Why Your Business Needs a Curmudgeon

I remember my first curmudgeon. It was a summer internship and I watched in awe as this old, grizzled veteran took swipes at management directives. Difficult, grumpy . . . and almost always speaking from a common sense truth lost on those sitting in meeting rooms higher up. I saw him at the time as trouble, now I realize how important his voice was.

If You Want to Sell Your Business, First Forget What You’ve Learned About Selling Other Things.

How different can it be? You’ve been selling for the last 30 years. You’ve sold cars, boats, your house, and all sorts of stuff on the job. Same thing, just a different color, right? Wrong. Most of us have never sold a business, so we equate it to other things that we’ve sold. But using what you know about selling other things can cause you incredible pain when you go to sell your business.

We Sold It!

Stories teach. Listening to owners who successfully sold their business provides a strong foundation as we consider preparing our own business for sale. This is a great conversation on the How of Business Podcast. Take a listen and hear about an owner’s journey to a successful sale.

Would You Work for You?

T.J. Tison helps us see the real benefits of building a business you’d be willing to work for. See original article here. What are the 3 worst words a person can utter in their lifetime? “It’s a job.” These were the words of a former co-worker of mine when I asked how things were going.