Goodwill is what a business owner has built into his business over the years that include:  Reputation, Telephone number, Logos or trademarks, Customer lists, Vender list, Branding, Lease value, Web page, Marketing materials, or any other intangible item that goes into the sale of the business. Goodwill is the value placed on the continued relationship [...]

Julia’s Restaurant at 220 West Ocean Blvd. (Hwy 100) in Los Fresnos will celebrate its 20th anniversary with 20 percent off on lunch and dinner from Dec. 4 to Dec. 23. The restaurant, which specializes in Mexican and American food, seafood and steaks, opened in 1991. The Los Fresnos Chamber of Commerce will hold an [...]

NEW YORK Retailers awaiting the arrival of Black Friday are on edge. How well they do during the biggest shopping season of the year will have lasting consequences not just on them, but the still-fragile economic recovery. This weekend, many stores will for the first time use midnight openings along with the usual bevy of [...]

Do you consider small business hiring to be an important element in your success? Most small businesses have 10 or fewer employees, but the right employee in a management or strategist position can grow your company into one that needs dozens of employees. Alas, finding and hiring the perfect candidate can be challenging. If you [...]

Water — whether it’s too much, too little or too dirty — has been a fixture in the news in recent years, a continual reminder that it is a precious resource with the potential for devastating impacts to business operations and local communities. Recent floods inundated thousands of local businesses in Thailand, for example, shaving [...]