The Wealthy Entrepreneur Blog
"Successful entrepreneurs are not satisfied with status quo. They are constantly looking for new opportunities to improve their current situation and increase their impact."
Robert Gauvreau
If you decide to sell your business to an outside acquirer, you’re going to have to decide between a financial and a strategic buyer—understanding the different motivations of...
Companies like Netflix, UrthBox, and Amazon are leveraging the subscription business model to discover what their customers want next.
In a traditional business, the customer buys your...
We get to see a lot of company founders who are contemplating an exit. Some of our customers get lucky early in life, but in the vast majority of examples where a founder is getting a seven-...
The value of your business comes down to a single equation: what multiple of your profit is an acquirer willing to pay for your company?
profit × multiple = value
Most...
You've likely heard the adage that it is far easier to cross-sell an existing customer a new product than it is to find a new customer.
And if your goal is to grow at all costs,...
Are you tempted to re-sell someone else’s product to boost your topline revenue?
On the surface, becoming a distributor for a popular product can appear to be a simple way...
One of the core principles of creating a more valuable business is ensuring it can run without you by getting managers to think like owners.
The theory goes that empowered...
One of the biggest mistake owners make in selling their company is being lured into a proprietary deal.
The Definition Of A Proprietary Deal
Acquirers land a proprietary deal (or...
Small businesses stay small either by choice, or because they start chasing growth in the wrong places.
When you strip away the layers, it all comes down to darts.
Imagine a...
The very best time to sell your business is when someone wants to buy it. While it can be tempting to continue to grow your business forever – particularly when things are going well --...
