
Why Do Next Generation Leaders Need to Develop Emotional Intelligence Skills?
The foreman of a construction crew buys everyone coffee on Monday mornings. An art director in a marketing firm asks an employee on the graphic design team about their mother’s health. The CEO of a company stops by the IT office to wish a staff member a happy...

5 Family Business Challenges
Millions of Americans have a dream to one day own a business. They also have a soft spot for family owned businesses. Approximately 20% of U.S. small businesses are family owned. We visualize this entrepreneurship as what built this country and made it successful. As...

Preparing Your Successor for a Transition
We have discussed numerous aspects of succession planning on this blog in the past two years. It’s crucial for business owners to plan for their companies’ future years or even decades in advance if they want the best possible outcome for themselves, their families,...

The Importance of Good Corporate Governance
In recent years the public has become more disillusioned with institutions, including government, law enforcement, religious groups, civic organizations, the media, and business. The public’s cratering trust in the people who run these institutions has had a...

How Does the Generation Gap Affect Your Business Transition?
The generation gap is something that people have always talked about, the differences between the younger generations and the older ones. In previous blogs we have discussed some of the complications of transferring a business to the next generation. In this blog we...

How To Develop a Great Sales Team
In previous blogs we have discussed how important it is to build the value of your business so that in the short and long term it will prove a good investment. One way to do this is by installing value drivers. These are actions that over time will make the business...

Protecting Business Value: Data, Insurance, and Liability
For most business owners, their company is their largest asset. It’s what they have invested their hard work, their creativity, their energy, their time, and their money into. While owners should and often do have other investments, their companies are essential...
Business Owner Workshop: Navigating Through Turbulent Times
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Bringing Your Kids into the Business
Not all business owners want to involve their family members in their companies, but many family-owned businesses intend to transfer ownership of the company to the next generation in order to continue or expand it. These owners need to know how to train their...

Make Time to Reevaluate Business Expenses
In the aftermath of the lockdowns that resulted from COVID-19, businesses and organizations that were forced to close or limit services will be looking to do whatever they can to lower their expenses, increase cash flow, and survive in a much tougher economy. If your...
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