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Tony Ford to Speak at TAB Luncheon

Senior Associate Tony Ford will be speaking on “Overcoming Tough Obstacles — Personal & Professional” at The Alternative Board’s Business Bites luncheon in July.  Click on the link to register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1809850311

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Former Client: Jim Marshall

Many business owners go on to new activities and endeavors once they’re sold their businesses.  K&A client Jim Marshall, former owner of Marshall Grain Company, devotes a significant amount of time to charitable causes including the Boy Scouts of America Longhorn Council and Streams and Valleys, Inc. In this video, Jim talks about a recent […]

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Bridging the Valuation Gap

With many companies rebounding from challenging economic conditions, we’ve seen a valuation divide between buyers and sellers in today’s market.  Buyers, as always, are primarily concerned with historical financial performance while sellers describe the last few years as aberrations.  Sellers would rather focus on projections of the profit potential that will be unleashed once the […]

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Entrepreneur Educates Academic

Great article from Bloomberg by a Yale professor.  His encounter with a small business owner helps him understand what a limited perspective many academics have regarding the real world of entrepreneurs. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-26/carter-economic-stagnation-explained-at-30-000-feet.html Carter: Economic Stagnation Explained, at 30,000 Feet By Stephen L. Carter – May 26, 2011 The man in the aisle seat is trying to tell me […]

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Success Maxims (Part 5)

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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Tony Ford’s “Trust” Video

K&A is proud to align with Senior Associate Tony Ford’s latest venture, www.tonyford.com.  Grow a business; Buy a business; Sell a business — K&A can help with every stage. Click here to see Tony’s introductory video on your browser, or here to view it at the Kasper & Associates Facebook page.

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Tony Ford to Speak at Untyed Event

K&A Senior Associate Tony Ford has asked to address business leaders at an Untyed event sponsored by Insperity, Wednesday, May 11th, 8:30 a.m. at the Fort Worth Club.  Tony’s presentation, entitled “Overcoming Tough Obstacles”, will help business owners to gain a new perspective, leverage new resources and access new resources to help overcome the major […]

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Success Maxims (Part 4)

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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You Have to Impress the Seller when Buying a Business

In a follow-up to last week’s post, Richard Parker, President and Founder of Diomo Corporation quotes K&A Managing Partner Layne Kasper’s thoughts on the mindset a buyer should bring to the acquisition process: http://blog.bizquest.com/2011/04/you-have-to-impress-the-seller-when-buying-a-business.html You Have to Impress the Seller When Buying a Business This blog received a great comment from Layne Kasper of the […]

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Understand the Owner of a Business for Sale

Written by Richard Parker, President and Founder of Diomo Corporation http://blog.bizquest.com/2011/03/understand-the-.html#continued It is staggering to me how so many business buyers simply miss the mark during the initial stages of the business for sale process and lose out on potential opportunities. In prior posts I have alluded to the mix of emotion and logic when […]