by Neil O'Brien | Jun 16, 2017 | Business acquisition, management, Our News, ScaleUp, SellUp
Well, that depends….. Business valuation is a dark art, if you listen to any Corporate Finance professionals that is. But in reality, it is not a dark art, nor is it an art at all. Business valuation isn’t even a science. When advisors talk to you about...
by Neil O'Brien | May 26, 2017 | management, Our News, ScaleUp, StartUP
There are many challenges we face as entrepreneurs but the hardest of them all are the challenges of dealing with rapid growth in business. Most entrepreneurs would love skyrocketing revenues, recruitment and training of new a team and the energy and excitement at...
by Neil O'Brien | Apr 28, 2017 | management, Our News, ScaleUp, StartUP
Many people in business are absolutely petrified of sales conversations. It’s the Britishness in us, we’re programmed to be polite, to give more than take, so asking for something is hard, for most at least. But what most people don’t realise is that sales...
by Neil O'Brien | Apr 21, 2017 | management, Motivation, Our News, ScaleUp, StartUP
When you are trying to break out from being an ugly duckling to become a graceful swan one of the key areas to look at first is your team. Whether it is you first hire or your 50th, the people that you surround yourself with at work are what makes your company great....
by Neil O'Brien | Apr 14, 2017 | management, Our News, ScaleUp, StartUP
Asset sweating is the secret to profit, that is a simple fact. But many business owners don’t understand what asset sweating is, let alone how to go about extracting the maximum profit from your assets. So today we want to help you understand exactly what we...
by Neil O'Brien | Mar 31, 2017 | management, Our News, ScaleUp, SellUp, StartUP
We benchmark our clients profits every year. In fact we build our database everytime we submit a VAT return, but that is based on management accounts and hence subject to changes at year end. Doing this and working with our clients gives us great insight into what...
