Book Club #8: Anything you Want, by Derek Sivers

Sep 15, 2017 | Book Club

Derek Sivers sold his company, CD Baby, for $22M. For years he’d made tens of millions of dollars for independent musicians by giving them a platform by which they could sell to their fans. Some time after, he wrote a very short book about the experience,...

Case Study #8: What’s Your Sweat Equity Worth?

Sep 10, 2017 | Case Studies

Dr. Phil Carson (a different Dr. Phil than the one most people know) is the owner of Carson Natural Health. Before he began that business, he helped create a pharmacy business. He didn’t have anything to invest in that pharmacy business as he’d been wiped out in...

Is It Time to Revisit Why You’re Still Running Your Business?

Aug 31, 2017 | Build A Better Business

As your business grows over the years, things change. You may come to find that the reasons you started the business aren’t the same reasons you’re running it now. Or even the reasons you aspire to in the years to come. If you can’t easily answer “Why are...

Keeping the Best Employees in a Sale

Aug 10, 2017 | Prep Your Business For Sale

Selling a business is fraught with all sorts of challenges. One of the most important ones is how to deal with employees. If handled thoughtfully, they can make the transition almost effortless. If handled poorly, you could end up with a deal that doesn’t close. Do...

Book Club #7: ZAG, by Marty Neumeier

Aug 9, 2017 | Book Club

Marty Neumeier’s short slide-presentation book, ZAG, at 192 pages, is one of the shortest books we’ve covered in our Book Club series. Don’t let the smaller size fool you, however. Neumeier covers a plethora of information about being the best brand possible....