Rod Guinn's Blog – December 2008 Archive (3)

U is for Upside Down

Let’s start by wishing everyone Happy Holidays. I first thought of writing on what I wanted to find “Under The Tree”, but in the spirit of “Upside Down” as discussed below, I’ll invite each of you to suggest your wishes. Remember, we’ve barely started the Twelve Days of Christmas, so there’s still time.

I’m sure by now we’ve all heard (and are in psychic danger of becoming immune to the pain which comes of hearing) of people who are “Upside Down” in their homes because their… Continue

Added by Rod Guinn on December 26, 2008 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

T is for Technological Advantage

I recently had separate conversations with a trio of long-time friends -- an operator of a chain of restaurants, an investor in restaurant companies, and a “new technology” entrepreneur -- which almost entirely coincided in their subject matter, and which I will summarize, and manipulate only slightly, for purposes of getting to the point of this week’s column.

First, the operator, who recounted the following story: “In the early nineties” (remember them? before easy credit… Continue

Added by Rod Guinn on December 12, 2008 at 6:00am — 6 Comments

S is for Same Store Sales

At times in recent weeks, I’ve talked about various subjects which are constantly in the minds of investors and lenders, and how operators need to have a better understanding of these topics -- return on investment, hurdle rate, cost of capital, leverage, collateral, security, and the like. This week I’d like to turn the tables a bit, and point out some of the areas in which investors and lenders often fall short of understanding what really matters,… Continue

Added by Rod Guinn on December 5, 2008 at 6:00am — 4 Comments

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