If your goal is to build a more valuable company, stop selling your time. Billing by the hour or day means customers are renting your time rather than buying a result, which means that your business model lacks leverage. To grow, you need to either work harder or hire more people. Since it can take months to ramp up new employees, fast growth is just about impossible.

Why did you decide to become an entrepreneur? If you’re like most owners, you aspire to have the freedom that comes from owning your own business.

Most company founders are good at the first stages of entrepreneurship. But in the phases that follow, they may only be average. Just because you have a knack for starting companies, doesn’t necessarily mean that those skills translate well into growing one.

In all likelihood, you are absolutely critical to the success of your business. Without you, there is no business. We want to fix that. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, we can help you become an Inconsequential Owner.

As your successful business grows larger and matures, you should always be on the lookout for forces that can diminish its value. New companies and competitors constantly aim at the top dog by identifying and exploiting weaknesses.

Many business owners believe they have plenty of time to create a successful plan for the future of their businesses. Most commonly, owners think that if they give themselves a few years, they can transform their businesses into whatever they need them to be: whether that means bigger, more valuable, or more easily sold/transferred.

Your Value Builder Score is calculated through analysis of your business’s performance on eight factors that drive the value of your business. Along with your score, you will see a result on all eight of the value drivers and the average score among companies in your industry.

Working and collaborating with a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) sets you apart and helps you improve your outcomes - for you, your business and your family.

Have you planned for these contingencies? All business owners exit their business at some point. The question is will it be planned or unplanned and will you or won't you be ready?

Have you ever wondered why one business has buyers lining up to pay top dollar while another sits on the market for months or years? What do buyers look for in a prospective business acquisition?