“Sun Microsystems liked to boast that it was the ‘dot in dot-com.’ The dirty little secret was that it had become the ‘o’ in ‘old’ economy, which is a good thing to be right now.”

“Regardless of your specific motivation for selling your business, the key to the selling process is preparation. That means anticipating the questions and concerns of a prospective buyer and preparing your own financial and retirement plan so as to determine your pricing parameters.”

“So you’ve written this wonderful business plan. It’s well-researched, well-structured, well-crafted. Somehow you raise enough money to get started (it’s never usually enough, but that’s life) and off you go into the white water, knuckles tightly gripping the plan so that you can constantly refer to it to keep the business on track.”

“Regardless of your specific motivation for selling your business, the key to the selling process is preparation. That means anticipating the questions and concerns of a prospective buyer and preparing your own financial and retirement plan so as to determine your pricing parameters.”

“In an attempt to promote better connectivity between businesses on the Internet, IBM on Monday announced broad support of open Internet standards for its infrastructure software.”