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Does Your Business Run On Business Systems Like A Swiss Watch?
Does it run on business systems or lurch from crisis to crisis? Can you leave your business for weeks at a time and it runs ‘profitably’ without you? James Clear in his book Atomic Habits says “You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.” (Sidebar: If […]
Reignite Your Passion For Business And Life?
Reignite your passion for business and life! Are you creating an asset to sell or a job for life? Most business owners I speak to got into business to have more income, be in control and have a better life style. To be able to spend time with family, friends, travelling, and basically doing whatever […]
How to grow a business in tough times?
In their book “Great By Choice” Jim Collins and Morten Hansen dispel a number of entrenched myths about what makes companies great in tough times. What do you think about..
Buying Into A Franchise?
“Buying into a franchise? Before you get into it, know how you are going to get out of it!” It happens too often when I am talking to franchisees. A statement I hear regularly is “If I could just get out of my franchise for what it cost me to get in to it, […]
Don’t Try To Sell A Business Before You Are Ready
Want to sell a business? Don’t put it on the market too soon. That can be like launching yourself down a ski jump without being ready and well prepared. You wouldn’t do it, would you? So why would you make such a big decision to sell a business before you were “ready for sale”? Sometimes […]
Number 1 Roadblock When Trying To Sell A Business
The most common ‘roadblock’ when trying to sell a business is the owner, or owners. There is a book called “The Fish Rots From The Head” by Bob Garratt It is a great little book! It has a simple but powerful message. Essentially it says if the Board (business owner) is dysfunctional then the rest […]