Business Owners – Where to start, when your growth stops… Comments
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By: Scott E. Plaskett, CFP & John Warrillow Why would two companies in the same industry, with the same financial performance, command vastly different valuations? The answer often comes down to how much each business is likely to grow in the …
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Business Owners – 9 Warning Signs You’re a Hub-and-Spoke Owner… Comments
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By: Scott E. Plaskett, CFP If you were to draw a picture that visually represents your role in your business, what would it look like? Are you at the top of a traditional Christmas-tree-like organizational chart, or are you stuck …
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Caution Business Owners! – Don’t Poke The Giant… Comments
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By: Scott E. Plaskett, CFP & John Warrillow On June 1, 2011, both Floyd’s Coffee Shops in Portland, Oregon were busier than usual. The regulars were elbowed out of the way by new customers visiting the store for the first …
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Seven Powerful Ratios Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Need To Start Tracking Now Comments
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By: Scott Plaskett, CFP & John Warrillow Doctors in the developing world measure their progress not by the aggregate number of children who die in childbirth but by the infant mortality rate, a ratio of the number of births to …
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What Your Birth Certificate Says About Your Exit Plan Comments
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By: Scott Plaskett & John Warrillow In our experience, your age has a big effect on your attitude towards your business and how you feel about one day getting out. Here’s what we have found:   Business owners between 25 …
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The Danger Of Market Timing The Sale Of Your Business Comments
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By: Scott Plaskett & John Warrillow The other day I was speaking with a successful CEO in his fifties who runs a heating and air conditioning company generating eight million dollars in revenue and over one million dollars in profit …
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