Did Microsoft Overpay For LinkedIn? Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Microsoft’s recent $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn provides an illustrative example of a strategic acquisition – the type of sale that usually garners the most gain for the acquired company’s shareholders. You may be …
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Have You Discovered Your Recurring Revenue Model? Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. When it comes to the value of your business, what happened in the past is much less important than what is likely to happen in the future. One of the most important …
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Mike Flux – Market Update and Investment Alternatives Q1-2016 Comments
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In this video, I speak with Mike Flux, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Connor Clark & Lunn Private Capital to chat about their investment outlook from Q1 of 2016. We also discuss how to interpret the current events, and how …
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Rich vs. Famous Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Have you set a goal for your company this year? If you’re like most business owners, you’re striving for an increase in your annual sales. It’s natural to want your company to …
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Why Bother Doing It The Hard Way? Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Whether you want to sell your business next year or a decade from now, you will have two basic options for an external sale: the financial or the strategic buyer. The Financial …
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You-proofing Your Business Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Making your business less dependent on you has a number of benefits: you can scale your company more quickly if you’re not acting as a bottleneck; you get more time to enjoy …
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Six Power Ratios to Start Tracking Now Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. 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 …
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How Your Age Shapes Your Exit Plan Comments
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Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Your age has a big impact on your attitude toward your business, and your feelings about one day getting out of it. For example, one person who runs a boutique mergers and …
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