Martinka Consulting's Getting the Deal Done Podcast John & Jessica Martinka

After serving 4 years in the US Navy, he earned his Masters in Social Work and founded Housing Matters of NY, an organization that provided transitional housing to formerly incarcerated male nonviolent offenders. With a vision to continue his family’s legacy of entrepreneurship, Phillip went on to redefine the signing service industry when he founded his company in 2016.Phillip and I discuss his basic tenets, which include:Courage, determination, and planningRecruiting the right peopleProvidi...

What's the multiple is a common question. There's a lot more to it than just picking a number. In this episode we cover:Multiple versus price/earnings ratioTerminology for earningsWhy multiples don't come out of the airSanity checksHistoric rangesThe multiple is really how you calculate return on investment, so pay attention.John MartinkaJessica MartinkaContact us via either website or give us a call and be sure to check out our videoshttps://nokomisadvisory.com/https://www.martinkaconsulting...

Trever Acers joins John to discuss:Trends in M&AGetting a business seller a higher value and priceBiggest mistake owners make with being solicited by buyersHow sellers can motivate the best buyers to take actionObjective, Investment Banking & Valuation (“Objective”) is a leading investment banking and valuation firm that services middle market companies in select industries of focus: Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare Tech & Services, Life Sciences Services & Tech, Manufa...

The most important question a business buyer can ask a seller is:Why are you selling?The trite answer, "To pursue other interests" doesn't cut it. It just raises skepticism.List for the best and worst answers, i.e., reasons to sell.John MartinkaJessica MartinkaContact us via either website or give us a call and be sure to check out our videoshttps://nokomisadvisory.com/https://www.martinkaconsulting.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnAMartinka/videos 425-515-4903

Too many business owners run the business for themselves (lifestyle, immediate cash flow, etc.) when they should run it for their eventual buyer.I cover five very important things all owners should be doing and doing correctly to make their business more attractive to buyers - all types of buyers from the individual to private equity to strategic.John MartinkaJessica MartinkaContact us via either website or give us a call and be sure to check out our videoshttps://nokomisadvisory.com/https://...

Sir Isaac Newton's 3rd Law of Motion is, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this episode we discuss how it applies to business, specifically:Supply and demand and price elasticityGrowing a businessReaction to government actionsIn a buy-sell dealTake a listen, it's under 5 minutes.John MartinkaJessica MartinkaContact us via either website or give us a call and be sure to check out our videoshttps://nokomisadvisory.com/https://www.martinkaconsulting.com/https://www.you...