Avoid Crazy Plans for Sustainable Business Growth
Can you guess the biggest obstacle to sustainable business growth? No, it’s not the lack of money, people, technology, or systems. Sure, all of these matter eventually. But even without them, you can still make progress some of the time. What you absolutely must have, though, are practical, actionable plans. Why Solid Plans Matter Without […]
Inoculate Immortality in Your Business
If you know me, you’ve likely heard about my obsession: to inoculate immortality into small businesses. I call this mission “Eradicating Business Covid.” What is Business Covid™? It’s a pandemic quietly killing 180,000 small to medium-sized businesses every year. This silent epidemic takes 2 million jobs and 4% of U.S. GDP growth with it annually. […]
Build a Business That Wins Like the Tortoise
Years ago, I worked as an M&A advisor with Laszlo, the owner of an HVAC business. Over time, he became one of our best customers, snapping up every service we offered—valuation, acquisition advisory, capital raising—you name it. Laszlo was a mix of challenging and entertaining to work with. His curiosity and self-reflection made him a […]
4 Things You Need to Align Your Business and Personal Goals
Picture this: your business is thriving but you’re overworked and have no life outside your business. You might not even know what your life purpose is… The thing is, YOU CAN succeed in both life and business without sacrificing one for the other. Yes, you could go out with your family during the weekends without […]
Follow These 3 Stages to Succeed In The First 15 Years of Your Business
Do you wonder how companies go from a start-up to one of the industry’s leading businesses? The secret? You need to learn how to start right and do it correctly in the process. Greg Alexander, founder of Collective54, shares about the Boutique Framework (or Life Cycle Framework) designed to help firms to start their business […]