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

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

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...
Keeping the Best Employees in a Sale

Keeping the Best Employees in a 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

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....
Case Study #7: Sold to a Competitor

Case Study #7: Sold to a Competitor

Sold to a Competitor Andrew Yang was the CEO of Manhattan GMAT when he sold to a competitor, Kaplan, in 2009.   At the time of the sale, the company was doing $11M annually. Andrew stayed on post-acquisition and added an additional $6M a year in revenue before...