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Success Maxims (Part 14)

Kasper & Associates maintains faith in the American spirit and we believe in the power of positive thinking.  To that end, we’ve established a monthly posting to our blog – Success Maxims — a collection of our favorite motivational quotes, essays and leadership advice.  (For a complete collection, e-mail your mailing address to contact@kasperassociates.com.) SUCCESS MAXIMS […]

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Health Costs, Gov’t Regulations Curb Small Business Hiring

From Gallup.com, results from Wells Fargo and Gallup survey of 600 small business owners. ******** Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Updated 04:00 AM ET Economy February 15, 2012 Health Costs, Gov’t Regulations Curb Small Business Hiring Nearly half of small-business owners name these issues by Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. small-business owners who aren’t hiring […]

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Texas M&A Gets a Boost from Oil & Gas

Managing Partner Layne Kasper interviewed in Fort Worth Business Press. ************ Texas M&A gets a boost from oil & gas Energy deals dominated merger and acquisition activity in 2011 By Rob Robertson rrobertson@bizpress.net Reporter The energy industry dominated a strong 2011 for mergers and acquisitions in Texas, but industry insiders are unwilling to predict a repeat […]

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Middle Market M&A Outlook

From the Axial Market blog: https://www.axialmarket.com/blog/2012/02/middle-market-m-outlook-peter-sokoloff-co/ Peter Sokoloff focuses on different industries than we do at K&A, however, his comments on the high level of buyer interest right now mirror what we’re seeing in manufacturing, distribution and business services. ************************* Middle Market M&A Outlook: Peter Sokoloff & Co. Posted Feb. 1, 2012 Today we continue […]