The Sale Ready Company
What it takes to create a business someone would want to own, even if you have no intention of selling
Published on 5. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-63195-329-3 (ISBN)
Description
For those who own a privately held business, there will be a time they need to plan for leaving their business and The Sale Ready Company walks them through the process.
Meet John Aardvark. He has a dilemma. To be more exact, he has several dilemmas. He knows it's time to start the transfer process for his business. He has a son and daughter. He would like to keep the business in the family. The problem is he doesn't know if he can afford to leave, his daughter doesn't have the experience yet and his son is a complete and total jerk. In this fast-paced parable, readers go along with John's ride as he works with his long-time consultant to first identify what needs to be done and then put together plans with the right team doing the right things. In The Sale Ready Company, business owners find solutions that appear to be hard but are really easy. Join John on his journey as he finds out how to get his business sale ready and what that'll mean for his future.
Meet John Aardvark. He has a dilemma. To be more exact, he has several dilemmas. He knows it's time to start the transfer process for his business. He has a son and daughter. He would like to keep the business in the family. The problem is he doesn't know if he can afford to leave, his daughter doesn't have the experience yet and his son is a complete and total jerk. In this fast-paced parable, readers go along with John's ride as he works with his long-time consultant to first identify what needs to be done and then put together plans with the right team doing the right things. In The Sale Ready Company, business owners find solutions that appear to be hard but are really easy. Join John on his journey as he finds out how to get his business sale ready and what that'll mean for his future.
Reviews / Votes
"I've been in the succession planning space for private business owners for over fifty years. Too often I've seen explanations that are long and complicated. Josh's eight-step sale ready process is easy to understand, and having it told as a story makes it memorable as well. Read this book and apply the principles in it. You'll be better for it."-Peter Christman, Co-Founder, Exit Planning Institute"Josh has helped me think through many of the issues revealed in the book, and my business is better (and more profitable) for it. Even if you're not thinking about selling your company, this book will help you understand why having a sale ready company lets you enjoy your business more than you ever thought possible while also making more money than you ever thought possible."
-Michael Port, CEO, Heroic Public Speaking, NYTimes and WSJ Bestselling Author of 8 Books"Josh is one of those people who usually thinks differently about the process of creating economically and sustainable businesses. In this book, you'll learn why sale ready is a term you need to learn to love and adopt for your company."
-Mike Michalowicz, Author of Profit First and Fix this Next"Great solutions, sage understanding, and an easy read; just what we expect from Josh Patrick."
-Susan Bradley, Founder, Financial Transitionist Institute and Sudden Money Institute"Josh is one of the people I go to when I have a thorny business issue to discuss. He covers many of them in this book. You'll learn why 'sale ready' is something you need to do. It'll make your life and company so much better."
-Walt Hampton, J.D., Bestselling Author of The Power Principles of Time Mastery"I don't think anyone I know understands family business the way Josh does. He knows the people, how they think, and what they want like they're part of his own family. This book makes them come to life, recognizes their humanity with all of its thorns, and teaches us all many valuable lessons."
-Randy Fox, Principal, Two Hawks Consulting
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63195-329-3 (9781631953293)
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Josh Patrick
The Sale Ready Company
What it takes to create a business someone would want to own, even if you have no intention of selling
E-Book
04/2021
Morgan James Publishing
€12.49
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Josh Patrick has been obsessed with what it takes to create an economically and personally sustainable business since 1974. He is the author of Sustainable: A Fable About Creating a Personally and Economically Sustainable Business. He has been a blogger for the NY Times You're The Boss, written for the Huffington Post, Inc.com, Forbes.com and American Express Open. Josh is the host of the podcast Cracking the Cash Flow Code and has worked with hundreds of businesses helping them find easy solutions to hard problems. He currently resides in South Burlington, VT.