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Jul 15, 2022
90 Days That Will Define Your Business Forever
You've done the hard work of winning a new customer, but it's what you do in the next 90 days that determines if it'll…
Jul 1, 2022
WHAT YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE SAYS ABOUT YOUR EXIT PLAN
In our experience, your age has a big effect on your attitude towards your business and how you feel about one day getting out.…
May 20, 2022
CAUTION: DO NOT POKE THE GIANT
On June 1, 2011, both Floyd’s Coffee Shops in Portland, Oregon were busier than usual. The regulars were elbowed out of the way by…
May 6, 2022
6 Ways to Overcome a Business Trauma
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing a terrifying event. Although not at the level of enduring a war…
May 3, 2022
Better Rates and More Capital for Your Business Growth
Whether a business needs capital today or in the future, business owners must understand what drives debt or equity providers to want to invest…
Apr 22, 2022
Starting Vs. Growing a Business
Most company founders are good at the first stages of entrepreneurship. But in the phases that follow, they may only be average. Just because…
Apr 1, 2022
From Owner to Operator: Creating Value Beyond Your Presence
Whether you’re planning to sell your company sometime soon or sometime in the future; now is the time to ensure that your business isn’t…
Mar 18, 2022
SEVEN POWERFUL RATIOS TO START TRACKING NOW
Doctors in the developing world measure their progress not by the aggregate number of children who die in childbirth but by the infant mortality…
Mar 4, 2022
THE DANGER OF MARKET TIMING THE SALE OF YOUR BUSINESS
The other day I was speaking with a successful CEO in his fifties who runs a heating and air conditioning company generating eight million…
Feb 20, 2022
The Hidden Goal of the Smartest Business Owners
What are your business goals for the year? If you’re like most owners, you have a profit goal you want to hit. You may…
Feb 4, 2022
How To Avoid Disappointment When It’s Time To Cash Out
How do you avoid not being disappointed with the money you make from the sale of your company? Perhaps you’ve heard that companies like…
Jan 21, 2022
Inflation in 2022 and Beyond
It wasn’t that long ago the Federal Reserve was trying to convince us inflation was transitory. Today they no longer sing that tune, and…