Insights from Menachem

In recent months, some of the nation’s biggest names were involved in some major acquisitions. In the tech industry, it is an almost daily occurrence, albeit that some of them may encounter a ruling of a federal judge that it violates anti-trust laws. You may not have heard of all of these high-tech names but

2019 may be remembered as the year of the upgrade for small businesses, especially retail. Take a tour of any commercial area in a Jewish neighborhood these days and you are likely to see older stores being upgraded with modern storefronts, lighting and shelving. The retailers will tell you that they had little choice, given

TO BE SURE, technology has changed the way we do business. Most of our communications with prospective business partners are no longer conducted in person. Business people admit that they frequently have no idea how a business partner or client even looks. There is, however, one business vehicle that has survived the impersonal world: the

There is a misconception these days among some small-business owners that a banking relationship is not as important as it used to be. They feel that interest rates are extremely low, loans are hard to come by, and even credit lines are difficult to secure. These businessmen look at a bank in the traditional sense:

Negotiations are a fundamental part of business and of life in general. When people sit down to negotiate a deal, whether for a business or a house, some of their best and worst characteristics come to the fore. There is a greater focus on the art of negotiation due to our 45th president, who is

A battle between two brothers who are partners in a business played out in my office. While one brother failed to see any future in the business and was seeking to dissolve it, the younger sibling felt that it was way too early to throw in the towel and that the business needed “rebranding” and