John Warrillow's book, Built To Sell: Turn Your Business Into One You Can Sell ( Flip Jet Media, 2010) has me thinking hard about my small business -- and if you own a small business (under 100 employees) it will get you thinking, too. Most entrepreneurs are great at doing all the jobs associated with their companies. Knock yourself out. Hey, it's your company. But if you want to sell your business someday, it's not great. It's dangerous. Listen to my interview with John and in less than 20 minutes you'll get the essentials of what you'll need to know if you ever want to sell successfully. Read my review of the book here. And visit the book website for other good info.
I’m glad this was posted. It doesn’t hurt to hear some general advice for optimizing your business every once in a while.
You should really consider other experts too though. I like reading the ExitPlanPros blog where it’s not just about selling your business. It actually gives some good tips on preparing your business to grow before you exit.
http://www.exitplanpros.com
I don’t know what happened to my previous comment, but as I was saying… I’m glad this advice is up. We all need general reminders to refresh our business choices.
If you are looking for more specific advice on how to really make your business grow before selling, read Exit Plan Pros:
http://www.exitplanpros.com/blog/
I always find the advice useful and applicable for a lot of things.
Alex, thanks for posting, and introducing me to ExitPlanPros.com, which is now on my radar.