CEO Checklist #1: Shifting Gears From Survive To Thrive

Growing company value, Maximizing Valuations, Strategic Planning, Valuation Drivers June 16, 2020

I know you have a lot on your plate at the moment. Let me cut to the chase, as you have probably been inundated with ‘advice’ from people trying to be helpful in the current situation. After talking with dozens of CEOs, business owners, and their advisors over the last few weeks, some common themes emerged. Here Read more…

Overcome Barriers to Business Valuation Growth (P4)

Barriers to Growth, Management teams, Maximizing Valuations, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized March 27, 2017

Part 4 – Overcoming Barriers to Growth to Improve Business Valuation Maximizing the business valuation involves improving the management team performance when it comes to planning and executing the strategic plan.  The valuation of the business by buyers and investors such as private equity depends on how well the president or CEO has addressed the issues such Read more…

Overcome Barriers to Business Valuation Growth (P3)

Barriers to Growth, Business Valuation, Management teams, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized March 27, 2017

Part 3 – Overcoming Barriers to Growth and Improving Business Valuations Management team effectiveness is a very large part of the assessment of business valuation by business buyers and investors such as private equity firms. Critical areas that teams typically address to reduce dysfunction include: Communications Understanding how each member communicates and then how to effectively communicate Read more…

Overcome Barriers to Business Valuation Growth (P2)

Barriers to Growth, Business Valuation, Management teams, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized, Valuation Drivers March 27, 2017

Part 2 – Overcoming Barriers to Growth and Improving Business Valuations Having a track record of developing and implementing a strategic plan is critical to business buyers and investors such as private equity firms. It has a positive effect on business valuations when the track record can translate into predictability of future performance. An  alignment  driven strategic Read more…

Overcome Barriers to Business Valuation Growth (P1)

Business Valuation, Management teams, Maximizing Valuations, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized March 27, 2017

Buyers and investors in companies are buying or investing in the potential for future growth, not only in sales, but more importantly, growth in earnings, or more precisely EBITDA. They assess the organization for predictability of future earnings as part of their business valuation. Ensuring the future becomes reality results not only from keen insight and excellence Read more…