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2013 NCAA Football Helmet Schedule in Excel

The associates at K&A are all avid sports fans, so this time of year, with baseball’s pennant races heating up and high school, college and professional football seasons starting, is an exciting time.  With alums from Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Oklahoma State, SMU and Air Force, the college football season holds special interest at K&A. […]

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Why Every Business Owner Should Watch the Little League World Series

Many people are aware of the baseball heritage at Kasper & Associates.  That’s why we really like this article and the leadership advice it gives.  It brings to mind Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s quote:  “On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of […]

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Kasper & Associates Supports Vets4Work

We have several military veterans on our staff, so Kasper & Associates holds a special place in our heart for those that serve to protect our freedoms.  To that end, we support Dallas-based Vets4Work.  Tracy Glover has founded a firm dedicated to finding great jobs for veterans and staffing excellent employees for companies that appreciate […]

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For Aging Entrepreneurs, Assistance With Exits?

This article touches on the types of services K&A provides, assisting our clients in preparing a business for sale.  In today’s “Seller’s Market” with more buyers than sellers, Mr. Mills makes an interesting prediction that the tables will turn over the next 15 years. From PEHub.com: ************************************************* For Aging Entrepreneurs, Assistance With Exits? by Steve Bills […]

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Why Are You Selling Your Business?

Excellent overview of how motivations affect transactions.  Found on Inc.com: *************************************** Why Are You Selling Your Business? BIZBUYSELL.COM | Curtis Kroeker The answer can change everything, from how fast you can sell to how much you can sell for. Small business owners have many different reasons for selling their companies. For some, a business sale is the […]

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Fort Worth Tops in Texas in Recent Forbes Lists

Fort Worth is the highest ranked Texas city in Forbes magazine’s list of the Fastest Growing Cities Since the Recession. http://www.forbes.com/pictures/edgl45fgfj/no-6-fort-worth-texas/   The Fort Worth-Arlington metro area ranks #4 in employment growth in Forbes magazine’s Best Big Cities for Jobs list — also tops among Texas cities. http://www.forbes.com/pictures/edgl45fedm/no-4-fort-worth-arlington-tx-metropolitan-division/

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Message to Entrepreneurs from the Founder of Kasper & Associates

Recently I was told to thank my lucky stars that I do business in Texas.  I could only agree as I’m sure you do.  After years of business inactivity with regards to the selling and buying of companies, we are now experiencing a trend where buyers from across our country and even internationally are focused […]

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The Ten Commandments of Business Golf

From Bloomberg Businessweek: ************************************ The Ten Commandments of Business Golf By Kent Black Several years ago, I happened to pair up with someone I hadn’t previously met at the Santa Fe Country Club, where I usually play. After a few holes, we discovered common professional interests: He was about to buy a local magazine and—after editing […]

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Walden’s Distributing Sold to Rugby Architectural Building Products

Rugby Architectural Building Products of Concord, New Hampshire has acquired Walden’s Distributing, Inc. located on Airport Freeway in Fort Worth, Texas. With this acquisition, Rugby now has twenty distribution centers across the country and two locations serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Walden’s history in Fort Worth dates back to 1953 when cabinetmaker Marion Walden began […]

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A Busy Second Half

From our friends at CMF Associates, who expect M&A activity to increase in the final two quarters of 2013.  Be sure to click on the link to the survey results. ___________________________________________ A Busy Second Half At the end of April, we attended the national mergers & acquisitions conference, ACG InterGrowth, in Orlando and learned that […]