Operations For Exit – COO – Manufacturing Case Study
As you scale your manufacturing business beyond 30,40,70 employees it is essential that the role of the COO is identified. The key responsibility of the COO is to align all efforts towards a common cause. This is not just an Operations Director overseeing the...
Operators – You Are Seen
The spotlight often falls on the CEO as transformations take place: WSJ – Ferrari’s new CEO Benedetto Vigna and his transformation plan. Forbes – How GE’s CEO used a Japanese manufacturing tactic to turn the company around—and got the stock to outperform...
10 Missed Opportunities To Create Value
In our experience over the last 30 years, working with entrepreneurs, there are ten initiatives that are missing from their action list. These missed opportunities are the cause of disappointment when it comes to the exit process. These areas are heavily scrutinized...
Successful Sales Processes Understand Procurement
At TPP we’ve embedded world-class sales processes in dozens of businesses. I’ve covered the details of that process in previous posts. The process is based on Jeff Thull’s books and process. But the success of that process depends on a deep understanding...
Operator Tips to Align Your Team
You may have heard of the term zero-based budgeting. The basic thesis is to look at your business through the eyes of a start-up. If you were starting today from scratch, what would you spend money on? Costs creep on over time and before you know it your business is...
Valuation Vs Saleability
Valuation As the owner of a private company you can commission a valuation of your business at any time. For example a 409A valuation is an independent appraisal of the fair market value (FMV) of a private company’s common stock on the date of issuance. This valuation...
How to Justify CAPEX using my ROI Calculator
We all need to justify spending money. Whether it’s $1000 or $1m. It doesn’t matter whether the expenditure is in the budget or not in the budget. Trust me, what drives the spending of money is the efficiency of capital. The Return on Investment. The ROI...
That’s Not The Right Question
One of the best dialogues in the latest season of True Detective is when Jodie Foster, as Police Chief Liz Danvers says, “you’re asking the wrong question”! As the owner and CEO of your growing business, you will have many challenges in front of you. To solve these...
Entrepreneurship and the Exit Myth
Most entrepreneurs start a business to create something valuable whether they bootstrap it from Day 1 or launch through seed capital and/or venture capital. The type of funding will influence the exit process. External funders will expect an exit. If the business is...Operational Excellence For Exits
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