Christine Nicholson joined The Courage to Lead Podcast hosted by Harlan Hammack. Both business mentors endeavoured to answer the following questions: Do you have a vision for where you want your business to be but it’s in your head and you haven’t communicated that vision to your team? Do you find yourself stuck in the … Read more
One of the biggest holes in many business owner’s knowledge is a basic understanding of the key numbers. Not just Profit and Loss, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet, but the main drivers and levers within their businesses. Not knowing your numbers is a major handicap – you cannot plan or forecast effectively, you cannot manage … Read more
Finka Jerkovic of Finka Communications Inc – Sell From Love Podcast episode 68 is with me Christine Nicholson. Why you should start planning the end of your business sooner than you think. During the 40 minute podcast we discuss the following: How the planning process of figuring out how you’re going to exit actually can … Read more
Are you one of the 80% of owners will not manage to sell your business? Do you know how much is your business worth today? How do you know? And what can you do to change it? When I started writing this article, I kept in mind an old colleague from 20+ years ago who set … Read more
Finance and Operations – Doug and Christine spoke about values based succession planning, the best thing a Leader can do is create an environment where everyone is aware of mutual needs. Getting ready to exit and looking at ways that the company can continue without you permanently. You can find the audio podcast feed at … Read more
DON’T GET TRAPPED IN NO MAN’S LAND – CHRISTINE NICHOLSONAnother inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Christine Nicholson, a co-founder of numerous businesses and current Business Mentor We discussed: – The importance of staying curious – “letting go” it counts in your business and your personal life – … Read more
Did you know that 70% of owner-managed businesses are planning to rely on their business to fund their retirement? And, that just 2% of business owners know their value? This means that 7 out of 10 listeners to this show are planning to use their business as retirement and most have no idea what their … Read more
For over 25yrs I have asked this question of pretty much every business owner. To find the actual answer you will need to view my article on Brainz. Yes I’m directing you away from my website but I’m trusting it opens in a new tab and I’ll still be here once you’ve read it. Why … Read more
“No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.” – Plato When business owners think about the value of their business, they rarely do it objectively. Most business owners do not know how to value their business from the perspective of a buyer. If they do know valuation methods, they often apply entirely … Read more
80% of all businesses that are for sale never get sold. And the main reason is that most business owners do not have the knowledge or experience of the processes of selling a business. A lack of appropriate information means they are poorly prepared (i.e., not at all) and fall at one of the many … Read more
