Recent Articles from David Seems
Don’t leave me!!
The most important assets most businesses posses are their key employees. Keeping and motivating your key employees is the best way to increase the company’s income stream, provide potential buyers for the business and increase your business’s value by providing a management team for a new buyer. Most employers give their key employees what I […]
How to get what your business is worth
When you decide to sell your business to an outside party and you no longer want to manage your company, you naturally desire top dollar. Unless you are a gambler at heart, you want cash, not someone else’s stock. If you accept stock, you are gambling on someone else’s performance, market conditions, and a whole […]
The risks and rewards of passive ownership
If I sell my business today, pay my taxes, brokers and professional advisors, and I then invest the remainder conservatively, will I still be able to enjoy my current lifestyle? Most business owners have asked themselves this question. After building a successful business, they wonder if they will net enough cash from its sale to […]
It’s a new business year
Anybody who owns their own business is being challenged in ways unknown since the Great Depression. Our challenges are commensurate with our strengths, and we are strong. If we were not strong, we would not be in business for ourselves. In 2012, we are fighting back. We are going to take control of our own […]
Become your own bank
What if you set a goal today to accumulate money on your own? Shore up reserves for use in emergencies in your business, or for business opportunities, investments and personal retirement. You take care of your employees, your vendors and your customers. What if you think about taking care of yourself? Traditional savings vehicles are […]
What if they threw a recession, and nobody came?
We can’t change the economy, but we can change how we react to it. Business owners are at war with the economy, and there are ways to win. Here are a few: 1. Understand that people are bailing out of the corporate world, either voluntarily or involuntarily. Strategically begin to focus your business, if possible, on […]