SMART Exit™ Series for Shop Owners

Keep the Shop Clean and Humming • Make it Ready to Sell and Fun to Run     Regardless of your age or interest in the sale of your shop today, consider this series required or must do. ...
Increasing the Value of Business

Increasing the Value of Business

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...
Who Might Buy My Shop?

Who Might Buy My Shop?

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...
The Best Way Out

The Best Way Out

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...