Entrepreneurship
40 years scaling 17 businesses teaches you some hard lessons. Here are a few on 7 slides. I hope it saves you time. Entrepreneurship Ian@TPPBoston.com Ian Smith is the founder of The Portfolio Partnership, a Value Creation Company. We build businesses buyers love to...
Get Ahead of AI
The power of AI is no longer reserved for the world’s biggest brands, and incorporating AI as a foundational component of your marketing operations is no longer optional. Knowing this, many of our clients have reached out to us asking where to begin. You called, we...
The Essence of M&A
As the volume of M&A picks up, it’s always worth a quick recap of what’s important. The research still points to failure between 50% to 70% of the time. I thought you might enjoy the Essence of M&A in 6 slides. M&A in 6 slides Stay in touch....
Scaling For Safety – 20 Point Plan
It might feel counterintuitive but staying small can be risky. And small is where most US firms are! There are 5.4 million companies out of 6.1 million with 20 employees or less. That’s 89% of US companies. At that size it’s tough to make money. However...Operational Excellence For Exits
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