by John F Kettley | Oct 20, 2026 | Exit Strategy, SMEs
Thinking of Selling Your Business? Start Preparing Before You Need To… One of the things I find interesting about business ownership is how much time people spend building their companies and how little time they spend thinking about what happens when they...
by John F Kettley | Aug 12, 2026 | Exit Strategy, Leadership, SMEs
Business owners often ask me what they should be doing if they want to sell their business in the next couple of years. It’s a sensible question, but I don’t think it’s the right place to start.The businesses that achieve the strongest outcomes are very rarely...
by John F Kettley | Jul 6, 2026 | Leadership, SMEs
When I look at a business, I usually start with the owner. Not because the numbers don’t matter. They do. But the numbers are often the result of decisions that started much earlier. They show the effect. The owner usually shows the cause. How someone talks about...
