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Hard Conversations in Business: Why Avoiding Them Costs You the Whole Team
Pandering to a poor performer feels kind. It isn't. It quietly tells your best people that low standards are acceptable, and it eats away at the culture you are trying…
BBA Advisory team · 12 min read
Profit vs Business Value: Which One Should You Really Be Chasing?
You can be highly profitable and getting poorer at the same time. Here's why profit alone doesn't determine what your business is…
BBA Advisory team · 12 min read
When to Sell Your Business: Why Taking the Offer Usually Beats Rolling the Dice
A business valued at $2 million receives an offer of $10 million, and the owner says no. Here's what history says about…
BBA Advisory team · 12 min read Prefer to listen or watch?Meaning Business podcast
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Hard Conversations in Business: Why Avoiding Them Costs You the Whole Team
Pandering to a poor performer feels kind. It isn't. It quietly tells your best people that low standards are acceptable, and it eats away at the culture you…
BBA Advisory teamProfit vs Business Value: Which One Should You Really Be Chasing?
You can be highly profitable and getting poorer at the same time. Here's why profit alone doesn't determine what your business is worth, and how to build both.…
BBA Advisory teamWhen to Sell Your Business: Why Taking the Offer Usually Beats Rolling the Dice
A business valued at $2 million receives an offer of $10 million, and the owner says no. Here's what history says about knocking back offers, and how to…
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Hands-On or Hands-Off? The Leadership Style That Decides Whether You Own a Business or a Job
The two most successful owners you could meet might run their businesses in completely opposite ways. What they share is not a style. It is knowing which one…
BBA Advisory team
Do You Need a Business Plan? Why Smart SMEs Have One
No, you do not need a business plan. Unless you want to be successful in business. Then you absolutely do. Here is why every SME owner needs one…
BBA Advisory team
The Business Sale Rule Book Most Buyers Never Read
Australia’s standard conditions for business sales are designed to deal with almost every scenario that can arise during a transaction. Yet many buyers and sellers enter the process…
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Your Greatest Asset Isn’t on the Balance Sheet: Why Business Owners Must Protect Themselves First
Your home, your business, your cash; none of these are your most important asset. For most business owners, the thing most worth protecting is the one they neglect…
BBA Advisory team
Business by Design: How to Reverse Engineer Your Life
Most business owners build their business first and hope a good life eventually follows. The smarter approach is the opposite: design the life you want, then build the…
BBA Advisory team
How to Increase Business Revenue: The Only 2 Ways That Work
Most business owners overcomplicate revenue growth. There are only 2 ways to increase revenue: sell more or charge more. Here's the maths that proves it. Most business owners…
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