Articles

 As a guest columnist for three business publications, George  Scott’s articles provide common sense, practical, and usable insights  and recommendations. Since he is also a business broker, many articles address various aspects of selling or buying a business. The most recent publication is FOCUS, the bi-monthly magazine of the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM).  

**If the cover of the magazine appears when you hit the “Read Now” button, go to the pages designated for each article**

FOCUS – The Small Business Association of Michigan’s Magazine.

Business Financial Matters

Are You Ready for Shark Tank? Know your numbers.

March-April 2015 FOCUS, Pages 8-9

Your Financial Statements are Talking to You. Are You Listening?

July-Aug 2016 FOCUS, Pages 6-7

Reduce Your Expenses. Increase Your Chances of Survival, 

May-June 2018 FOCUS, Pages 6-8

How Good is Your MRU?

September/October 2022 FOCUS, Pages 12-13 

Don’t Let Sunk Funds Sink You. (Co-Authored with Erik Olson, CPA)

July-Aug 2015 FOCUS,  Pages 8-9

Leadership

Leadership and Management are NOT the Same. (Transactional Vs Transformational Leadership)

 Jan-Feb 2017 FOCUS, Pages 10-11

Are You A Leader or A Wanter

May/June 2023 FOCUS, Pages 16-19.

Relatable Professionalism: The Business Equivalent to a Doctor’s Bedside Manner (Co-Authored with Kerstin Pentz) 

May/June 2022 FOCUS, Pages 14-15

Integrity: The Cornerstone to Sustained Business Success (Co-Authored with Troy Diller) 

September/October 2017 FOCUS, Pages 12-13, 

Selling a Business

Selling the Business: Must Do Preliminary Activities

November/December 2014 FOCUS, Pages 10-11

Sellers Must Strive to Avoid Common Mistakes

Originally published in the Rochester Business Journal. February 1994

Selling the Business: Keep Your Wits About You – Part 1

Originally published in the Rochester Business Magazine, July 1991

Buying a Business

Buying a Business: What’s Motivating You?Rochester Business Magazine, First of a series of three self-evaluation business-buying articles.

Buying a Business: Are You Ready?Rochester Business Magazine, Second of a series of three self-evaluation business-buying articles.

Buying a Business: Acquisition Parameters , Rochester Business Magazine, Third of a series of three self-evaluation business-buying articles. 

Selling the Business: Keep Your Wits About You – Part 2

Originally published in the Rochester Business Magazine, July 1991

Why Should I Sell Thee? Let me Count the Reasons 

Originally published in the Rochester Business Journal, January 1994

Thought Leadership

Because They Cared

Winter 2015 featured in All About Mentoring, Pages 55-57

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