by Patty Lawrence | Cash Flow, CFO Services, Exit Planning, Financial Analysis
You’re running a successful business, adding customers and sales like there’s no tomorrow. You’ve got capacity to take on more, and things are really humming. Soon you’ll be able to sell this company and move on to your next venture with the big money you’ll garner...
by Patty Lawrence | Cash Flow, Exit Planning, Strategy
When you sign a big new deal or have a kick-ass month, do you write yourself an extra check out of the business? Some owners do – but should you? When I begin work with a new client, I make it a point to ask if they have an exit plan. That may seem like a...
by Patty Lawrence | CFO Services, Exit Planning, Financial Analysis
In my last blog, I talked about “Why do business owners call us?” It differs a bit from the question “what do you do?” and it requires more than a one-word response. We are frequently called in to assist businesses facing out of control growth, chaos with their...
by Patty Lawrence | Exit Planning, Leadership, Strategy
Julie was hiring for a key position in her company, one that would allow her to pull back from the day to day operations so that she could focus on the strategy, and ultimately exit the company. With that piece of the succession plan in place, the next step is pretty...
by Patty Lawrence | Exit Planning, Profitability, Strategy
Make sure your business has this in place before disaster strikes Do you remember our client, Julie? She’s a smart business owner that came to me for help creating her succession plan so that she could exit her business within the next 3-5 years. Smart because she...
by Patty Lawrence | Exit Planning, Profitability, Strategy
Make sure your business has this in place before you retire. One of our clients, Julie, is a business owner that wants to retire and exit her business within the next 3-5 years.Julie was smart because she came to me a few years before she wanted to retire. I get...