New businesses survive in Virginia. They don’t in Maryland.

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How Three Moves Quadrupled the Value of this Business

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“Fiduciary Ruling” Impacts Many 401(k)

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Climbing Mountains Together

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Do Goals Really Matter?

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How To Handle An Acquisition Offer From A Competitor

[vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default"][vc_column_text]A direct competitor can often be the most likely buyer for your business. A competitor already knows…

Thinking Vs. Doing: The Owner’s Dilemma

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Selling The Baby In The Bathwater

Many service company founders yearn for a product business. Some even fund the product development through the service business. This week we discuss the alternative: why not sell the service…

Your Training Wheels Business

A lot of owners think selling equates to retirement, but selling your business and retiring are not the same thing. In Josh Latimer’s case he sold his company Birds Beware,…

Engineering Profitability

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