by Douglas Brown | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Running a small business can pose a mountain of daily challenges and sometime you feel that the business owns you rather than you owning it. I’ve shown clients how to tweak their business so they are still in control but they are also able to step away for those...
by Douglas Brown | Jun 8, 2025 | Improve Business, Stepping away
Why would a successful business owner turn all their attention to a new line of business, or even jump to an entirely new business, when there is still much to be done in the existing business? Because they can. It’s what entrepreneurs do. Not every small...
by Douglas Brown | May 8, 2025 | Owner Dependence, Stepping away
Someday… someday… someday. Most small business owners are too busy keeping up with today to “waste” time on something that won’t affect them until Someday. The problem is that if you’re not ready for Someday when it shows up on its...
by Douglas Brown | Apr 3, 2025 | Retiring, Stepping away
The best reason to transfer ownership of your business: it’s time. The time that you chose, not the time that chose you. But what is it that you are choosing? Many business owners eventually reach a stage in life where they want to retire and enjoy the fruits of...
by Douglas Brown | Mar 2, 2025 | Reality of the Market, Sell business
The more profit your business makes, the better it is for you now and the more it will be worth someday when you decide to transition it to someone else. Of course, if it were that easy, everyone would be doing it. Here are some strategies that even the smallest...
