Many business books have the same formula: Identify a problem Show your unique way of solving the problem Do so within 300 pages or fewer This means that there’s a predictable comfort with such books. But it also means only a very few go on to become truly meaningful and useful long-term beyond fads of, […]
In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s important to consider key differentiators for your company when it comes to attracting (and more importantly, retaining) key members of your team. Both equity and profit sharing send the signal that “You’re a direct part of how these profits happened, so we want to share them with you.” […]
In 1992 Doug Chapiewsky started CenterPoint Solutions, Inc. He’d spent time at Bell Labs helping to develop what would become the call center model. But back then it was simply a single number that would then fork out to different people answering the phone. He saw an opportunity in a space that the big […]
Ask most business school students and they will often nod their heads in recognition when you mention The Goal. It’s been a mainstay of business school curriculums for decades and despite the fact that it was published in 1984, it still retains relevance today. Firstly, unlike the overwhelming majority of business books, it’s a […]
In this occasional series, we will share profiles of our team here at Apex so you can get to know the men and women that make us best qualified to help you buy or sell a business. While it’s true that Ron has only been in the industry for 3 years, he brings over 45 […]
In 2006 when Claude Theoret began building elements of the company which would later become Nexalogy, the term “big data” didn’t even exist. It was just called data mining. Today we’re familiar with the term and easily recognize big players like Amazon, Facebook, and Netflix not only using big data to improve their own […]
In 2009 Simon Sinek published a book called Start with Why. That same year he gave a TedX talk which at the time of this article had 36,000,000 views. Why such interest? He hit on a powerful notion that isn’t just valuable for a business owner who wants to connect more thoroughly with a customer, […]
SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, is a nonprofit supported by the SBA that offers counseling advice to business owners. It’s powered by a network of 10,000 volunteers, mostly successful business owners and executives, who still love the sport of business and want a chance to help younger versions of themselves. Because of the […]
Mark Carlson bought Minnesota Mailing Solutions in 1998 for around $1M and grew the business over 10 years, eventually selling it for $4.5M. It was his ability to stay unemotional and focused on business fundamentals that ensured he walked away with the best offer possible. In 1998 there was still a very large market for […]
Seth Godin has been a prolific blogger and author for many years now. He is particularly dedicated to helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses and develop robust mindsets. The Dip, which has a subtitle that promises to teach you “when to quit and when to stick” develops a very specific theme across its 96 pages. Seth […]
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