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Associate Spotlight: Bruce Adams
Senior Associate Bruce Adams (817) 233-4803BAdams@KasperAssociates.com Bruce Adams has been Senior Associate of Kasper & Associates since 2019. A business development specialist since 1982, Mr. Adams is a seasoned executive with experience in many business sectors. He has worked in the digital marketing, technology and apparel manufacturing industries and has recently focused on merger and […]
Kasper & Associates Market Update: Broadband Antenna Technology
For just over 6 years Kasper & Associates (K&A) has been working with George Samuel, President and CEO of MCW Wireless, regarding the sale of its technology which is applicable for use in both the Cellular Tower Antenna sector and in handheld devices (i.e. smart phones, tablets, etc.). George and I were introduced to each […]
Kroger, Albertsons to Sell 300 Stores to Seal Merger
Kroger, Albertsons to Sell 300 Stores to Seal Merger From GlobeSt.com By Jack Rogers Retail supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons are planning to sell up to 300 stores—mostly in areas where the grocery chains overlap—to try to fend off antitrust challenges to Kroger’s $25B acquisition of Albertson. The merger, announcing in October, would combine the […]
Small-Business Trends: 6 Predictions for 2023
From NerdWallet.com: Small-Business Trends: 6 Predictions for 2023 By Randa Kriss Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, small-business owners have faced ever-changing regulations, cash flow shortages and general economic uncertainty. And 2022 brought its own challenges: inflation, rising interest rates and staffing shortages, among others. Entrepreneurs, however, remain resilient and optimistic about the year […]
Ed & Janet Kasper
Founding Partner, Ed Kasper, and his wife of 58 years were featured in the following article by Izzy Acheson in the Fort Worth Report: Thankful for 58 years of marriage, November photo contest winner tells heartwarming love story Ed and Janet Kasper met on a blind date. They have now been married for 58 years, […]
Kasper & Associates Market Update: Texas Economy
Texas Economist, Dr. Ray Perryman of the Waco-based Perryman Group, recently published his Five-Year Outlook for the Texas Economy detailing how Texas has recovered from the 2020 pandemic. Highlights of the report include the following: K&A is proud to do business in this great state and work with business owners that are the backbone of […]
7 Smart Year-End Tax Planning Moves For Small Business Owners
From Forbes.com 7 Smart Year-End Tax Planning Moves For Small Business Owners David Rae Year end tax planning is an amazing way to increase your small business net profits without having to work harder. While some of you may still need to file your 2021 taxes, the 2023 tax season (filing your 2022 taxes) is […]
Lower SBA Loan Fees
/ Mike Schillingburg, VP SBA Lending at MidFirst Bank, provided the following update about the SBA lowering upfront fees: The SBA has announced new, lower SBA Guarantee Fees effective October 1, 2022. Loan amounts $1,000,000 and lower are affected. The Upfront Fees for loans with a maturity date that exceeds 12 months are as follows: […]
Personal Vision + A Bucket List = Increased Company Value!
Friends of the firm Ed & Valerie Riefenstahl at The Alternative Board (TAB) Fort Worth shared the following article describing how cultivating work/life balance can increase the value of your business. After Ben Allen founded Allen Technology Advising (ATA), he struggled to find work-life balance. “After starting ATA it was really painful for me as […]
Kasper & Associates Origin Story
Here’s a brief background on Kasper & Associates. Years ago my Partner and I had won a contract with the Electric Power Research Institute (based in Palo Alto, CA) to construct a transmission tower testing operation in Haslet, Texas. After several years of successfully managing the facility which we had built, General Electric Corporation approached […]