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Read MoreHow Much Is Your Business Worth
If you are planning on using the equity in your business to fund your retirement or your next adventure, you need to know the answer to ‘How much is your business worth?’ Are you like most owners of small private businesses (sales <$10 million/year) aiming to use the value locked up in your business to […]
Read MoreWhy SMART Goals Lead To Mediocrity and Mundanity
I spent a long time thinking that goals should be SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound). It made sense to me. I was running a team of 30+ in the corporate world and I needed to motivate my team. Setting unrealistic goals would demotivate and lead to higher staff turnover (expensive and […]
Read MoreBusiness Pitches Workshop VIU 15 March 2018
BUSINESS PITCHES VIU Markitup Workshop A big Thank You to the organiser of this years MarkitUp Conference and to everyone who attended the the Lightning Talks and the workshop I presented at. Here are some links for those who attended the workshop: Here is a link to the slideshow from the workshop Business Pitches: Business […]
Read MoreAction Versus Strategy
Action Versus Strategy One of my favourite comments by an old family friend is that “Apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze.” The same applies to business strategy without the action. When you are on the front lines of small business you are so involved in so busy in the […]
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