If you have stopped dreaming, you should sell your company
The vision is the expression of what we want to become, what we want to achieve. Your vision is your destination. If you do not have a clear vision for your company and you no longer see where it is going or what it can become — then perhaps you should seriously consider whether it […]
Who to sell your company to?
The time may come when you decide on changing projects or retiring, without a succession plan. You must prepare yourself and your company for one of the most important events of its existence. Selling it to a third party. During the sale of your company you´re risking the materialization of all the value generated throughout […]
To change your business model: be brave
In the today’s rapidly changing world you must constantly seek to improve your business model and act bravely anytime you see the chance. You´ll have challenges (some call them problems). Take it as a strategy game where you compete with everyone else. Think that life is like the game of Monopoly and that everything goes […]
To survive, reinvent yourself or exit
Your mission is to be a life-changing executive, to take the company to the next level. To be one, you must continuously scan the environment and your business model, reflect on the sector´s as well as your own SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). The competition will try to copy your competitive advantages. Therefore, to […]
Beware of what you make your employees do
All companies have a value chain at the service of customers. They perform a series of activities – one after the other – to offer clients a result. If you do the same activities and in the same manner as your competition you´ll get the same results. The same value chain cannot address the needs […]
Your strategy is what you´re doing right now. Do you like it?
The strategy is not what you plan to do or what you dream of being. Your strategy is what you´re doing right now. That is your real strategy. All the rest are dreams. You cannot become what you want if you keep on being the same. Think about the difference between what you want to […]
Now is the Time to Sell Your Business
It may have taken you a lifetime or even generations to create substantial value for your business, but with the right planning and advice, it may take only a year or two to double that value. Succession issues, retirement, technology, globalism, scale, etc. are all viable reasons to be thinking about selling your business. But […]
Specialty Credit Lending Expanding from US to Global Markets
Venture debt is typically employed by emerging companies that may be currently small. However, they are well-backed by professional venture investors, and are expected to grow rapidly. Funds are deployed to bridge rounds of equity funding and to acquire capital equipment used to develop technology and generate revenue and growth. As venture capital is increasingly […]
Slave of your own company?
Just because you started or inherited a company doesn’t mean you need to spend your entire life dedicated to it. After many years doing the same thing, business owners might become fed up. Many have already made enough money to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. Now they would like to focus on […]
The blood of your company
Lack of cash is the main reason for business mortality. It is not just a problem for companies that lose money, it might also be for those making profits. Many companies with growth and profits go bankrupt for an unexpected shortage of cash. Most frequently this happens to companies that have small profit margins and […]