This week, we discuss what we can learn from TV show Succession in terms of exiting

Today we are going to discuss how a cyber attack could negatively impact your business reputation

Today we’re going to hear from a gentleman who has indeed exited on his own terms and conditions with the successful implementation of an ESOP or Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

In building a sellable or transferable business a key value driver is a next level management team – a management team that can take your business to the next level of growth.

And, deciding on the right plans to incentivize those key employees to grow the company as well as stay with the company requires careful and thoughtful planning.

If you’ve listened in before, you know that we mostly cover topics of interest to owners who want to accelerate and protect the value of their business and then exit it…which often results in a third party sale. Today we are going to discuss some considerations on the buy-side or when someone is interested in buying a business…

In building sellable or transferable value…there are key drivers of business value such as financial performance, a growth strategy, recurring revenue, a diversified customer base and strong systems and processes.

In five words, Sir Richard Branson summed up his leadership credo in a Forbes interview: "Listen more than you talk." According to Branson, if you want to be a great leader, it’s more important to be a great listener than a great speaker because "nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak."

One of our key value adds to client engagements is identifying and testing business owner assumptions pertaining to the exit of their business. Wrong assumptions can result in an unsuccessful or even bad exit.