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Smart Owner Part 3: Is Stock like Money in the Bank?

Why is it that some business owners look at their Stock as though it is “money in the bank”? Why might this thinking be wrong and what can be done to fix it? What is the right amount of stock? A challenge for every business owner. How …
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Don’t forget to steer your ship

One of our clients this week settled the sale of their business. Yep, right in the middle of our Covid-19 Stage 4 shut down. If that wasn’t remarkable enough, this is after a protracted period spanning some 12 years. False starts, wrong suitors …
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Smart Owner Part 2: Break-Even Point on a Napkin

Don’t be embarrassed. You are not the only business owner who does not know how to work out their Break-Even Point. Right now, it might be pretty handy to know what it is. If your sales are less than that magic break-even point, you will be …
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Beware of Zombies… they might destroy you.

Sounds dramatic, but this is frightening and it’s real. How will you know that your next business customer is not one of them? Or one of your old customers has just joined the ranks of the Zombies? We are seeing the dangers everywhere …
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