DOD Business Management Consultant - Operations Management Blog

09 Mar

Enterprise Value, Exit Planning

My company is worth something, how do I help a buyer know that?

March 9, 2022
By Jay Jesse
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I get this question a lot. I HAD this question a lot! There are so many factors and special situations, but the...

02 Feb

Exit Planning, Professionalization

How to take money out of your successful defense company. You should!

February 2, 2022
By Jay Jesse
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The art of taking ...

29 Dec

Culture, Enterprise Value, Leadership

Ten most read blogs from High Stakes Partners in 2021

January 3, 2022
By Jay Jesse
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2021 was an interesting year. It was a year we thought we co...

14 Dec

Culture

Fostering a culture or appreciation to make your company special

December 14, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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I talk a lot about the culture and how I equate that primarily with employee engagement. See my blog on the topi...

09 Dec

Enterprise Value, Intellectual Property

Strange Bedfellows: IP Rights and Accounting in SBIR/STTR Grants

December 9, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (referred co...

23 Nov

Culture, Leadership

Tales from the World Series of Poker – Playing poker with a potential business partner leads to insight

November 24, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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As I get ready for the start of the next WSOP tournament, I am doing what many others are doing across the world....

10 Nov

Culture, Leadership

Idle thoughts from the World Series of Poker – Fun Parallels Between Startup Defense Businesses & the Business of Tournament Poker

November 10, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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So, I’m out in Vegas this week playing in the World Series of Poker. I’ve been looking forward to it for ye...

28 Oct

Professionalization

Professionalizing your small defense company’s Accounting and Finance Functions

November 18, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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In our continued conversation around professionalizing your defense startup as you grow, we talk about some of th...

22 Sep

Professionalization

A Practical Approach to IP Protection for Government Contractors

November 22, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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In our continuing series on professionalizing your small defense company as it grows through those initial early ...

09 Sep

Professionalization

Professionalizing Your Defense Company’s Benefits

November 18, 2021
By Jay Jesse
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Like many parts of your defense company, what works for benefits with your first 1 or 2 dozen employees may not a...