When planning a vacation, the first step is usually choosing your destination and arrival date. Planning how you’ll get there helps you avoid unwelcome surprises, breakdowns, running out of money, or obstacles that might get you off track. It also includes factoring in how you’ll spend your time so you and those on the journey …
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The Exit Planning Peer Advisory Board (PAB) provides a safe place for business owners to discuss their challenges and offer support and insights to their fellow members, not only as they relate to exit planning but to their businesses today. A look back at the past year brings to light three significant areas in which …
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Whether you’re well into the exit planning process or just getting started, including goals for your exit strategy is key as you plan for the coming year and beyond. A simple way to get started is to set three specific goals for the year and map out how you’ll achieve those objectives. The specifics of …
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Much of our focus in Q4 is planning for the next year. This year has been an eventful one, yet again, and reiterates the necessity to plan for the unexpected and maintain flexibility – both in your written plan and your company’s literal ability to respond to change. There’s a lot to factor in as …
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As we step into Q4, it’s time once again to start planning for next year. One of the key components to strategic planning activities is preparing your budget. While it can seem like a time-consuming task, preparing an annual budget enables you to evaluate your spending, anticipate future needs, and stay on top of profits …
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Recessions happen more often than most people might think, and business owners are likely to experience several during their careers. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) defines a recession as a significant decline in economic activity across the economy, seen as a decline in gross domestic product (GDP), real income, and wholesale-retail sales, among …
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It’s an essential element of business: preparing an annual budget enables you to evaluate your spending, anticipate future needs, and stay on top of profits and cash flow. It is also a time-consuming task that many business owners dread and postpone. The value of a data-based, dynamic, working budget can mean the difference in whether …
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Do you have a budget – a real budget? The value of a data-based, dynamic, working budget is often overlooked. Why every business should have a budget: A well-prepared budget illustrates where you are financially, where you need to be to meet your objectives, and identifies the gap between the two. A budget facilitates a …
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