by Pamela Dennis | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
The problem is all inside your head, she said to me, The answer is easy if you take it logically I’d like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover… Just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don’t...
by Pamela Dennis | Jan 29, 2016 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Encore, Selling a Business, Start-Ups, Transitions
After building a business, selling it, and “retiring,” I am among those who say, “I’m so busy I don’t know how I ever had the time to work!” It seems to be a common feeling for today’s retirees. I learned this especially in researching small business owners for my...
by Pamela Dennis | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
The older I get, the faster time flies, and here it is again, time to close the books and review the accomplishments of last year. Did 2015 end as you hoped or expected back in January? Like many small business owners, you probably were mildly optimistic in January....
by Pamela Dennis | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog, Buyer Options, Customers, Selling a Business, Transitions
Twenty percent of customers defect because of a poorly executed transition or integration.[i] “Customer defections are a major reason why more than half of all mergers fail to deliver the intended improvement in shareholder value….”[ii] Startling statistics,...
by Pamela Dennis | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog, Selling a Business, Transitions
Quick Detour: Big News! Exit Signs the book is almost here! As I publish this blog post, I’m just one week away from an enormous milestone: My book, Exit Signs, will be published Sept. 29. After a three-year process, I couldn’t be happier to know it is...
by Pamela Dennis | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Selling a Business, Transitions
All owners wrestle with questions about selling—whether to sell, how to sell, at what price, when, to whom and what will I do then? The questions can overwhelm and paralyze action. The questions are what keep us awake at night. Some avoid the questions, hoping they...
