Is It True That The Quality Of My Workforce Can Make My Company More Valuable? How does that work? How about an example? It does seem intuitively obvious to […]
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The High Price of Not Making an Exit Plan – Part Two Last week’s blog was about why you should have an exit plan for your business, especially considering […]
The High Price of Not Making an Exit Plan – Part One I don’t know about you, but I don’t have any plans to die anytime soon. Most of […]
How to Tell if You’re Not Ready to Sell Your Business… from a broker/advisor’s perspective. Just like last week’s blog – how to tell if you hired the wrong […]
How to Tell if You’ve Hired the Wrong Broker to Sell Your Business In my experience, it’s difficult to find a “bad” business broker. But as with any large […]
Question: Why do I need an exit plan? Answer: So you will be prepared to exit your business, which is likely to be your single most important source of wealth. […]
Landscapers Taking Time to Integrate their Purchases I’m seeing more references to “integration” in the press these days and hearing it from buyers. What does that mean? After a […]
What was your annual Return on Investment from your business in 2023? Last week I wrote about intangible values for the year. Today, we are going into a few […]
Suggestions for a Prosperous 2024 Forget About It… While I am sure everyone has plenty of New Year Ambitions (formerly known as Resolutions), I thought I would add a […]
Improve Your Company By Celebrating! That’s right, it is scientifically proven that celebrations are good for us. Little ones, big ones, fancy ones plain ones – whether you are celebrating […]
I Wouldn’t Try To Sail Across The Ocean Without An Expert Why take unnecessary risks when help is available? And if I were selling my company, I wouldn’t try to […]
Sounds Nice, But Will it Work? Is selling my business to the senior leadership team (an “MBO” a viable option for my exit?) Did you know that only about 20 […]
The Team That Brought You to This Point How to deal with a “changing of the guard” As a leader, you add value to your business by making decisions. Unfortunately, […]
How to Avoid Deal Killers when Selling Your Landscaping Business Accurate financial records are essential to your maximum valuation. You may think you know everything there is to know about […]
The Power of “Lagniappe” “A little something extra” is a different way to show your appreciation. The charming custom of giving lagniappe continues today in the south. When I visit […]
Forecasting for a Better Future It’s time to put away that crystal ball. Now that you are past the “startup” phase of your business, you’ve arrived at the growth phase. […]
Artificial Intelligence in the Landscaping Industry Opportunities, Risks and Ethics From my perspective Since the launch of ChatGPT’s free tool earlier this year, allowing most anyone to personally interact with […]
WEAR YOUR WHITE HAT A REALLY SIMPLE CONCEPT Has anyone ever asked you to stay in “White Hat” mode while you are generating new ideas in a meeting? Have you […]
WE WANT YOU! It’s flattering to hear, but what should you do when a buyer comes calling? You’ve probably received multiple emails and telephone calls from potential buyers for your […]
It’s Not the Price, It’s What You Get to Keep What are the ESTIMATED closing costs you might expect to pay when you sell your landscaping business? As you think […]
Measure Trust and Improve Your Culture, Productivity and Financial Results Set the tone for trust at the top. What is trust in an organization, anyway? It is described as an […]
Want To Improve Your Company’s Value? Make a succession plan and start executing it. Your company is worth more to potential investors if it can be successful without you. Succession […]
How Much Do You Need To Retire? Do you know your numbers? If not, it’s never too early to get started. You need to have a good idea of the […]
PLANNING TO EXIT VIA AN MBO? Considerations for an owner considering a management buyout. When I’m contacted by a landscape business owner who wants to discuss exiting his/her business, I […]
The Emotions to Expect in Selling Your Business… and why you should pay attention to them Exiting your business is a major life change similar to starting your career […]