Visitor, your APRIL 2024 Newsletter from Marsha Fulton at M Fulton Enterprises, Inc is here

There are years of personal dedication and mountains of money on the line when you put your business up for sale. Only the fully prepared get top dollar for their companies. Sadly, some will never be able to sell their company.

To make sure you’re included in that elite group, carefully read, internalize, and act on the information we provide in this point-by-point guide to preparing and positioning your business for sale.

Family businesses can be a blessing for family members and at the same time appeal mightily to customers. (That’s why we see so many signs and ads that say something like, “Family owned since 1970!”)

However, if not properly managed, they can be a curse to nonfamily member employees.

Discover the pitfalls of a family-owned business and the solutions you need to put in place. And as a bonus, take our short quiz to impartially judge your performance and plan your next steps.

Even in a flourishing economy, hiring a business growth consultant can provide significant benefits. These professionals can help you maintain focus, bring objectivity to your strategies, save money, and maximize the effectiveness of your team.

With over 33.3 million businesses in the US alone, growth is a universal goal that requires careful planning and execution. So just how does a business growth professional help your company reach your vision and goals?

Just because our communication tools have improved, the need for interpersonal communications has either stayed the same or increased.

Being an effective leader today means that you are probably better at communicating with technology resources than previous leaders, but you may not be as skilled at the interpersonal communications your team craves.

This article will help you understand what a distance workforce's dynamics are like, what people look for and give you human factors insights so you can help virtual teams function smoother.

Lou Tice was an educator and coach. Along with his wife Diane Tice, they co-founded the Pacific Institute, an organization dedicated to performance improvement and professional development. His work often revolved around the concepts of self-esteem, goal-setting, and leadership.

This is the first article of a series of my thoughts around a Conversation between Lou Tice if he were still with us, and me, Coach Phil, on how beliefs shape human behavior and perception.

It’s easy to casually toss around a term like “strategic leadership,” but what does it really mean and how do you achieve it?

In this concise guide, we give you the critical insights you need into how communication, the balance between immediate demands and long-term objectives, and the ideal company culture come together in successful strategic leadership.

Like the song says, “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow!”