Business Best Practices
The Business Exit Tsunami is Coming!
Inc. Magazine just completed a survey of the 2014 Inc. 500|5000 winners, of which B2B CFO® was one. I saw this graph and wanted to share it with you. 32% of the business owners are planning to exit in the next 1-5 years. There are roughly six million employer firms in the US. If 32% of…
Read MoreJERRY L. MILLS NAMED AMONG TOP 5 FINALISTS OF THE MIDDLE MARKET THOUGHT LEADER AWARD
Prestigious award honors individuals for meaningful contributions to middle market M&A Jerry L. Mills, founder and CEO of B2B CFO® and B2B Exit was named among the five finalists for the Middle Market Thought Leader Award, an annual honor bestowed by the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors® (AM&AA), the leading association and credentialing body…
Read MoreSign Up Time for the 2014 Sonoma County Backroad Challenge
The Petaluma Sunrise Foundation and the Petaluma Sunrise Rotary Club are once again collaborating and gearing up for the May 17, 2014 Sonoma County Backroad Challenge cycling event. Sponsors are signing up, the course is being refined, food is being reserved, rest stations are being secured and non-profit groups are applying to help in putting on a…
Read MoreB2B CFO Business Exit Planning – Inc. Magazine
BUSINESS VALUATION Give Me More for My Business BY JEREMY QUITTNER A new survey shows entrepreneurs want higher valuations for their businesses, but are uncertain about the sale process. The valuations of social media companies and other technology darlings are sky-high these days. But a recent survey of fast-growing smaller companies shows that while most plan to sell…
Read MoreTasks of a CFO
A CFO’s main and most important task is really quite simple. To do everything necessary to free up the time and energy of the business owner so that the business owner can do what is truly important – grow the company. Growing the company means finding new customers, increasing sales to existing customers, and developing new products through innovation and evolution.
Read MoreWhat is the true cost of an employee?
“What good is calculating cost when we have not calculated benefit? But maybe we are still not looking at this question right. Maybe we should be more concerned with the cost of replacing that employee.”
Read MoreAccounts receivable – Should sales personnel be involved in collection?
Hopefully you have seen the Dos Equis beer commercials now airing where an actor is fictitiously characterized as “the world’s most interesting man.” The narrator’s descriptions of this man’s many attributes are widely exaggerated and hilarious if you, like me, appreciate hyperbole. For those who haven’t met the world’s most interesting man yet, here is…
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