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From Christine Nicholson, an award-winning professional business mentor, author and speaker.
Exit and Succession Planning for Better Business Success
What is Exit & Succession Planning – find out more on this PODCAST You don’t want to miss this conversation! From the Queen (RIP) to bringing on employees in your business, we dive into it all. Christine Nicholson is a multi-award-winning business mentor specializing in exit and succession planning for business owners AND their teams. […]
How to Get a Business Mentor and Build More Value
In football, the fans are often called the 13th team member. Support from the terraces can lift a team performance to achieve outstanding results. It’s the same in business – both within it and from outside. Your family and friends can become an additional team member without working inside your business. Equally they can become […]
How to Drive the Best Business Value
Looking to get the best business value from your company? When you first started out in business (or if you are just thinking about taking the leap) you were excited about it. It possibly made you feel a little bit queasy – but you did it anyway! You started each new day with a “this […]
How to Get More Business Success
Ever asked “what makes for more business success?” I’m surprised this is not asked more often. Here’s 7 questions every business owners should ask themselves. 7 Questions Every Business Owner Should Ask How would you describe where you are with your business is right now? Are you: Struggling? Frustrated? Progressing? Successful? Of all the 5.4 […]
How to Get Exit Ready and Make Your Business Worth More Money
Why is it important to get exit ready? Most business owners have a sizable portion (if not all) of their pension tied up in their businesses. Yet they have no clear idea or plan for how they are going to transfer the value from their business to their own pockets. Or discover what’s next in […]
How a Successful Mindset Means Better Business Value
Better business value is not just driven by activity. It needs the business owner in the right mindset too. Do You Want to be a Successful Entrepreneur? Entrepreneurs are more likely to achieve success when they possess or develop a broad set of skills. The mindsets and personality traits that help them in all areas […]
Succession Planning for the Best Business value
Succession planning is a critical activity that is often misunderstood by small and medium size business owners.There are many obstacles, and sometimes as business owners, we can get caught in the day-to-day that we lose sight of our dream and what lights us up. Succession planning is possible by eliminating activities we can delegate and […]
Where You Are With Your Business Success Right Now?
Every business owner want business success, but where are you right now? Are you… is Your Business Success Where You Want it To Be? Of all the 5.4 million businesses in the UK right now, 80% of them are struggling or getting by and barely keeping their heads above water. Executive contributor and business mentor […]
Exit Planning for the Best Business Value
Exit planning is critical for the value of most businesses. Business mentor Christine Nicholson talks to Connie Whitman about the importance knowing your numbers when planning your exit. Being in business for over 20 years I am busy running my business and sometimes we business owners forget that our lengthy to-do lists will never compete! […]
How to Exit Your Business With More Money
100% of business owners exit their business, and you will one day exit yours. But how much will you exit your business with? It’s not as easy as you might think. Here’s everything you need to know to get started. The Business Owners Dream After years of building your business from scratch to a sizable […]
How to SELL IT! – Selling Your Business Made Easy
The journey to selling or transferring ownership of your business has some common and critical elements. No matter what method of transition you have, these are all encompassed in the SELL IT model. Heres’ a quick introduction to selling your business. “Luck is not a business model.” – Anthony Bourdain Introduction to the SELL IT […]
How to Get a Better Business with Courage
Christine Nicholson joined The Courage to Lead Podcast hosted by Harlan Hammack. Both business mentors endeavoured help you get a better business and answer the following questions: Do you have a vision for where you want your business to be but it’s in your head and you haven’t communicated that vision to your team? Do […]
How to Build the Best Business by Knowing Your Numbers
Business owners want to build the best business they can. One of the biggest holes in many business owner’s knowledge is a basic understanding of the key numbers. Not just Profit and Loss, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet, but the main drivers and levers within their businesses. Not knowing your numbers is a major handicap […]
How to Plan the Best Value Business Exit
Most business owners want to get the best value business exit, so here’s some insights on how to plan for that goal. Finka Jerkovic of Finka Communications Inc – Sell From Love Podcast episode 68 is with me Christine Nicholson. Why you should start planning the end of your business sooner than you think. During […]
BRAINZ MAGAZINE – Sell It ‒ How To Sell Your Business More Easily And On Better Terms
Are you one of the 80% of owners will not manage to sell your business? Do you know how much is your business worth today? How do you know? And what can you do to change it? When I started writing this article, I kept in mind an old colleague from 20+ years ago who set […]
How Succession Planning Makes your Business Worth More Money
Finance and Operations – Doug and Christine spoke about values based succession planning, the best thing a Leader can do is create an environment where everyone is aware of mutual needs. Getting ready to exit and looking at ways that the company can continue without you permanently. Business Podcast – What is Succession Planning You […]
Get the Most Out of Your Business Value
You can get the most out of your business value with the help and support of a great mentor. The businesses that successfully survive and thrive have a mentor. Here’s an insight into what a great mentor does. PODCAST – Zero to 5000 with Special Guest Christine (focus on business value) DON’T GET TRAPPED IN […]
6 Ways to Get the Best Business Value
As a business owner you want to get the best business value – don’t you? Did you know that 70% of owner-managed businesses are planning to rely on their business to fund their retirement? And, that just 2% of business owners know their value? This means that 7 out of 10 listeners to this show […]
How Good Leadership Means the Best Business Value
Are you getting the best business value from your leadership team? For over 25 yrs I have asked this question of pretty much every business owner. To find the actual answer you will need to view my article on Brainz. Yes I’m directing you away from my website but I’m trusting it opens in a […]
What Makes Your Business More Valuable
When business owners think about the value of their business, they rarely do it objectively. Most business owners do not know how to make their business more valuable from the perspective of a buyer. If they do know valuation methods, they often apply entirely subjective criteria so that the result gives them the number they […]