How many business owners fail to plan? If strategic planning is one of the critical factors in Business Success – why doesn’t everyone do it? And of those that do make a business plan, the vast majority don’t make use of it as a tool for tracking where their business is. The plan is gathering … Read more
“Better 3 hours too soon than 3 minutes too late.” – William Shakespeare Timing is Everything Being prepared and exit ready means you are in a stronger position to take advantage of whatever opportunities arise. There are now more businesses than ever before. More people are taking control of their own futures and starting out … Read more
Getting a Business Mentor Brings Accountability Research and surveys prove that having a mentor is important to success. 80 percent of CEOs said they received some form of mentorship and 93 percent of successful start-ups said that mentorship was instrumental to success. The business failure rate is surprisingly high, with 30 percent of new businesses do … Read more
As a business owner the weight of your business is usually entirely on your shoulders. So how do you make sure that all your hard work doesn’t disappear the minute you turn your back in it – whatever the reason? The key to a long-lasting successful business is strong leadership, a clear succession plan and … Read more
Helping Business Owners to Help Themselves… In today’s show, we chat with multi-award-winning professional business mentor Christine Nicholson. Christine has been helping businesses in different sectors succeed for over 30 years. She has literally seen it all. And in 2021 she was named UK Business Mentor of the Year. —- 📘 Latest UK Property News … Read more
One of the most important aspects of succession planning is choosing the next leader in your organization. The challenge is understanding what you are looking for. If you are honest with yourself, you were probably not the best leader for your business once you got it past the initial start-up phase. As businesses go through … Read more
Christine was honoured to be a guest on a very prestigious podcast hosted by Rob Brown. PLEASE NOTE: The link is below It’s not just for accountants! Key takeaways from this episode include: ➯ what would have to be happening in an accounting firm or with a business to warrant a conversation about ‘exit planning’ … Read more
As a contributing editor for Brainz magazine, it’s a real pleasure to be published on the main subjects of my expertise. And I’m in good company. The magazine has a wealth and depth of knowledgable contributors. See my articles here And take a look at the magazine’s wide range of topics, articles and interviews. Brainz … Read more
Business valuation, from a business-owners perspective, is an emotional subject. It’s easy to Google the concept of valuing a business and often you can get a rough idea of your value using a basic industry standard formula. Most of these relate to open market sales for listed companies where publicly available data is used. The … Read more
As a contributing editor for Brainz magazine, it’s a real pleasure to be published on the main subjects of my expertise. And I’m in good company. The magazine has a wealth and depth of knowledgable contributors. See my articles here And take a look at the magazine’s wide range of topics, articles and interviews. Brainz … Read more
