Succession & Transition Planning
April 21, 2014
George Bernard Shaw had an interesting perspective on the role satisfaction plays in life. He saw dissatisfaction as a driver of innovation, creativity and progress. Â He wrote:
You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream of things that never we...
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March 24, 2014
Life balance is elusive for most entrepreneurs. They put heart and soul into building their business and as a result, they become focused on business success – sometimes to the exclusion of everything else.
But what worth is that success if itâ€...
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February 21, 2014
As you think about transitioning or selling your business, you are probably planning to reduce or eliminate ongoing responsibilities with your former business. Once you step back, what are you going to do?
You may be thinking that you’ve worked ha...
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January 17, 2014
First we make our habits and then our habits make us...or break us. Our habits can be our servants or our masters.
Your good habits are the ones that benefit you and that others admire. You might wish you could enhance these.
Your bad habits ge...
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December 23, 2013
Over 98% of Canadian businesses have fewer than ten employees. If you are the owner of one of these businesses, this article is for you, because when it comes time to transition or sell your business, your choices may be limited.
Andrew Rogerson, ...
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November 20, 2013
Jack was in the process of preparing his Calgary business for sale.
His management team said that because of Jack’s advancing age, they were on board with his goal of selling. They all agreed that it would be best for the business if he found a ...
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October 21, 2013
With our rapidly evolving, multicultural society, expect diversity in your workforce to be critical in developing a succession plan that will add value to your business.
Diverse workplaces are becoming more common and they are regarded as demonstr...
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September 23, 2013
Consider an old idea from a new perspective if you want to improve the odds that your business will outlive you, generate retirement income, reward loyal employees, and continue to provide value to your customers and community.
Co-ops are often as...
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August 23, 2013
Are you a good driver?
Are you better than average?
A survey found that most people answer both of these questions in the affirmative. It’s amusing and mostly harmless that we all think we are better than average at driving, which is, of cour...
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July 22, 2013
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would close my call-centre. In my mind, obstacles were simply temporary inconveniences; falling revenues an indicator that we needed to do something different. Losing money was a challenge, a puzzle to be so...
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