How’s your workload these days? If the pandemic has forced you back into the weeds of your business, you’re not alone. Many owners are again doing tasks they haven’t done in years because they have had to lay off front-line…
Businesses need to understand how customers will behave after the population receives its COVID-19 vaccinations. Even after the memory of the pandemic fades, the effects on consumer behavior may persist. Understanding habit formation, process and technology adoption and behavioral economics…
Finally, 2020 is in the books. Good riddance. If your goal is to build a more valuable company in 2021, here are some New Year’s resolutions to consider: Stop chasing revenue. A bigger company is not necessarily a more valuable…
A good succession plan creates a blueprint for ownership transfer as you exit your business. It helps you prepare for your retirement, ensuring you have the income you need. And setting a well-conceived plan into motion protects the people around…
Once upon a time, the sole purpose of a business was to make the owner rich. Today, it’s considered “mainstream” for a company to also have a more humane purpose. If done authentically, doing so will make the owner even…
Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway and famed investor, isn’t like most of us. In one way he’s not like us is that he’s already done all the things we’re talking about. And another way he’s different than us is…
In helping business owners accelerate their value, we often utilize a powerful software tool called the Value Builder System. Then, when it comes closer to selling, we act as your “financial quarterback” to coordinate with your other advisors. But the…
Allen Harris, founder and CEO of Berkshire Money Management and 10,001 Hours, explains Value Acceleration, a business strategy focused on defending and improving owner’s income and company value. Transcript 10,001 Hours is part of a cottage industry called “Value Acceleration”. …
Let’s talk about the components of the Sellability Score. My book, “Build It, Sell It, Profit,” covers these topics, but uses different language. The Value Builder System does try to be a bit clever in some of their labels, but…