Sell Your Business 4 Millions

You might be asking yourself how did I get here? Sometimes we get comfortable with our lives and a routine becomes, well you know, routine. You don't think about it, you just do it. Other things come up and there is never a shortage of distractions to grab your attention. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are avai...

Change can be frightening and debilitating or enriching and energizing. One thing we've learned from working with many business founders and Owners is that change impacts your life and the lives of your employees, as much as the company. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcri...

Ever feel like your efforts are not achieving the results you'd like? Working harder is not always the answer. We get so many irons in the fire we forget to pull the hot ones out. Overwhelm sets in and then everything suffers. We ignore the 80/20 rule, where 20% of the work usually delivers 80% of the reward. Check your accounting records, 20% of your products or services are 80% of your sales. Le...

What do you do when someone lets you down? Hey, stuff happens and people (associates, employees, suppliers, customers, family or friends) can fail to deliver. When they miss a deadline, it's not always their fault. Could be their associate let them down, illness, or just mother nature/the universe messing with you. But did you get a call or email saying there was a problem? NOTE This is a free aud...

As discussed earlier in this course you will require a team of experienced professionals to help plan and execute a successful exit. They must have experience with buying and selling businesses. There are many situations to be faced and decisions to be made that will require a different solution for a transition vs a normal business as usual scenario selling products and services. NOTE This is a f...

When you sell your business you need to make sure your successor has the necessary insights into staff and suppliers for getting the best from everyone and you need to help them with this. Especially if you plan to take shares over cash as payment. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the fu...

It's not uncommon for a family business to have an outstanding issue(s) or individual(s) that we might refer to as the 'elephant in the room'. We all know who they are and what needs to be done. But still, year after year goes by and the company continues to suffer. And so do the employees. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be incl...

You should be working very hard to build your business into something great and make yourself irrelevant in the process. The strategy is simple: NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcript of the audio when you purchase the Sell Your Business 4 Millions Roadmap here.  www.syb4m....

Some important facts you should know. Apply equally as well to Boomers and Gen X. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcript of the audio when you purchase the Sell Your Business 4 Millions Roadmap here.  www.syb4m.com To visit WarrenBDC and learn more about working with us to...

If you're like most seasoned business Owners you have many questions about selling or transitioning your business. There are certain questions most Owners are asking and I thought I'd get them out on the table right now. I can assure you the answers will be revealed as you progress through our program. Get the answers to these questions and much more. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actu...

This lesson is about laying some groundwork. This is not, I repeat not the definitive course on exiting a business. On the contrary it's been designed with the sole purpose of getting sellers to move forward. Getting themselves and the company ready for sale and doing it one step at a time. So it's manageable it's not overwhelming and their is some comfort in the whole program. The biggest challen...

I have many conversations today with Boomer / Gen X aged business Owners and or their trusted advisors. Here are some of the key ideas they thank me for sharing. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcript of the audio when you purchase the Sell Your Business 4 Millions Roadmap...

Owners make mistakes when selling their businesses and end up paying a price. It doesn't matter how successful you are in your industry, how many advisors are on your team or how savvy a business person you are. Selling can be fraught with unexpected actions by you, Buyers, their advisors or in fact your advisors. Not to forget all the noise going on in your head as you contemplate and action the...

You're going to need a personal transition team to work with your business transition team. Some team members may be on both teams as most business Owners tend to integrate their business lives with their personal lives. ie legal, financial, wealth, real estate, insurance and tax. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They...

We're so busy running our businesses, often we don't make time to find out if we're still on the same page as those closest to us. Decisions you make today will absolutely impact your future and the lives of those nearest to you. Spouse, partner, blood family, and work family are all affected by the choices you make. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads...

As Rosanne Rosannadanna from SNL used to say. 'It's always something.' There are many common triggers to alert a seasoned business Owner like you to the fact that it may be time to move on. From health to financial and from personal to business we all have stuff we need to deal with. At this time in your personal and business lives certain types of issues begin to pop up more frequently. If any of...

Entrepreneurs often apply their life skills to running and growing the business. Here are 6 lessons that work equally in a marriage as they do in your business life. A supportive successful marriage can offer many lessons for the business Owner to apply at the office. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are availabl...

How do you know when it's time to get serious about selling? No two Owners are alike and no two situations are the same. Circumstances may be similar at a higher level, but we all have our own specific challenges. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcript of the audio when you...

Much like selling a home, you get a number in your head and that's what you need to sell for. But where did it come from? Here are a few questions you should ask yourself before moving forward. Working off an unrealistic premise could result in wasted weeks or months. In the business selling world, wasted time is lost money. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample do...

As discussed earlier in the course, there is a highly disproportionate number of Owners who will not take the first step in determining the future of their company. You would rather let a few more years roll by than start the process. Tic toc time is running out. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, al...

Yes I had to do it. Whether it's you or your partner or both, procrastination can be a killer. What it does to you and your business, employees etc. can be significantly damaging to your potential for sale. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcript of the audio when you purcha...

There's more than enough of the course focused on work. The life part is about how you spend your time when you're not working. It's also about who you spend your time with. Family, friends, the ones who you can't wait to see and the others you are not keen to. As Johnny Cash once said. 'Son, I don't know you well enough to miss you.' NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and...

1. Someone still has to run the business day to day. Unfortunately you have not planned for this. If you have a larger company you may have staff to run the show for you. Typically if you have a smaller company, with under $3 million in annual sales the staff relies upon you for many of the day to daydecisions and the business can stutter when you're not available. Listen to episode for much more....

The dream of many entrepreneurs and often times their spouse is to save the business for the kids. A few important questions first, before contemplating selling to your kids. NOTE This is a free audio podcast and the actual task pages and sample downloads referred to may not be included. They are available, along with the full transcript of the audio when you purchase the Sell Your Business 4 Mill...

Standing In The Way Of Your Happiness? You know what the next step is, but if you're like many people there's something holding you back. You can't put your finger on it. Maybe it's fear of failure or simply not knowing what will happen. For many of us this unsaid, unwritten and often imaginary thing stops us from moving forward. We miss out on what could be, because we are afraid of what might ha...