We’re excited to have with us guests Elizabeth Carr Ph.D, and Attorney Cherie Morris.
Elizabeth is the founder of Kentlands Psychotherapy which she launched in 2005 after serving six years as a Navy Clinical Psychologist. She continues to see some existing clients…but her role is now mostly one of leadership, administration, mentoring, and supervision of interns.

Cherie is a lawyer and now a full-time conflict coach and transformational mediator. She is a student of relationships and has expertise in advising individuals and couples on communication and co-parenting…as well as helping families and small businesses resolve conflict.
You can learn more about Cherie at www.Recompose.Us.

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In building a sellable business, you also need to “protect the value of your business” and continually manage areas of risk like the one we’re going to talk about today cyber security…

This is an area of risk management that we highlight at least annually because it’s so important and relevant. And if you’ve listened to any of the past episodes on the topic you’ve heard us mention the following statistics…

43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses.
60% of small businesses that are attacked go out of business within six months.
66% are concerned about cyber security risk.
While 47% say they have no understanding of how to protect themselves against attacks.

We want to help you build a business that can eventually be sold or transferred for maximum value --- and clearly if you experience a cyber attack…the chances of that happening are significantly reduced…

And today we are going to discuss how a cyber attack could negatively impact your business reputation…

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Today we’re going to hear from a gentleman who has indeed exited on his own terms and conditions with the successful implementation of an ESOP or Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

We occasionally have Keith Apton of the Capitol ESOP Group on to review the pros and cons and inter-workings of an ESOP…and we’d suggest that anyone interested in ESOPs go back and listen to those episodes…but today our guest is right now experiencing an ESOP as a selling owner.


Todays’ topic is “A Successful ESOP Story” and our guest is Kris DenBesten, the past owner of Vermeer Southeast Sales and Service…which was a 2nd generation family business established in 1967 until the family sold to an ESOP three years ago…

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In building a sellable or transferable business a key value driver is a next level management team – a management team that can take your business to the next level of growth.

And, deciding on the right plans to incentivize those key employees to grow the company as well as stay with the company requires careful and thoughtful planning.

A very common question business owners face is when and if to award equity in their business to these key employees.

For start-ups with an established goal of exit within a period of time with the sale of the business…a key strategy could be awarding equity or options for equity at launch…but for other small businesses the decision may not be so easy…

And that’s our topic today… My Employees Want Equity…What Should I Do?  

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If you’ve listened in before, you know that we mostly cover topics of interest to owners who want to accelerate and protect the value of their business and then exit it…which often results in a third party sale.

Today we are going to discuss some considerations on the buy-side or when someone is interested in buying a business…

And, actually, buying a business, or having an acquisition strategy, may be part of your strategy for growth and building value…

We’re going to talk about why a business owner would consider growing through acquisition…common pitfalls on the buy-side M&A process…and how a transaction intermediary can be helpful in the process…

So that’s our topic today…Buy-Side Considerations

And our guest is Laurie Barkman of Stony Hill Advisors

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In building sellable or transferable value…there are key drivers of business value such as financial performance, a growth strategy, recurring revenue, a diversified customer base and strong systems and processes. And the right technology solutions are foundational to having strong and repeatable systems and processes.

But it can be real tough to know what tech solutions are right for your business when there is an endless list of options, and possibly even tougher to get them implemented once purchased.

So that’s our topic today… Improving Processes with The Right Technology

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In five words, Sir Richard Branson summed up his leadership credo in a Forbes interview: "Listen more than you talk."

According to Branson, if you want to be a great leader, it’s more important to be a great listener than a great speaker because "nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak."
And, working with small business owners we have found Sir Richard’s exhortation to have proven results.

The most successful business owners we work with the owners who realize consistent growth and profitability, build sellable value, and have happy employees and customers excel at listening.

They listen as much, if not more, than they talk, they understand “they don’t know what they don’t know” and how that can hurt their business in both the short and long-term, and so, they listen and seek to understand their employees, customers, suppliers, vendors and the advice provided by consultants and advisors.

We see it over and over and think it’s essential to building a sellable business and exiting on your own terms and conditions…

So out topic today is The Importance of Listening Skills in Building the Value of Your Business

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One of our key value adds to client engagements is identifying and testing business owner assumptions pertaining to the exit of their business. Wrong assumptions can result in an unsuccessful or even bad exit. Assumptions about timing, potential owners and buyers, business value, and many other issues can result in a bad exit.

And because owners don’t know what they don’t know they need help identifying their assumptions how those assumptions can negatively impact their eventual exit…and that is a big part of our job, which is why our topic today is Wrong Assumptions Resulting in Bad Exits

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In 2021, Walter and I both participated as Speakers in an impactful virtual exit planning conference 10X Live – The Exit Plan Summit, founded and hosted by today’s guest Scott Duke…

Having built 11 companies, Scott is a lifetime entrepreneur. From hot dog carts to radio stations and multi-location sports facilities. Currently, Scott is the owner of OpnRoad, an M&A advisory firm servicing the construction sector.

He is also the founder of Welstand Business Brokers and the managing broker of a chain of property management companies in BC, Canada. You can find Scott on his YouTube channel - The Happy Dealmaker - at the annual exit plan industry conference he founded - 10XLIVE - or on LinkedIn @thehappydealmaker.

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Today’s goal is to help you understand the importance of IRS Tax Form 8594 in preparing for sale of your business to a third party…

It might serve to first review the different types of transactions:

- Stock sale
- Asset sale
-Stock sale taxed like an asset sale (338)(h)(10) election.

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