After nearly two decades of real estate/fixer-upper/curb appeal/garage sale picker reality television, it’s easy to think that there’s a buyer for everything. That may be true – just not at every price and certainly not at any time. We’ve had business owners approach us intending to have ...
Last week I was honored to conduct two workshops at the Dale Carnegie Training International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme was “WOW!” – which accurately describes how I felt being there among such an impressive group of people.
Dale Carnegie Training is a franchised or ...
The Business Brokerage Press just released the results of a nationwide survey that confirmed what seems to be a no-brainer: A lack of available financing was the biggest obstacle to someone buying a business in 2013. You may be thinking, “No kidding. If I could get a loan, I could buy an ...
Business owners usually contact a business broker when they’re tired of running their company. Whatever their reason, they’re done. The end is in sight and they may have had one foot out the door for a while. They react poorly when we advise them to operate their business at peak perfo ...
We’re emerging from a recession and earnings have been slightly (or more than slightly) down over the past few years. Sellers know they have a great business and that it will rebound in the coming years. Buyers get that vision, but aren’t willing to pay for it up front. Therein lays th ...
Sometimes it’s appropriate (perhaps even necessary) to compete with others: sports and elections come to mind this time of year. Other times, we can choose to collaborate with one another so that everyone comes out a winner. Roger Murphy, founder of Murphy Business, understands the pow ...
You know that feeling you get when you come back from a great conference? When you gain new knowledge and network with outstanding people? I attended our Annual Murphy Business Conference in Clearwater, Florida, last month and I brought home some great information. I'll share a few of thos ...
Did you know that your small business is subject to the same regulations as a giant commercial entity? If you find this startling news, you’re not alone; most entrepreneurs in the United States assume that laws apply only to much larger corporations.
All companies – small, medium, l ...
How often do you find yourself looking for that important – yet somehow misplaced – piece of paper? Do you promise yourself that you’re going to become better organized, but find the days, weeks and months slipping by with too much work to do and not enough time to start that new fil ...
Natural disasters may hit at any time of the year, but the recent wildfires in Colorado and derecho (line of violent thunderstorms) that cut a path across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic have made Americans aware that the atmosphere is often very unstable during the summer months.
Have you ...
