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Business Plans? No Way! Our Approach is Better!

I don’t know about you, but we’re sick of hearing people say, “All you need is a business plan.” What a bunch of BS. Unless you’re going out to raise money, the last thing you need is a formal business plan. Most business owners don’t know how to make or use one anyway.

What you really need is to know where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. Successful business owners spend their time doing things to move their business forward and make their vision a reality. They don’t spend time formatting pie charts in a formal business plan document.
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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Marketing Plan, Organizational Plan Posted on September 12, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do I Add Value As A Professional Service Provider?

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In This Episode What’s it take to find good professional advisors?  Just about every small business owner has several advisors […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Organizational Plan, Profit Plan Posted on June 28, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do I Know If I’ve Got What It Takes To Be The Boss?

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In This Episode A client of ours recently attended a presentation focused on business transition.  One of the things that […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Organizational Plan, Profit Plan Posted on June 21, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do I Make A Significant Change In My Business?

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In This Episode It’s often been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  The same thing can […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Organizational Plan, Profit Plan Posted on June 14, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do You Know It’s Time To Adjust Your Plans?

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In This Episode One thing we discovered early on in our business coaching is that owners of small businesses typically […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Organizational Plan Posted on June 7, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do You Get Caught Up/Stop Drowning?

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In This Episode If you’ve been in business long enough, chances are there have been several times when you’ve felt […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Organizational Plan Posted on May 24, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do You Know It’s The Right Time To Add Employees to Your Business?

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In This Episode We’ve all been there with our business.  Whether it’s due to tremendous growth, the departure of a […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Business Transition, Buying a Company, Leadership, Selling Your Business Posted on May 17, 2018October 29, 2020

How Do You Know It’s Time To Sell Your Business?

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In This Episode If you’ve been in business for a while, chances are you’ve gotten some unsolicited phone calls, emails, […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Profit Plan Posted on December 14, 2017October 29, 2020

How Do I Pull Together a Profit Plan To Make Money Next Year?

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In This Episode We are coming to the end of what’s typically called the planning season in business where owners […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Buying a Company Posted on November 17, 2017October 29, 2020

How Hard is it to Start or Acquire a Business?

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In This Episode You know it’s pretty easy to start a company.  In fact in tonight’s show we talk about […]

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Posted in: Business Plan, Leadership, Organizational Plan, Profit Plan Posted on November 3, 2017October 29, 2020

How do I deal with bad employees and other how questions?

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In This Episode How does delaying on dealing with bad employees harm your business?  There have been lots of stories […]

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Welcome to Dirty Secrets of Small Business…this show’s mission is to give you the knowledge, tools and power to achieve success whether you’re starting a small business or already have one. Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter of Maximum Value Partners are the radio show’s hosts.Each week they will be talking business—small business.

Drawing on their collective experience having owned and operated 20 small companies and coached and advised for hundreds more, Dirty Secrets of Small Business will debunk the common myths of business ownership, expose the impact of government regulation, share small business success stories and reveal the Dirty Secrets of Small Business.

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