Ed Goldman is the author of THE GOLDMAN STATE and writes a thrice-weekly online column. When he was younger and more foolish, Ed was a daily columnist for the Sacramento Business Journal, as well as a monthly columnist both for Sacramento Magazine and Comstock’s Business Magazine. Ed is also the author of five books including […]
COVID-19 has hit the global economy hard and hurting many business owners. For those of us in California, the economy has also been hit hard. In addition, we continuously hear negative news about the California economy regardless of the media we watch or listen or read. March 16, 2020, was the date the six counties in […]
In mid-March 2020, it was with great pleasure I was able to assist the owner of a California manufacturing business successfully sell his business. It was physically located in Silicon Valley and three days before the sale closed, the 6 Bay Area counties were closed due to COVID-19 and so we thought the deal might […]
One of the lyrics from John Lennon of The Beatles’ fame says, “Life is what happens to you when making other plans.” From March 16, 2020 in California, the Great Lockdown recession saw the closing of 6 Bay Area counties and the directives from California Governor Newsom to execute the closing of non-essential businesses, institute […]
One of the biggest questions a business owner might have at this time is, “Should I sell my business during a recession?” Unfortunately, this is not a simple question to answer. This depends a lot on your business, where you are located, the industry you are in, and the impact the pandemic and resulting economic […]