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LOVE this woman: "Having it all is easy IF you're willing to work for it." Adrienne Maloof

Your Valuation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

 

The Truth About What Your Business Is Worth

By BARBARA TAYLOR

Click above to read a great article by my friend Barbara Taylor, who writes Transaction, a blog for New York Times.com, and is a partner and co-founder of Synergy Business Services, a full-service business brokerage firm offering exit planning, transaction advisory and intermediary services to privately held companies. Synergy also assists buyers with targeted acquisition searches. Before becoming a business intermediary, Ms. Taylor spent more than a decade in the wireless telecommunications industry in business development and product marketing roles. She was also instrumental in the launching of two dotcom start-ups in Seattle in the late 1990s. Her first entrepreneurial venture was launching and operating a retail espresso micro chain, which she successfully sold. Ms. Taylor received her M.B.A. from the Albers School of Business at Seattle University. She lives in Bentonville, Ark., with her husband/business partner and two sons.

I stopped telling my kids to "be careful" It's too limiting. So instead I say "pay attention." This definitely applies to business too.

PriceMaxPointer: When hiring key management, prepare a "personality" description in addition to the job description to ensure a social fit.

I'm excited to see @brendonburchard today to get the last bit of frosting for the EXIT! Book :) #expertsacademy

PriceMaxPointer: Buy your building if cashflow supports it. It'll become a retirement asset or can be sold to the buyer 4 loan collateral.

Save your business, your marriage and your kids!

Did I ever tell you about my Blackberry intervention? If you fear that you're next, ask me anything and I will try to save you from the pain!!  Bottom line in my situation: Create boundries and don't assume your family understands!

Click on the link to read Verne Harnishe's (CEO of http://www.gazelle.com/) article on CNNMoney.com...   Save your business and your marriage

PriceMaxPointer: Never share confidential documents with a buyer without having their signed NDA and personal financial statement in hand.

Congrats Susan!! RT @SusanSolovic: My new book is being delivered to my publisher #AMACOM -- today. Very exciting!!! #smallbiz

So true! RT @AuthorDavidBach: "You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal...

PriceMaxPointer: Don't let your landlord kill your deal. Agree IN ADVANCE on terms for 10+ years (don't sign anything!) and you'll be set.

Looking forward to it! RT @sharonlechter: Check out my blog radio interview last week with WomenSpeak.com http://ow.ly/6d9n6

Sending good thoughts >> Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigning, effective immediately. For more, go to http://www.sfgate.com/.

Just added 2 new books on my recommended list I want you to read (business and food -what else is there?) www.linkedin.com/juliegordonwhite

Get Your FREE COPY of the EXIT! Book on September 15, 2011!

Hi everyone, this is Julie and I am thrilled to announce today that I am going to give away 50 FREE copies of the EXIT! book on September 15th, 2011!

I only ask that you actually READ the book when it arrives and then post a review on Amazon.com.

That's it!

Not only will you learn information that would have cost you a minimum of $20,000 if you hired me personally to consult with you, or $50,000 if you engaged me to sell your company, you get the book for FREE! This is a mega win for both of us- you get literally thousands of dollars of valuable insights and I get hear how the book has made an impact on your business through your review posted on Amazon.com.                                                                                 

To receive a reminder about when the 50 FREE EXIT! books are available AND to get 3 FREE chapters of the book today, enter your name and email now in the box on the right at the top of the page.

OK, that’s all for now and back to you soon! jgw

P.S. The buzz is already building in the business community so enter your name and email in the "More Broker's Secrets" box at www.ExitJourney.com today!   > > > > > >

Maximize Creativity; Work Remotely

Just finished working remotely from beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA. Here's a picture of my, uh, Assistant ;).

Seriously, it's incredible how new ideas flow and old ideas crystallize when you allow yourself the freedom to work in a beautiful setting.

Every business owner should block out a week once a quarter to work in a place that makes them feel both peaceful and energized. After all, you can do this- you're the boss!

OK, back to my desk I go, but before I do... What's your favorite place to work remote? 

PriceMaxPointer: Earnouts (down payment plus a % based on success after closing) can be tricky but beneficial for all www.ExitJourney.com

PriceMaxPointer: Interest rates are low, low, low and banks WILL lend to your buyer if your sales are flat or growing! #exitjourney

Luv this > @sharonlechter: If we all work together, we can definitely make a change in our children's lives. #WPO