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Through the Lens of an Investor: Top 5 Reasons Every Business Owner Should Embrace the Perspective
The importance for business owners to occasionally adopt the perspective of an investor to gain valuable insights and opportunities for growth cannot be overstated. Here are five key reasons why this shift in perspective is beneficial, including enhanced objectivity, a focus on long-term value creation, identification of strengths and weaknesses, access to capital and resources, and strategic alignment and accountability. Learn more and take advantage of tools like Ready for Next's assessment to evaluate their businesses through an investor's lens, even if they're not currently seeking investment, as it can lead to enhanced enterprise value and long-term success.
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should we keep talking?
This webinar was originally presented through the Exit Planning Institute in April 2022 by Ready for Next team members Sean Hutchinson and Rob Johannigman.
Remember the early days in your career when you went to job interviews and you were so keen on impressing the potential employer that you didn’t stop to think if they were right for you?
New client engagements can sometimes feel the same. You want to impress the owner and are so confident you can bring value to their business that you blow past yellow lights. You head straight to the solution without knowing what all the issues are.
Empowering conversations and good client relationships should be mutually beneficial. You both have a voice in determining if you should engage in working together.
It is important to remember the client is the only one who can decide they have a need for your services. You may be the exact person with the exact right solution at the exact right time, and if the client doesn’t think they have a problem requiring you and your solution, then it doesn’t matter.
the challenge and opportunity of growing your business
Timing is everything and four other tips for growing your business.
curiosity, re-visiting our ideas and approaches results in better outcomes
At RFN, we’re proponents of making the most of smart ideas. We’re resolute in our belief that thought leaders are life-long learners, committed not only to improving themselves but to sharing valuable resources with anyone who may benefit.
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business networking – is it working for you?
Think of the process as “know, like and trust.”
how does your retention strategy fare against the Great Resignation?
As a business owner, one of the best ways to ensure your business is both attractive and competitive is to have a retention strategy that addresses current, real-world employee stressors and needs.
Five Planning Mistakes Family Businesses Can Make When Planning for Transition
Keeping a family functional and communicating can be difficult at the best of times. Add in a family business, especially an inter-generational business. There are five common planning mistakes family businesses make when it comes to succession planning.
