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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! Wall Street Journal – The greatest transfer of wealth in history will occur in this country over the next decade; an estimated $10 trillion is expected to change hands, and much of this wealth is tied up in family businesses. This as per bizbuysell.com. Pretty small. Easy money.

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When Selling, Ask Questions, Rank Your Prospects … and Listen!

Emerson Consulting Group

Too often otherwise good sales reps fail because they just haven’t learned to stop talking and start listening. The objective of basic sales questions is to identify what your prospect actually wants. Operating in this manner, you will no longer feel a need to shoehorn all the features, bells and whistles into the conversation.

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Why Write and Publish Business Articles? For 5 Good Reasons!

Emerson Consulting Group

In a world filled with tweets, ever-breaking news, a thousand TV channels and podcasts galore, is there any point to toiling away at an article, then seeking a journal or magazine willing to publish it? Published articles are high-level sales tools. Sales of your book increase as a result. Let me see if I have it with me.”.

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What CEOs Get Wrong About Activist Investors

Harvard Business

We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies. One popular view of activists is that they are short-term, cut-and-run operators who are looking for a quick profit.

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Avoiding Costly Business Mistakes With Consultants

Business Consulting Agency

Operational Inefficiencies: Mistakes in operational processes can lead to inefficiencies, wasted resources, and increased overhead costs. Their expertise spans strategic planning, financial management, operations, and beyond. Rebuilding trust is often a long and arduous process.

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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

Ask yourself these three questions: As it relates to pure exhaustion, on a scale of 1-5 where one is “I’m operating on fumes. Homelife: Are your finances, relationships with your significant other, issues with children, and aging parents weighing on you? What about you? Are you in burnout? And to what degree?

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business

Indeed, some analysts have gone a step further, declaring that subscription boxes are in the midst of a venture capital-fueled bubble not unlike the flash-sale business craze that ended five years ago. that aggregate sales in the U.S. For example, Blue Apron rose to become the largest meal kit delivery business in the U.S.,