Most owners have an idea of what they think their business is worth. In most cases they have their accountant or trusted advisor work through a valuation formula that gives a “good for now” number. Book Value, Discounted Cash Flow, Leveraged Buyout, EBITDA, Comparable Business and Market Cap are only
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Posted November 06, 2019in People & Pets
Girl waits two years for her own pet. For more than two years, Piper Ladwig, 10, yearned for her own cat. With three other pets at home, she wanted one to call her own and not share with her sisters or parents. So, her dad offered her an incentive: If
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Posted November 06, 2019in Lunch With...
Grand View University president explains its growth over lunch at Tursi’s Latin King. Kent Henning is a month away from closing out 20 years of leadership at Grand View University. That Lutheran school on the eastside of town has gone through several transformations since its founding in 1896. The most
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Posted November 06, 2019in Art News
In her introduction to “Monument Valley,” the Des Moines Art Center’s latest exhibition, curator Laura Burkhalter explains why a show about the history and mythology of a Navajo Tribal Park in Utah and Arizona is a good fit for an Iowa museum. John Wayne, the actor whose work with John
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Posted November 06, 2019in At Home With
He keeps an eye on the night sky. Roger Berry’s home is nestled on a small acreage northwest of Indianola with a tranquil pond in the front and cornfields behind. He and his wife enjoy the peace and quiet of the country life, but it is what he sees looking
Read More →Any business that pays $600 or more in any calendar year to an individual, LLC or partnership for services provided has a 1099 filing requirement. These services can include subcontractor work, extra labor or repairs. Generally, payments to corporations or LLCs taxed as corporations are exempt from the 1099 filing
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Posted November 06, 2019in The Sound
Guitarist stretches blues boundaries. When discovering a musician with raw talent, you tell your friends, “Buy her record! Attend her concert!” But if people do, then the venue will be packed, leaving you little room to enjoy your favorite up-and-coming blues guitarist. That’s the case with singer and guitarist Samantha
Read More →Attend the all-day/evening Gross Domestic Product (GDP) music festival on Nov. 23 featuring musicians from Des Moines and across Iowa. The GDP festival began in 2006 and is coordinated by the Des Moines Music Coalition. The goal is to help support Iowa musicians. The festival’s concerts take place at Vaudeville
Read More →And more good news Taste of New York won the Ultimate Pizza Challenge over the last three months. The Jordan Creek pizzeria has won the hearts of Des Moines’ diners in a little more than five years, which is a New York minute when it comes to pizza love. The
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Posted November 06, 2019in Collections & Hobbies
Big or small, fair condition or dismal, Bruce Youde enjoys collecting tractors, working on tractors and using tractors. Replacing the rivets. Sandblasting. Painting. Cleaning. Repairing. Doing whatever is necessary. As a young boy, Bruce Youde, of Polk City, acquired a miniature Ford tractor to use as a toy. That was
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