sad stories Archives - Half Retire https://halfretire.com/category/sad-stories/ Sat, 30 May 2020 21:19:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 How much goodwill does 30 years hard work get? https://halfretire.com/how-much-goodwill-does-30-years-hard-work-get/ https://halfretire.com/how-much-goodwill-does-30-years-hard-work-get/#respond Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:25:56 +0000 http://halfretire.com//?p=8481 In some cases, -$500,000. It breaks my heart to see businesses dissolved and sold like a garage sale. I got this email today and thought it provided a stark reminder to not assume that a going concern has goodwill. Make sure you take time to build enterprise value for your business, not just today’s income […]

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]]> In some cases, -$500,000. It breaks my heart to see businesses dissolved and sold like a garage sale. I got this email today and thought it provided a stark reminder to not assume that a going concern has goodwill. Make sure you take time to build enterprise value for your business, not just today’s income or you could end up with a warehouse full of mannequins.

 

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]]> https://halfretire.com/how-much-goodwill-does-30-years-hard-work-get/feed/ 0 Don’t Let This Happen to Your Business https://halfretire.com/dont-let-this-happen-to-your-business/ https://halfretire.com/dont-let-this-happen-to-your-business/#respond Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:34:14 +0000 http://halfretire.com//?p=8458 It breaks my heart to see businesses dissolved and sold like a garage sale. I got this email today and thought it provided a stark reminder to make sure you build enterprise value for your business, not just do today’s work.  

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]]> It breaks my heart to see businesses dissolved and sold like a garage sale. I got this email today and thought it provided a stark reminder to make sure you build enterprise value for your business, not just do today’s work.

 

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