Business Advice

By Edward L. Fixen The sale of small businesses (generally those with annual revenue less than $1 million), is strong and thriving.  Since the recession recovery period of 2010-2012, the sale of small businesses has increased approximately 55%.  BizBuySell.com, a leading internet business-for-sale web site, reported that the sale of small …

By Tim Kolacz As you drive towards the end of the year and you look at what you have accomplished in the past eleven months, what stands out to you. Is it the success you had? Is it the thing you completely and totally screwed up? Is it the success …

By Craig Dart With tax time long over and midyear officially here, it’s a great time to organize your financial records. And the key word here is indeed “organize.” Throwing all your important documents into a drawer won’t help much when an emergency occurs and you (or a family member) …

By Edward L. Fixen As business owners we spend considerable time trying to increase sales and reduce expenses.  While these are critical to the profitability and value of any business, they are by no means the only factors that are instrumental to increasing the value of a business.  Anything that …

By John Tulac In this installment, I will identify several significant actions being taken by the Chinese government and how these impact U.S. businesses. Certain actions, trends or developments, could negatively impact any business dependent on China for any part of its supply chain. In the past year, China has …

By Eugene E. Valdez Business owners of the Inland Empire are all trying to manage their companies strategically in the face of a highly competitive marketplace. CEOs are constantly “tweaking” their business models in an effort to increase branding, increase revenues, reduce expenses, increase profits and increase market share at …