by Douglas Brown | Nov 8, 2025 | Overwhelm, Owner Dependence
Working 60+ hours a week, with little time for family or yourself? Learn how to run your business as the owner, not just the busiest employee, so you can step away when life demands it. Right here on this website, get your free starter kit and start enjoying true...
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 | Feb 8, 2025 | Books and records, Obstacles, Sell business, Transparency
Two key statistics on business sales or transfers You’ll see them often on these pages because most business owners just cannot conceive that the situation can be that way, but it is. These are not odds worth bucking against: 87 percent of small businesses will...
by Douglas Brown | Jan 12, 2025 | Books and records, Sell business
The previous two posts in this topic recapped the requirements to repay Federal loans, or at least go through the motions to get them forgiven (where that applies) provided paths to take to pay off those loans when selling – and a path to avoid Loans are often...
by Douglas Brown | Oct 12, 2024 | Books and records, Sell business
The previous post recapped the requirements to repay Federal loans, or at least go through the motions to get them forgiven (where that applies). If you still have a loan balance, and you are thinking of selling the business, you’re going to have to deal with...
by Douglas Brown | Sep 23, 2024 | Books and records, Sell business
The Federal government’s attempts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic of 2020-2021 resulted in enormous impacts on small businesses. Every action seemed to add another round of miseries: lockdowns of employees and customers, requiring expensive modifications...
