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- 1. Selling My Business
- 2. Exit Strategy and Succession Planning
- 3. Value Creation
- 4. Business Valuation
- 5. Family Business
- 6. Business Risk
- 7. Success! Stories
- 8. Thoughts for Financial Advisors
Exit Strategy and Value Creation. Many Businesses Never Sell. Many Owners Do Not Get the Price They Need. What About You?
By David Shavzin |
No attention to exit strategy. No attention to value creation. "I am tired, and I want to sell ...
When You Hear: “Hey, I Want to Buy Your Business” But You Have No Exit Strategy
By David Shavzin |
Have you gotten this phone call, regardless of where you are in your exit planning? During challenging, tumultuous ...
You Are Destroying Business Value, Just Pay the %^$*^R and Move On!
By David Shavzin |
Business owners working on exit planning and maximizing the value of their company for sale often take a ...
Should I Sell My Business Without an Advisor?
By David Shavzin |
Optimizing the sale of your company should not be a DIY undertaking. A business sale is complicated, not ...
Family Business Transfer Conversations – Talking with Your Adult Children About Succession Planning
By David Shavzin |
Family Business Succession Are your children ready to take over your business? The answer I usually get is ...
Sell My Business Now? Wait for the Economy?
By David Shavzin |
There is a lot going on out there but designing your exit strategy is more important than ever. ...
Creative Ideas to Survive and Thrive – Real Business Examples
By David Shavzin |
As I noted in my last blog, we all need to address the urgent. At the same time, ...
Exit Planning / Succession Planning – a Team Sport
By David Shavzin |
Exit and Succession Planning is a Team Sport We have advisors and coaches in all facets of life. ...
The Value Track: Startup – Strategy for Early Stage – A Client Case Study: SculptHouse
By David Shavzin |
The Value Track - Startup Katherine Mason founded SculptHouse fitness studio and activewear boutique, combining her passion for ...
The Value Track: Growth – Strategic Planning & Value Growth – A Client Case Study: Morgan & DiSalvo
By David Shavzin |
THE VALUE TRACK: GROWTH Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C. employs a consultative approach that begins by helping clients identify ...
The Value Track: Exit – Succession Planning / Generation to Generation – A Client Case Study: CDA, Inc.
By David Shavzin |
Positioning and Growth for Transition CDA, Inc. is a successful health insurance agency with four decades of focus ...
Breadth of Business Exit Planning / Succession Planning Options – Real Client Examples
By David Shavzin |
In my blog post on Exit Planning and Succession Planning Options, I discussed the many ways to exit ...
How to Ensure That Your Business Will NOT Grow
By David Shavzin |
"Procrastinate now, don't put it off" ~ Ellen DeGeneres Ah, procrastination! I have put off writing this blog ...
Ugh! No! Written Procedures? The Most Dreaded Driver of Business Value that You Need to Address
By David Shavzin |
Written Procedures - Don't leave money on the table in your exit planning and succession planning! If I ...
Exit / Succession Planning – Many Options for Business Exit Structure
By David Shavzin |
How Can I Leave Thee – Let Me Count the Ways It is not simply a matter of ...
Exit / Succession Planning – TRANSFERABLE Value Drivers
By David Shavzin |
Understanding TRANSFERABLE Value and Value Drivers First, let's discuss Transferable Value I usually put it this way: "What ...
Exit Planning / Succession Planning – Knowing Your Business Value
By David Shavzin |
Knowing Your Business Value Why is it important to know what your business is worth? Well, the obvious ...
Customer Experience – Customer Journey. Driver of Business Value
By David Shavzin |
Customer Experience - Customer Journey. One More in Our Series on Key Drivers of Business Value: The Customer ...
Business Process Improvement Grew Revenue by 70% – a Client Case Study
By David Shavzin |
Business process improvement efforts grew revenue by 70%. This focus on people, process and communication not only increased ...
Compliance Disaster or Compliance Profitability
By David Shavzin |
I have touched on these topics before and it is time to get into them again. Over the ...
Are Your Customers Leaving You?
By David Shavzin |
Are Your Customers Leaving You? One More in Our Series on Key Drivers of Business Value: The Customer ...
Focused Business Growth – Is Your Business Growing or Slowly Dying?
By David Shavzin |
You have heard variations on this quote: “In this world you're either growing or you're dying, so get ...
Do You Have a Competitive Advantage? No, Really, Do You??
By David Shavzin |
A Key Driver in Building Your Company's Value Maximizing the value of your business is a process, requiring ...
Our Client’s Personal Balance Sheet – Optimizing Business Value
By David Shavzin |
A few thoughts for financial advisors... Business Value as a Benchmark for Growth When you put together your ...
How Exit Planning & Succession Planning Will Make You More Profitable TODAY!
By David Shavzin |
"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." ~ Don Marquis Are you really going to be ...
The Value Track – Exit Planning – A Client Case Study: VeenendaalCave
By David Shavzin |
VeenendaalCave, Inc. was a leader in the commercial interior design industry, providing a full range of interior planning ...
Beg For Customer Complaints – Grow Your Business – Maximize Value for Exit Planning
By David Shavzin |
Beg For Customer Complaints. One More in Our Series on Key Drivers of Business Value: The Customer Experience. ...
Make Yourself Irrelevant – Maximizing Value for Exit Planning
By David Shavzin |
Make Yourself Irrelevant - Maximizing Value for Exit Planning There are many ways to build the value ...
Business Merger – Strategic Growth Tool and an Exit Strategy
By David Shavzin |
BUSINESS MERGER SUCCESS A Strategic Growth Tool and an Exit Strategy A bold move! You tend to work ...
WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS WORTH? Business Valuation
By David Shavzin |
WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS WORTH? Business Valuation is not an exact science! You are not going to work ...
Customer Retention – Are You Just Whisking it Past the Scanner?
By David Shavzin |
Customer Retention - Are You Just Whisking It Past the Scanner? One More in Our Series on Key ...
Exit Planning – Succession Planning: Nine Options for Exit
By David Shavzin |
Exit Planning - Succession Planning - Nine Options for Exit So many variations to an exit plan! Here ...
Compliance Risk – $45k Time Bomb – Can You Afford One?
By David Shavzin |
Compliance $45k Time Bomb - Can You Afford One? We can complain about all of the regulations our ...
One Crazy Idea for Business Growth
By David Shavzin |
Trying new ideas for business growth is always a good idea. Building business value requires getting out of ...
Exit Planning and Business Value – What is Your Business Worth?
By David Shavzin |
You will exit your business- you are not going to work forever. You may have a date in mind. ...
Managing Risk
By David Shavzin |
Mitigating the inherent risk in all areas of company activity is a critical component of effectively managing your ...
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