Sophiall Free Resources
I always like to ask business owners why they started their business?
What drove them to make the sacrifices and take the risks?
I started mine because I wanted two things:
The FREEDOM
To create and run a business the way I always wanted. Building valuable long-term relationships with the customers I want. Instilling a culture of empowering and treating employees with dignity. Ultimately, working when and where I want.
The FULL RETURN
For the time, money and sacrifices I made to conceive, grow and ultimately sell the business. No more putting up with a boss or office politics.
How about you? What drives you as an entrepreneur?
Why do we help owners build valuable and independent companies?
Because it's WRONG to spend the years and make the sacrifices to build a profitable business, only to get nothing or little in return when you look to sell.
The statistics are sobering:
Stop Sacrificing your Time and Start Building your Future
Useful Resources
Feel free to browse the site and download any of these FREE helpful EBooks we have available from our partners at BuiltToSell Inc.
The Freedom Point
This step by step guide helps you place your business in the context of your overall financial goals. Are you at the point you could sell your business and live the rest of your life as you wish? If not, where do you have to grow your company to get there? This Ebook offers a simple methodology you can apply to reach financial independence.
The Exit Checklist
When you look to exit, you have to be able to answer two questions to make it successful and to have no regrets. 1) Is YOUR BUSINESS ready for you to exit, and 2) Are YOU ready to exit? This Ebook has a five-step action plan to help you address Question 2 and have a happy and lucrative exit from your business.
The Rainmakers Dilemna
Almost 50% of all businesses fall into the same trap – Heavy reliance upon the owner who is the primary revenue driver for the company. This book helps you avoid this trap by helping you transition from being the “Rainmaker” to the “Arthitect” of your Business.
Famous or Rich
Find out how some business owners were able to drive up the value and ultimately selling price of their business by prioritising building value over personal recognition.
How to Productise your Service in 8 Simple Steps
Find out how you can transform your service business so it is less reliant upon you and ultimately more scalable. The EBook details an 8 step approach to productise your services by breaking them down into a series of steps and packaging them into a tangible offering.
8 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in a Crisis
Case studies of other business owners who recovered from a crisis with stronger, more durable and ultimately more valuable companies.
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Building Business Value Blogs
The $235 Mistake That Could Cost You Millions
Would you let $235 a month cost you millions?
Sounds ridiculous, right? But I’ve seen business owners sabotage multi-million dollar deals just to save a few bucks on proper bookkeeping and financial reporting.
One refused to upgrade her accountant—her deal fell apart in due diligence. Another wasted hours in Excel hell instead of growing his business.
The #1 deal killer? Poorly done financial records.
Don’t be the Black Knight hacking away with no arms
Owners who Sabotage Themselves
Jay was leading an M&A team set to close a major acquisition the next day.
That night, they took the seller out for a celebratory dinner. Drinks were flowing, and the owner had too much.
As they were leaving, things turned awkward. The seller got aggressive with the staff, grabbed his car keys, and drove off.
The next morning?
The deal was dead
An Old Bed and a Business Lesson
Last night, I had a simple goal: clear out an old room and get rid of a bed in excellent condition that had been sitting in storage for three years.
What should’ve been an easy giveaway turned into something much more interesting.
It made me rethink the difference between transactions and relationships… short-term cash and long-term value.
And how these same principles shape the businesses that truly thrive.
True Freedom comes from Owning a Business that is Valuable, Scalable, and "Sellable".
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