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Market Share vs. Addressable Market
Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Imagine you’re a farmer and you’ve been tending to your crops all year. It’s harvest season and finally time to collect the spoils of your labor. You start harvesting your crops only to find out that pesky rodents have been quietly eating away at your fields. You’re…
5 Ways To Get Your Business To Run Without You
Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Some owners focus on growing their profits, while others are obsessed with sales goals. Have you ever considered making it your primary goal to set up your business so that it can thrive and grow without you? A business not dependent on its owner is the ultimate…
Mike Flux – Market Update and Investment Alternatives Q3-2016
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 Q3 of 2016. We also discuss how to interpret the current events, and how to properly position portfolios to take advantage of these market events. In this second…
How much goodwill do you have in your business?
Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. The term “goodwill” is often thrown around in conversation as though it is a subjective description of how much your customers like your business. In fact, when it comes to valuing your business, there is nothing subjective about the definition of goodwill. It is defined as the…
How Three Moves Quadrupled the Value of this Business
Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. Are you stuck trying to figure out how to create some recurring revenue for your business? You know those automatic sales will make your business more valuable and predictable, but the secret to transforming your company is to think less about what’s in it for you and…
Why did Charles Wilton sell McDonalds and buy Viacom?
In today’s episode, I chat with Charles Wilton, Portfolio Manager with the Private Investment Management Group at Raymond James. We talk about the recent deposition and acquisition in his portfolio. IRONSHIELD Financial Planning’s “Fly On The Wall” update call. These calls are recorded by Scott Plaskett and allow you to get a behind-the-scenes look at…
Mike Flux – Market Update and Investment Alternatives Q2-2016
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 Q2 of 2016. We also discuss how to interpret the current events, and how to properly position portfolios to take advantage of these market events. In this second…
Thinking Vs. Doing: The Owner’s Dilemma
Republished with permission from Built to Sell Inc. There’s a steady breeze from the northwest, which cools the warm Caribbean afternoon. Framed between a palm tree and the turquoise water, you notice a man reading. He appears to be working, which seems strange given his appearance: shaggy blonde hair, linen shirt, surf shorts and flip-flops. You squint…