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Every great performer, whether an elite athlete or entertainment legend, has the need for professional coaches and advisors.
The goal of our bi-monthly newsletter is to help you find the advisors, coaches and professional support you need to maximize the performance of your business.
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Our Goal is to support and mentor businesses in 3 key areas!
Starting Your New Business
Ask the right questions and find the right answers for issues such as entity type, financing, accounting structure, insurance, partnership, marketing and employees.
Improving and Growing Your Business
Sales, Marketing and Advertising, Team Building and Recruitment, Systems and Business Process Development, and Customer Service.
Selling Your Business for Maximum Value
Determine whether it is ready to be sold, its real value and an achievable selling price, as well as the potential structures for a transaction.
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Recent Mentor Articles
The Key to Business Success & Financial Independence is…Leverage
One of the biggest keys to business success is…leverage. John D. Rockefeller famously said “I would rather earn 1% off 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.” As one of the founders of Standard Oil and the richest man of his time, John D. Rockefeller had successfully mastered the game of business through…
Read MoreStudy: Employees Are Financially Stressed and What it Means to your Business
I read in the paper today (Star Tribune, 1/1/2018: “Helping workers solve money angst”) some amazing figures. According to the surveys that were cited, there are a considerable number – a third – of employees who feel uncertainty about money. These folks think we will be going into a recession this coming year. This is…
Read MorePreparing Your Business for a Separation Between Partners
One of the most difficult challenges a business owner can face is when things go wrong with another partner/owner and a separation becomes necessary. Here is a checklist of the preliminary things I would look for as either your attorney or as a mediator/business counselor looking to structure your transition.
Read MoreWhy Retirement Readiness is Not Just a Catch-Phrase
Many employees are confused about retirement and are unprepared to retire on time. According to the National Institute on Retirement Security (March 2015), 45% of working-age households do not have a retirement account of any kind (e.g. IRA or 401(k)), and the average working-household has virtually no retirement savings – only $2,500 average – when…
Read MoreLooking to Grow Your Business? EOS Can Help
Are roadblocks getting in the way of your business goals? Are there underlying issues to solve before you can move forward as an organization and experience the growth you know is possible? I’d like to tell you about a way to remove those roadblocks and move forward with your business. I’m talking about the Entrepreneurial Operating…
Read MoreChanges to Minnesota Estate Tax for 2017 and Beyond
The Minnesota State legislature has changed the estate tax exemption for 2017 and beyond. The old law states that Minnesota estates that were valued at over $1.8 million dollars had to file an estate state tax return in Minnesota, with the potential payments to the State at an estate tax rate of 16%. Under the…
Read MoreManaging Relationships in a Time of Discord
There is so much noise in the air these days about all the things that separate people, the things that make us different and isolate us from one another. Everyone seems focused on their individual concerns without a commitment to the greater good. Managing employees, shareholders and business relationships can be daunting in this environment. …
Read More9 Essential Steps to Identity Theft Protections
I just wanted to share this blog post from “The Hartford Steam Boiler” with you on how to protect against identity theft as it’s a HUGE issue! Your personal information is everywhere. No one can guarantee you will never be a victim of identity theft, but you can reduce your risk. By managing your personal information wisely,…
Read MoreBudget for Profit
Here’s why paying yourself profit is as important and easy as paying the rent… As small business owners, most of us are familiar with the term “Budget.” According to wiki, a budget is ‘a list of all planned expenses and revenues’ that ‘enables the actual financial operation of the business to be measured against the…
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