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  • Illustration of three cartoon characters labeled as Investors, Potential Acquirers, and Lenders, each standing under their respective titles.

    March 28, 2023
    Correct Profit was launched to meet a need in the marketplace of private companies from $1 million to $30 million…
  • Person analyzing a financial chart on a computer screen.

    December 16, 2022
    If you have resolved to make your company more valuable in 2022, you may want to think hard about how…
  • Two professional microphones with a pop filter in a recording studio setting. Black and white image.

    July 17, 2022
    Updated: Jul 17, 2022 We’re happy to announce our first episodes of the Emerge Dynamics Podcast. This podcast is for those…
  • A magician in a tuxedo, with glowing hands, performs a trick over a top hat emitting light and sparkles.

    September 13, 2020
    Updated: Feb 10, 2021 The Challenges of the Past Last year I was working with a company that was having a…
  • A dartboard with yellow and red darts is mounted on a weathered wooden wall.

    August 30, 2020
    Updated: Feb 10, 2021   Small businesses stay small either by choice, or because they start chasing growth in the wrong places. When you strip away the layers, it all comes down to darts. Imagine a dart board with a bull’s eye and around it is a series of wider and wider circles. The bull’s eye is where the people just like you hang out. They are the people (or businesses) who feel the problem your company set out to solve. They are usually your first customers and raving fans. The further you go outside of your bull’s eye, the less these prospects feel your exact pain. Why do entrepreneurs go outside their bull’s eye? When you’re a self-funded start-up, you’re scrambling — just trying to bootstrap your way to a company. You don’t have a lot of money to invest in formal marketing, so you rely on word-of-mouth and referrals, which also means you’re often talking to people outside of your bull’s eye. These prospects may experience the problem you’re trying to solve, but they are…
  • Person holding a compass against a vast mountainous landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

    May 17, 2020
    Updated: Feb 10, 2021 If you have resolved to make your company more valuable in 2021, you may want to think…
  • Person holding a sign that reads "SHOW ME THE MONEY!" in bold letters with a red underline.

    April 5, 2020
    Last week several iterations of the requirements for the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) were circulated and the program officially…
  • Hand holding a pen over a detailed map on a table with coffee cups.

    February 7, 2020
    Updated: Feb 11, 2021 Imagine you’re a farmer and you’ve been tending to your crops all year. It’s harvest season and…
  • A chalkboard displays the phrase "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" in white handwriting.

    November 17, 2019
    To grow a valuable business – one you can sell – you need to set up your company so that…
  • Promotional image for a virtual event on increasing company valuation, featuring David Cusimano. Dates: September 10th, 5 PM CT and September 19th, 7 PM CT.

    August 20, 2019
    Updated: May 17, 2020 Join David as he presents this compelling and immediately actionable content in partnership with the Scale Smarter…