Posted by David Wanetick at https://www.axialmarket.com/blog/2011/3/how-patents-impact-business-valuation/ ************* How Patents Impact Business Valuation As I often tell business leaders who attend my course, Valuing Early-Stage Technologies, valuing patents isn’t rocket science. It is much more difficult. Or to paraphrase Winston Churchill, valuing patents is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. Measuring even a well-delineated permanent […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Common sense posted by Jaime Romero on Jan. 11, 2012 at https://www.axialmarket.com/blog/2012/01/duped-by-social-media/ ——————————————————————- Duped by Social Media: 6 Questions You Should Ask when Using LinkedIn Last week, the SEC accused Anthony Fields’ of marketing fraudulent securities on LinkedIn. This is perhaps the most serious example yet of the conflict between social media and SEC / FINRA […]
Ray Perryman does a great job summarizing Texas’ economic climate. In this month’s newsletter he provides an economic forecast for Texas’ largest cities. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=htc5xpeab&v=001SbPU0nO9dPDvhIounHha8DZmSHnezZeZ7Rug7gT0nLumWV5OpuaAOhA_czeeACBWOVGM5jjKb5IVcmru1h0TwabqM0NbSnSY9ECNwWCeBtT4xGR-vgfxQYNnYYogO-xLQEYZLu7l7_QYWYz_s2BtNtsqFzGVHd0V2RIVTEMa6oCf0IidFvPwum-aIuM0bhIUt_91cWR_sNucNUq3BJhEPDac87ziHTSubjLcFhQ5ohqeSDeGF29Z3iv08Buivp-BuqGp3lniZnuzNVwbWMg9N6NC6udN6M7ea3eQ0TPu2agOUoC-CD6OsQ%3D%3D
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 […]
From http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/economic_outlook/index.html?si=1 The U.S. economy will grow about 2% in 2012, roughly the same as in 2011, enough to avoid another recession but not enough to make much of a dent in unemployment. Faster growth in the second half of 2011 will rescue the U.S. from a downturn, and shows that pent-up consumer demand and business […]