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                   October 2020                                     Letter From the Publisher




            Publisher
            Debra Anthony
            Managing Editor
            David Young
                                             Welcome to fourth quarter, budgeting and soon the onset of
            Associate Editor                 the holidays!
            Renee A. Weeks
                                             In this issue of NBIZ, our contributors talk business basics about what’s happen-
            Designer                         ing in the marketplace. You’ll find educational and informational articles about
            Tanya Bäck
                                             courage, retail bankruptcy, the latest glance at our Houston economy, maximiz-
                                             ing company value and the new process for fire and life safety service providers
                                             instituted by the Harris County Fire Marshal.
            Phone                            As Leanne Hoagland-Smith notes a quote in her article by Churchill, “Success is
            832-766-1546                     not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” Courage
            Website                          applies more now than ever!
            nbizmag.com                      During COVID-19, we have seen the rise in bankruptcies. Know the details and
            Corporate Address                read about “Landlord’s Choices When a Retail Client Files Bankruptcy.”
            PO Box 6352                      If your exit strategy is to sell your company one day for the maximum value
            Katy, TX                         (perhaps as soon as possible once the COVID-19 recession is over), then it is
            77491-6352
                                             essential to track your company's Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation
                                             and Amortization (EBITDA) accurately. See the article “Maximizing Company
                                             Value: Tracking EBITDA During COVID.”
            NBIZ Magazine is published
            six times per year. All articles   Numbers talk. Read about “Houston—The Economy at a Glance.” September
                                             marks half a year since COVID-19 arrived in Houston. In the early stages, the
            and advertising represent the    pandemic cost Houston more than 365,000 jobs. Only about 110,000 have been
            opinions of the authors and      recouped to date.
            advertisers and not necessarily    Attention property management and fire and life safety companies! You will
            the opinion of the publisher.    find the article, “The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office Has Instituted a New
            The information contained        Process for Service Providers Who Inspect and Test Fire Protection Systems,”
            herein has not been verified     a must-read. The article provides information about a new process for service
            for accuracy, and its inclu-     providers who inspect and test fire protection systems.
            sion should not be construed     Meanwhile, the political, financial and healthcare climate con tinues to sizzle. It’s
            as the publisher’s endorse-      a situation full of moving parts. New strategies are being tested—which ones will
            ment of the products, ser-       help us thrive and rebound back to better economic conditions?
            vices, or articles presented.
            No part of  NBIZ Magazine        Success!
            and NBIZ Website’s content
            may  be  reproduced in any
            form without written permis-
            sion from the publisher.
                                             Debra Anthony, Publisher









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