by John Anderson | Sep 1, 2017 | Smart Business Exit Series
Create Your Smart Exit™ You Can Make it Happen! You get things done. You make things happen. You figure it out and solve problems every day and you’ve been amazing people for years. You diagnose problems and fix transmissions and much more. You’ve successfully...
by John Anderson | Aug 31, 2017 | Smart Business Exit Series
Value Is a Function of Growing Assets with Manageable, Declining Risk The next step in preparing for a smart exit from your business, by determining and helping enhance your shop’s value. Every day when you go to work, your intent is to get more jobs in, finished, and...
by John Anderson | Jun 12, 2017 | Smart Business Exit Series
You must increase value. It’s your job as CEO. More importantly, it’s your job as CIO, Chief Inspiration Officer, to demonstrate to the staff that it can be done and then show them how. There are multiple meanings to the phrase “increase the value.” What I’m referring...
by John Anderson | Jun 12, 2017 | Smart Business Exit Series
All business owners want to know, “What’s my business worth?” But different buyers will put different values on your shop: Family Employee Ambitious Rebuilder Competitor Investor Strategic Buyer It’s because they want different things. Family, an employee, or a...
by John Anderson | May 12, 2017 | Smart Business Exit Series
All business owners want to know – “What is my business worth?” Knowing your business’ street value is important. Not what you think, but an objective dollar amount...
by John Anderson | Apr 12, 2017 | Smart Business Exit Series
Benjamin Franklin once famously pointed out that nothing in life is certain, except death and taxes. But for shop owners, there may be another certainty to consider: the day when you decide it’s time to move on… to take the next step in your life. For some, moving on...
