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8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life! >>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE<<<<<<<<< Favorite and frequent guest Matt Johnston returns to Build Value By Choice this week to chat to host Nana Bonsu about the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act). Find out which jobs are exempt from overtime, how much they need to earn to be exempt, an...

8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life! >>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE<<<<<<<<< In this episode, Nana discusses the qualified labor shortage and its effects on making a business more and more dependent on an owner and its key employees. Not only this, but the shortage may also be affecting your businesses ability to expand...

8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life! >>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE<<<<<<<<< This is part 2 of Nana’s interview with Tom Gledhill where the two discuss how to make businesses more efficient and effective to prepare them for an exit. Tom has founded, built and sold multiple companies during his career as a business owner...

8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life! >>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE<<<<<<<<< Tom Gledhill has founded, built and sold multiple companies during his career as a business owner. He is a former M&A Advisor and the author of best selling books "The Big Transfer" and "Xit Pro System". Tom joins Nana on Build Value By Cho...

Matt Johnston is a lawyer and expert in intellectual property law for business. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to tell you the differences between the types of intellectual property, what they cover, and how you can apply for them. This is really needed information for every small business owner that could save you from disaster.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Intellectual property r...

This week Jason Pittman, President and CEO of Exit Advisory joins Nana on Build value By Choice to discuss the newly released BizBuySell insight report ‘Small Business Acquisitions Pick Up in 2021, Beat Pre-Pandemic Levels in 4th Quarter’.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Many business brokers surveyed expressed improved market conditions in 2021, with 62% reporting higher transactions than...

The topic this week is how business owners can change their mindsets when it comes to ways in which they can grow faster with acquisitions. Krystof Bartos is an investor with a vast portfolio of companies with over $500,000 in revenue and he joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice. Find out how mergers and acquisitions work, how they can help your business, and how you can change your mindse...

in this bonus episode, we share Succession Stories latest podcast with our host Nana Bonsu! This week on Succession Stories, Laurie Barkman hosts fellow Certified Value Builder Advisor, Nana Bonsu for a conversation on business growth and transferability. Nana is the Founder CEO of Infinite Horizons, and he works with business owners on building value to make them easier to transfer during the M&a...

We’ve had a tough few years and there are still tough times going on. This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is going to discuss how global events can affect your business and your own personal well being. How do we navigate the changing environment and make sure the information we get is factually correct.    KEY TAKEAWAYS If you can’t predict your future cash flow because...

Joe Seetoo is Senior Vice President, Partner & Wealth Advisor at Morton Wealth. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to give his advice on how you can effectively plan for the succession of your business. Also find out his thoughts on internal transition versus generation transition, how to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and why it is important to find your North Star. ...

Do you want to know what investment firms look for when they’re looking for a business? Krystof Bartos is an investor with a vast portfolio of companies with over $500,000 in revenue. He joins Nana on Build Value By Choice this week to tell you what he looks for when he is looking for a business to invest in and how you can make your business more attractive to potential buyers.  ...

Many of us are not prepared emotionally to handle a change in circumstances, whether that is a windfall or if we hit financial hardship. That’s where a financial therapist like Magdala Adeleke can come in. Magdala is the owner of Financial TheraPeace, a resource that people can use to transform their relationship with money. She joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to share her six...

If you want to make better business decisions and be better prepared for the future so your business can be more attractive to a long term growth investor, then this episode is for you. In this episode of Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by Anika Penn, of investment management firm Baillie Gifford. Join the discussion on how Anika and her team approach the investment process, and her advice f...

Krystof Bartos works in Europe and specializes in acquisitions and mergers, he is author of e-book “Survive & Thrive - 10 Very Little Known Strategies & Tactics To Sell, Turn Around And Exponentially Grow Any Business”. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to tell you about the work he does and give you valuable tips on mergers and acquisitions as someone on the oth...

Laurie Barkman is a "business transition sherpa." With her firm, SmallDotBig, she advises owners on having more valuable, sellable businesses. And as a Partner with Stony Hill Advisors, a mergers and acquisitions firm, she guides them through the complex process of letting it go. She joins host Nana Bonsu this week on Build Value by Choice to give you advice on preparing your business for transiti...

Every business, small or large, faces similar challenges from an accounting standpoint. Keeping up with monthly statements, quarterly reports, and sales tax are certainly some of them. Amber Peoples is President and Owner of Atlas Services and joins host Nana to discuss how efficient bookkeeping can help you when you’re exit planning from your business.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   In case of...

Priya Royal is a charitable planning expert and is also the founder and Managing Attorney at Royal Law Firm PLLC a women-powered, international private client services firm. Priya joins Nana on Build Value By Choice to talk about her work in philanthropy and how you should be estate planning as a business owner. Find out how people from outside your network can benefit a community and the differen...

Start now because tomorrow could be too late. Eric Twiggs is a founding partner and president of The What Now Movement and is author of The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination and that is the topic of today’s show. Find out how to get motivated, maximize your time, and make yourself accountable.    KEY TAKEAWAYS One of Eric's core values is Excell...

Professor Pete Alexander, author of the book: "Lighten Your Day: Fast, Easy and Effective Stress Relief" joins Nana on this week’s Build Value By Choice to discuss how business owners can relieve stress. Find out about the different types of stress, why they are not all bad, and also find out what resources he recommends to increase your quality of your life.    KEY TAKEAWAYS One w...

Are you trying to create brand awareness? Generate leads? And develop an overall marketing strategy that increases the value of the business so it can sell for more? This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by marketing experts Heather Baker Steele and Randi Skinner. Find out how Heather and Randi help business owners increase the value of the business to meet their goals through marketi...

As a business owner in manufacturing, what should you be looking out for when exit planning, especially in the metal and food production fields? This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by President and CEO of the business brokerage company, ExitAdvisor, LLC, Jason Pittman. Jason is not just an expert but is also from the Chicago area which is a hotbed for the manipulation of metals and...

Following on from the last episode, Brian Trczynski returns to join host Nana Bonsu this week on Build Value by Choice. He’s back to discuss various risk management strategies for events such as owner's death, disability or business transfer/transition. In this podcast, you’ll learn how to protect your business, avoid silent killers of your business value, and set your business up to g...

With the familiar pattern of some form of a global crisis almost every decade, what should business owners be thinking about when it comes to the concept of income replacement of their business before this decade is over? This week on Build Value By Choice Nana is joined by Brian A. Trzcinski, Director of Business Market Development at MassMutual to discuss these critical topics around making sure...

Taxes ranked second as the single most important problem for small businesses in the US, only lower than Quality of Labor. In this episode of Build Value By Choice, find out what business owners need to stop doing now to prevent you from paying up to 45% in taxes. Guest Ryan Gardner is an attorney and joins Nana to discuss these topics as well as minimizing tax expenses to maximize profits.  ...

Find out all about generational transfers, valuation metrics for family business, and so much more on this week's Build Value By Choice. Host Nana Bonsu of Infinite Horizons is joined by Amy Wirtz, consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group, specializing in shareholder value enhancement. Hear all about the work Amy does and her advice for exit planning in your business. get your free val...