This time of year many business owners spend an inordinate amount of time looking at their financial statements, especially related to tax planning for their business. Business owners are keen on using their financial statements to work on tax planning but fail to see how time spent on value planning can increase the value ofRead More…
January means it’s time for year-end financials, and as business owners everywhere are looking at revenues and profit numbers from the prior year, there is an abundance of insight hidden in the financial statements that many business owners are missing. What if you offered a unique conversation with the business owner that illustrates how theRead More…
Something notable happened with many business owners while managing through COVID that could impact the value of their businesses. It doesn’t have anything to do with their financials, and it doesn’t get much attention in the news. We’re talking about delegation. Many business owners responded to COVID by putting delegation of business operation decisions andRead More…
Dear Cathy, What would you say are the key ways to build value in a family owned business? I find myself so busy every day and yet my company’s revenue growth has been stagnant despite my industry’s moderate growth trends. We are in the packaging industry and the company has been in my family forRead More…