Be More than Local, Add Value!
Before Jeff Bezos & Co. blew up traditional distribution channels, there was some value in being the local guy or gal. Being the local procuct retailer was a good business…
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Invest In Your Strengths
By: Dave Godwin What is your greatest strength as a business owner? Sales? Marketing? Operations? Whatever you do well, know that it might become your Achilles’ heel. As owners, we…
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Extinct? (Peckin’ Away October)
As Lee Corso says, “Not so fast, my friend.” Just because you can’t find it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. (nwaonline.com) I’m reminded of the Colecanth, a so-called prehistoric fish which, according…
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Over-Dependency Creates Discounted Value
By: Dave Godwin CBI Executive Business Broker The Swiss are known to value their independence. They don’t use the Euro currency despite being sandwiched between France and Germany, and they…
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Sell Results Not Your Time
By: Dave Godwin CBI Senior Intermediary If your goal is to build a more valuable company, stop selling your time. Billing by the hour or day means customers are renting…
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Ten Years of $$$
By Carl Grimes (CBI Founder) The call came in with good news, good news that was ten years in the making. The call was from Laura Ruether asking what address…
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Economic Injury Disaster Loan May Be Assumable
By: Jon Holbert Managing Partner CBI Northwest Arkansas If you took the opportunity to protect your business by obtaining an EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) during the Pandemic, you will…
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Grow Your Business Through Acquisitions
by Dave Godwin Over the last few years, organizations favor acquisitions to either merge ideologies or kill the competition and unite to take on bigger players. The $19 billion Whatsapp…
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Eight Smart Ways To Protect Your Interests When Selling Your Business
From Forbes Finance Council You’ve put a lot of time, money, energy and resources into building a successful business or product, and now that it is time to sell the…
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3 Areas to Focus on When Selling Your Business
By Carol Gresham Covid 2020 forced us many of us to pivot. A pivot may cause business owners to lose the primary focus of strengthening and building a strong business…