Insights

Insights

Long-form pieces for owners of trades, manufacturing, distribution and tech businesses: profit, growth, and the owner's time. One piece a month, written to be used.

November 12, 2026

Your Business Gets Priced Twice

Every business that sells gets priced twice: once when the letter of intent lands, and again after the buyer has looked inside. Here is what moves the second price, and six questions that show you where yours stands.

October 28, 2026

What 29 BC Trades Websites Get Wrong

I scored 29 local trades and manufacturing websites on the five things a buyer needs a site to do. Here are the averages, the patterns behind them, and five questions that show you where your own site stands.