Ted Clifton

Tommy Jacks, reporter/political columnist, encounters new love and old threats while covering one of the most brutal U.S. Senate races in history. With a massive oil ­fire threatening the city of Tulsa, three candidates face off, a ruthless oil baron, an idealist college professor, and a reverend running under the God Party. When the race suddenly turns deadly, the winner may be the last man standing.Final book in the Muckraker trilogy, Murder So Final brings to a close the stories of Louongo, Albright, Robbie Gilmore, Tracy and Ray Jacks, and Tommy himself.

In an exclusive residential neighborhood, a U.S. Senator's wife has died. Tommy Jacks and his fellow journalists don't believe the police chief's story blaming it on natural causes. It has the smell of a crime. So begins a new journey set in the 1960s involving numerous dead bodies, high-tension political intrigue, police corruption, the drug underworld and unsavory hidden pasts. Tommy has a lot to write about in his My View political column.Only in his second year as a political columnist, he finds new romance and emotional healing among a chaotic mixture of characters, from his new mother and his recently out-of-jail father to his acerbic journalistic mentor and antagonist and a foul-mouthed lawyer of questionable ethics, all wrapped inside the saga of two competing daily newspapers still at war.Lurking in the shadows is the powerful and corrupt police chief, who seems to think it might be best if Mister Jacks, even so young, was dead.Murder So Strange continues the 1960s saga of Tommy Jacks: Muckraker.

Fresh out of journalism school, Tommy Jacks begins his career as a newspaper reporter in the 1960s, finding intrigue, love, tragedy, and maybe himself.On the trail of a competing reporter's killer, Tommy collects an interesting entourage of fools and geniuses.Taylor Albright, legendary gossip-monger and discredited columnist; Ray Jacks, Tommy's father, an infamous political leader now in state prison; Joe Louongo, slimy lawyer of questionable ethics; Steve Marsh, sportswriter and former famous football star; J.H. Gilmore and his son, Robbie, wealthy and conniving owners of a competing newspaper; Tracy Clark, beautiful TV reporter; and Judy Jackson, gorgeous past playmate of Tommy's.A story of the '60s, full of intrigue, love, and tragedy--Tommy Jacks: Muckraker.

Should you start that new business? What is the break-even revenue number for your struggling business? Do you have enough cash to succeed in your new business? Why is it important to know how to plan and budget for both a new business and an existing business?These questions, and many more, are answered in this third book in the Success Paths Business Series.Planning and forecasting are vital tools for any business owner or prospective owner. Clifton's approach to this subject starts with simple plans and builds towards more complex planning and forecasting with detailed examples. Planning does not solve every business problem; but Clifton believes small business owners often overlook these tools. The book includes chapters on break-even analysis, key performance indicators and cash verses accrual accounting. The book is plain spoken and is written for business owners who are not comfortable with many aspects of planning and budgeting, offering real world examples of the benefits for startups and existing businesses.2 for 1 Bonus. Five Case Studies. These case studies reflect the many benefits in planning and how it can help the business owner avoid costly mistakes.

In the second Success Paths business books series, Ted Clifton gives you a personal view of how to be a successful owner of a small business. First is what you should do to start a business. Next are guidelines on what the owner needs to know to run a successful business. How to Start and Run a Successful Small Business is a conversation between you, the future business owner, and Ted Clifton, a seasoned professional, CPA, business owner, and small business advisor, about the elements that contribute to success. This is not business school textbook stuff, but real-world knowledge and honesty. Two biggest factors in a successful small business are money and luck. The more money, the more likely you succeed Well, duh Everybody knows that-they do, but they go ahead and open on a shoestring anyway. They will need lots of luck. Most small business owners will run into some bumps along the way to a successful business, some of that money will be necessary to smooth out those bumps. Where is the money, how can you get some? Clifton will be candid and tell you the most important things you will need to know.Managing your own business is not the same as working for someone else. As an employee, much of the headache of owning your own business was not visible to you. Clifton tells you what to look for, how to deal with employees, advertising, marketing, numbers. Yes, numbers. Another key to success is to understand the numbers that tell you how your business is performing. What are Key Performance Indicators, KPIs? Each business will have its own KPIs, and Clifton explains these and gives examples. He advises that you should plan before you leap into a new business. This book is part of that plan.

Selling your business (or buying a business) is often a once in a lifetime experience. Mistakes can be incredibly costly. There will be many questions. What should the price be? How do I find a buyer? What is the process of selling or buying a small company? These and many more questions are answered in this "real-world" book. No nonsense answers to your questions.Ted Clifton's background is financial (CPA, CFO) who has owned and sold his own businesses. He also has over thirty years' experience as a financial adviser and business broker assisting business owners in selling their businesses. Plus, he has done hundreds of business valuations for small business owners and potential buyers.Special; 2 books in 1. The bonus book is a ten-part course on how to establish the market-value for a small business. Learn the important aspects of value that can change the worth of a business many times over. How can two businesses having similar financial results be worth three times more for one than the other? Learn about risk and perception as key factors in values.

Mystery writer Stella Stratton, in Santa Fe, New Mexico for a conference, is being stalked by a man who has followed her from Chicago. When P.I. Vincent Malone comes to her aid, he discovers that Stratton's first book is not a work of fiction at all, but an account of the murder of the stalker's father in the 1980s.Archeology, Indian artifacts, and crimes from the past weave into a mysterious plot involving political corruption, a wayward priest, millions in stolen relics, forgotten curses, and old misdeeds. Who's good and who's bad is all mixed up as Malone seeks answers both to the murder in the 80s and the confusing events happening now.

The high-end contemporary art scene drops into Santa Fe, New Mexico with ugly feuds, temperamental egos, sexual entanglements and murder.Vincent Malone, one-time attorney and legal investigator, now down-on-his-luck shuttle driver, is right in the middle of all of the action. His employer, the Blue Door Inn, is hosting a big international artist in Santa Fe for her U.S. debut, and nothing is going smoothly.Before long there is one dead body and plenty of suspects. Malone dusts off his investigating skills to solve this classic whodunit.

Washed-up legal investigator Vincent Malone has come to Santa Fe in search of a new life. Instead, he finds himself drawn into a murder investigation when a high-profile LA sports agent turns up dead at the B&B where Vincent has found work.Teaming up with an ancient gun-slinging lawyer (whom everyone thought was dead), Vincent investigates the agent's pro athlete clients, all of whom share a strong motive: the agent had just lost millions of dollars of their money in a botched investment. As the case grows more complicated, Vincent discovers Santa Fe might just be the right place to get his mojo back.For fans of classic PI mysteries, where flawed men try their best to do good, and a colorful cast and unexpected twists keep you guessing right until the last page.