January 10, 2025
Exit Plan Basics
Here are the main elements of your exit plan. Communication is a prerequisite to the following steps. It’s touchy to think about telling employees your…
December 5, 2024
Before You Sell – Take Care of Yourself
Before you even think about the steps needed to sell your business, you need to get prepared personally. This means be ready: Emotionally Financially Family…
March 29, 2024
7 Don’ts When Selling Your Business
WeWork declared bankruptcy due to an overly ambitious business plan and model. As a small business owner aiming to build wealth, don’t be like WeWork.…
February 13, 2024
Create a Large Exit for Your Small Business™
Want to Exit with Style, Grace, and More Money®? A multi-generation business gives tips on how other business owners can do so. In late 2023…
September 12, 2023
My Company, Its Culture, and My Employees are Poised for Growth
Daniel Pink, in his book Drive, quotes an owner about his employees: “They’re not resources, they’re partners.” Here are my top three factors: Employees want…
May 30, 2023
Diligence is an Issue at All Levels
Recently the Wall Street Journal’s Saturday “The Numbers” column was about the “M-Score.” The M-Score was created by business professors in the 1990s and the…
December 6, 2022
Market Update – Q4 2022
In October Jessica and I talked to about 20 people about what they’re seeing in the market, the highlights are below. I also attended the…
October 7, 2022
Who Wants to Buy Your Business?
According to the Wall Street Journal (September 10, 2022), private equity does (want to buy your business). PE is reaching to the lower middle market…
September 30, 2022
It’s On Everybody’s Mind
The title might be off a bit as it’s not one thing but multiple connected things on most of our minds. Those things are: Gas…
August 18, 2022
It’s Not Like Buying or Selling a House
When someone decides to sell their house, what are the first things they do? They paint it, clean it up, get rid of clutter, fix…