“I hate my business now. I just want out”.
Unfortunately, we have heard this desperate plea too many times over the years. For some of those business owners, it was… too little, too late. Big losses, big debt, big task ahead. At best it … Read more
Using equity as a carrot to keep your best people.
Are you really ready for a ‘partnership’? What steps can you take to optimise success? What price? What terms? How will they pay? So many questions!
Perhaps with the general exception of family businesses, sharing equity in a business has … Read more
Hitch-hiking in a wheelchair
Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? Well, way back when I was a 15-year-old teenager, that’s exactly what I did. I had been a paraplegic for only three years and, much to my mother’s exasperation, I loved a good challenge.
It all started out when … Read more
Watch those input rising prices
If you didn’t live through the hyperinflation of the 1970’s, you might be caught napping!
For the fifth time this year, I met with a business owner about to face an avalanche of trouble. Business is booming for these people. Their order books … Read more
