Blog: some edutainment
Content that is designed to educate as well as to entertain.
Six ways to make your business better while on vacation
Six ways to make your business better while on vacation Spring is here, and although it may seem strange, now may be the perfect time to increase the value of your company. The most valuable businesses are the ones that can survive without their owner. A buyer will pay a premium for a company that…
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The Anatomy of a Successful Exit
The Anatomy of a Successful Exit Stephanie Breedlove started Breedlove & Associates in 1992 as a way to pay her nanny. The big payroll processors weren’t interested in dealing with one person’s wages and doing it themselves was complicated and time-consuming, too much for the then overwhelmed Breedloves. Breedlove saw a business opportunity and started…
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Will this be the year you seriously drive up the value of your company?
If you have resolved to make your company more valuable in 2017, you may want to think hard about how your customers pay. If you have a transaction business model where customers pay once for what they buy, expect your company’s value to be a single-digit multiple of your Earnings Before Interest Taxes, Depreciation and…
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How much goodwill do you have in your business?
The term “goodwill” is often thrown around in conversation as though it is a subjective description of how much your customers like your business. In fact, when it comes to valuing your business, there is nothing subjective about the definition of goodwill. It is defined as the difference between what someone is willing to pay…
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5 Ways To Get Your Business To Run Without You
Some owners focus on growing their profits, while others are obsessed with sales goals. Have you ever considered making it your primary goal to set up your business so that it can thrive and grow without you? A business that is not dependent on its owner is the ultimate asset to own. It gives you…
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Finding A Path Forward: A Coaching Success Story
Even though Simalex – a good old fashioned die casting company – had decent cash flow and customers with brand names, the company had been mismanaged for a number of years and was in rough shape when Fred Lynn Jr. took over as CEO. Fred was essentially taking over a start up. Fred is extremely…
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When selling your business, how is a financial buyer different than a strategic buyer
Microsoft’s recent $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn provides an illustrative example of a strategic acquisition – the type of sale that usually garners the most gain for the acquired company’s shareholders. You may be wondering what a billion-dollar acquisition has to do with your business, but the very same reasons a strategic acquirer buys a…
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Is a cash crunch keeping you up at night?
Some of the highlights from this Google Hang-out Revenue is vanity. Profit is sanity. Cash is king. The 5 Most Common Causes of Cash Flow Challenges are: 1. poor Accounts Receivable collections, 2. not pricing your offering high enough or with inadequate gross margin 3. miscalculating or not forecasting expenses 4. overall sales are just too low…
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Can Your Business Run Without YOU?
Making your business less dependent on you has a number of benefits: you can scale your company more quickly if you’re not acting as a bottleneck; you get more time to enjoy life outside of your business; and a business less dependent on its owner is much more valuable to an acquirer. Pulling yourself out…
Read MoreMoshe Ben-Shlomo
I was not looking for a business coach, I just happened to hear about you from a person that I was in contact with. I sent you a quick mail; in retrospect, it was one of the best emails I have ever sent; it was a very short and simple email that led to a…
Read MoreQuentin Miller
John is one of my all time great mentors in life. I can highly recommend his services to anyone with a keen desire to learn, improve, and grow. He remains both a true friend and a trusted advisor. Quentin Miller Co-Founder of VeriClock Time Tracking and President of Vanguard Painting Ltd. Get our blog…
Read MoreFred Lyhne: Simalex
Simalex, a good old fashioned manufacturing company, had decent cash flow and customers with brand names. The company had been mismanaged for a number of years and was in rough shape when Fred Lyhne Jr. took over as CEO. Fred was essentially taking over a start up. Fred is extremely capable and bright. When he…
Read MoreMary Lee Newnham
Was just thinking about you today as I finished my bank rec, also getting my accountant to come in today to do my year end stuff – the first year I have done it before June!!!! I have a new great bookkeeper – comes in twice a week to do more of the things that…
Read MoreElinor Warkentin
I’ve worked with John several times. He helped me take my business to the next level when I was doing well with clients but new to the world of small business. He introduced me to basic business concepts which he knew exceptionally well and gave me well-organized systems and tools for analyzing, tracking and…
Read MoreDr. Jessica Chang: Avenue Eyecare
“Being a new business owner in the healthcare industry, John was very helpful in getting my business partner and I focused on building our clinic up one step at a time. He shared a lot of great tools and books that have given us a foundation to build on over the years to come. Thank…
Read MoreChris McBurney
We enjoyed working with John, he made us think about things we hadn’t previously and helped us make things happen in our business that should have happened long before. His knowledge of many types of businesses was a big asset to us. He is a great guy and easy to work with. We would recommend…
Read MoreAllison Cousins Marketing Consultant & Creative Director
“I highly recommend John Nieuwenburg and W5 Coaching. He’s a special kind of business coach. One who delivers the hard and fast goods (systems, business analysis, team development, sales strategies, etc.) and cares deeply for the business owner. In my first month working with John, I saw a 730% return on my coaching investment. Year…
Read MoreJason Winters, PhD Therapist
“When I first began working with John, I was just starting my practice. I had no business education or training, and was doing my best to learn on my own. It became very clear that I needed help and through a stroke of luck, I connected with John. We worked together for 4 months. In…
Read MoreMarc-Antoine Cuerrier
I have had the pleasure to have John as a business coach during the start up phase of my Construction Staffing Agency. During the months we have worked together, John has helped our company’s directors structure a business that allows us to track marketing efforts, augment our lead generation and boost our client conversion rate. I…
Read MoreSix ways to make your business better while on vacation
Six ways to make your business better while on vacation Spring is here, and although it may seem strange, now may be the perfect time to increase the value of your company. The most valuable businesses are the ones that can survive without their owner. A buyer will pay a premium for a company that…
Read MoreThe Anatomy of a Successful Exit
The Anatomy of a Successful Exit Stephanie Breedlove started Breedlove & Associates in 1992 as a way to pay her nanny. The big payroll processors weren’t interested in dealing with one person’s wages and doing it themselves was complicated and time-consuming, too much for the then overwhelmed Breedloves. Breedlove saw a business opportunity and started…
Read MoreWill this be the year you seriously drive up the value of your company?
If you have resolved to make your company more valuable in 2017, you may want to think hard about how your customers pay. If you have a transaction business model where customers pay once for what they buy, expect your company’s value to be a single-digit multiple of your Earnings Before Interest Taxes, Depreciation and…
Read MoreHow much goodwill do you have in your business?
The term “goodwill” is often thrown around in conversation as though it is a subjective description of how much your customers like your business. In fact, when it comes to valuing your business, there is nothing subjective about the definition of goodwill. It is defined as the difference between what someone is willing to pay…
Read More5 Ways To Get Your Business To Run Without You
Some owners focus on growing their profits, while others are obsessed with sales goals. Have you ever considered making it your primary goal to set up your business so that it can thrive and grow without you? A business that is not dependent on its owner is the ultimate asset to own. It gives you…
Read MoreFinding A Path Forward: A Coaching Success Story
Even though Simalex – a good old fashioned die casting company – had decent cash flow and customers with brand names, the company had been mismanaged for a number of years and was in rough shape when Fred Lynn Jr. took over as CEO. Fred was essentially taking over a start up. Fred is extremely…
Read MoreWhen selling your business, how is a financial buyer different than a strategic buyer
Microsoft’s recent $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn provides an illustrative example of a strategic acquisition – the type of sale that usually garners the most gain for the acquired company’s shareholders. You may be wondering what a billion-dollar acquisition has to do with your business, but the very same reasons a strategic acquirer buys a…
Read MoreIs a cash crunch keeping you up at night?
Some of the highlights from this Google Hang-out Revenue is vanity. Profit is sanity. Cash is king. The 5 Most Common Causes of Cash Flow Challenges are: 1. poor Accounts Receivable collections, 2. not pricing your offering high enough or with inadequate gross margin 3. miscalculating or not forecasting expenses 4. overall sales are just too low…
Read MoreCan Your Business Run Without YOU?
Making your business less dependent on you has a number of benefits: you can scale your company more quickly if you’re not acting as a bottleneck; you get more time to enjoy life outside of your business; and a business less dependent on its owner is much more valuable to an acquirer. Pulling yourself out…
Read MoreDo you have a job or own a business
8 ways to know if you have a job or own a business The ultimate test of your business can be found in a simple question: would someone want to buy your company? Whether you want to sell next year or a decade from now, you must be building an asset someone would buy –…
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