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                         August 2023
                                             LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER


            Publisher
            Debra Anthony                   It’s heat wave time in Houston with no relief in sight!
            Managing Editor                 I am so ready for cooler temps! In your work/life balance, find the time to enjoy
            David Young                     our featured stories at work, during your travels, or down time at home. 
            Associate Editor
            Mandy Perret                                   HOUSTON INDUSTRIAL MARKET
            Designer                                              Houston Industrial Market, Q2
            Tanya Bäck                                     12 Despite a second-quarter slowdown, the industrial market in
                                                                  the Greater Houston MSA remains active and healthy, with 3.9
                                                                  million square feet of net absorption and a construction pipeline
                                                                  of more than 29.5 million square feet.
            Phone                                         
            832-766-1546                    TEXAS MARKET
            Website                                 Texas Shows Signs of Slowing; Price Pressures
            nbizmag.com                     08 Easae Despite Buoyant Services
                                                   Businesses reported in the recent Texas Business Outlook
            Corporate Address
            PO Box 6352                            Survey (TBOS) results that they are concerned about
                                                   softening demand and higher labor costs. Overall, price
            Katy, TX                               pressures continued to ease, though price growth for services and the pace of wage
            77491-6352
                                                   increases remained high. Economic expansion in Texas is expected to continue
                                                   through year-end but likely at a slower pace than in the first half of 2023.
            NBIZ Magazine is published                     BUSINESS
            six times per year. All articles                      What is a QofE and Which Buisiness Owners
            and advertising represent the                  16 Need One?
            opinions of the authors and                           A frequent question we hear from business owners contemplating
            advertisers and not necessarily                       a sale of their company is “What is a Quality of Earnings (QofE)
                                                                  study?” Owners are asking because it has become increasingly
            the  opinion  of the publisher.                       common that potential sellers are advised to get a QofE study as
            The information contained                             part of their preparations.
            herein has not been verified
            for accuracy, and its inclu-
            sion should not be construed            The Gap Between Knowing and Doing
            as the publisher’s endorse-     04 Remember knowing is about knowledge and skills. Doing is about
            ment of the products, ser-             attitudes and habits. If your organization or you are not where
            vices, or articles presented.          you want it, ask yourself this question: If my
                                                   organization or myself is not where I want
            No part of  NBIZ Magazine              it to be, is this failure due to my knowledge
            and NBIZ Website’s content             and skills or is the failure due to my
            may  be  reproduced  in  any           attitude or habits? From my experience and
            form without written permis-           observations, the answer over 90% of the time
            sion from the publisher.               is due to a failure of attitudes and/or habits.


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                                             Debra Anthony, Publisher
                                             debra@nbizmag.com
            www.nbizmag.com

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