I’ll Grant You That: DATCP’s Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grant

The Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants is a competitive grant program put on by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“DATCP”) that funds local food efforts to increase the sale of Wisconsin-grown or produced food products.  The grants help farms and businesses more efficiently produce, process, market and distribute food in local … Read more

Inked Up for Copyright

We have previously discussed that ownership of copyright defaults to the creator of work and that someone else can’t just use or duplicate the work without the owner’s permission. So, it wouldn’t be surprising to those who read our blog regularly to hear that some creators are upset that a party has taken their works … Read more

Miles To Go Before We Sleep

January 1, 2019, was a big day. I mean, for one thing, our firm turned 3 years old. No more terrible twos for us! Second, and perhaps with more widespread impact, it was the first time in 20 years that published copyrighted works entered into the public domain in the United States. We have previously … Read more

Cheers to the New Year!!

We are excited to hear about your new adventures and help you reach your goals in 2019!  Need help setting those goals? See our past posts about strategic planning here: http://www.ogdenglazer.com/tag/strategic-planning/

Getting Ready to Jump

We count ourselves very lucky.  We help people buy and sell businesses.  It makes for busy year-ends, but it is really fun to assist a seller see the pay-off of their hard work and a buyer start a new adventure.  It is truly awesome to see people take the leap. The first question that needs … Read more

Ack! It’s November, Already?

Oh, how quickly year end comes.  Summer slides by in a shimmer of sunscreen. The school year begins with a flurry of schedule changes. And BAM! We have 6 weeks before December 31st ends the calendar year.  This is when we begin to get all of the “So… I want to buy or sell this … Read more

Paper Beats Paper?

Somewhere at the bottom of most agreements is a clause that looks something like this: Entire Agreement:  This Agreement and the Exhibits and Attachments referred to in this Agreement contain the entire understanding of the Parties with regard to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersede all prior written or oral agreements, understandings … Read more

Help Others Help You

I was out for coffee with a new business owner earlier this week.  At the end, the owner tried to be proactive in his business and asked me “Who do you know that I should know?” I was a bit blunt in my response, which was “That is a bad question.  I don’t know how … Read more

Charting My Way to No

Those who know me know that I have a problem saying “No” to good projects and organizations.  I want to help, and there are a lot of really good opportunities out there.  But, sadly, it turns out that humans are essentially a closed system.  I can’t add hours to my day.  I may have as … Read more