The importance for business owners to occasionally adopt the perspective of an investor to gain valuable insights and opportunities for growth cannot be overstated. Here are five key reasons why this shift in perspective is beneficial, including enhanced objectivity, a focus on long-term value creation, identification of strengths and weaknesses, access to capital and resources, and strategic alignment and accountability. Learn more and take advantage of tools like Ready for Next's assessment to evaluate their businesses through an investor's lens, even if they're not currently seeking investment, as it can lead to enhanced enterprise value and long-term success.

While the concise answer is a resounding "yes" to the question of whether leadership and culture can enhance business value, the more nuanced response explores how these factors contribute to success. This article emphasizes the importance of regularly assessing and strengthening the leadership team to propel business growth. Key considerations include recognizing the need for delegation, defining roles clearly and being willing to relinquish control for effective team-building.

If we assume VUCA is an adversarial environment – hostile to our short and long-term business interests – we bypass our cognitive biases telling us to dismiss what threatens our needs. We assume a posture of response rather than reaction and our approach to risk management switches from defensive to offensive.

Keeping a family functional and communicating can be difficult at the best of times. Add in a family business, especially an inter-generational business. There are five common planning mistakes family businesses make when it comes to succession planning.

Building value in a business includes stopping or mitigating the things that kill value. As a flip-side to the top three value drivers blog, here is a look at the top three value killers.

A focus solely on topline revenue can be misleading. Generating true value can take several different forms. Here we focus on the top three value drivers.

When it comes to business, all growth is not created equal. This article looks at when growth brings value and when it doesn’t.