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Episode 16: Ladi Franklin Of Trinidad And Tobago Demonstrates That Value Builder Concepts Are Applicable Across Cultures

On this episode of Emerge Dynamics we’re joined by guest Ladi Franklin. Not only is this woman doing amazing things for the businesses she works with, but she has also been working on the value-builder drivers in a culturally different space. She’s proving these principles are globally applicable. Originally from Nigeria, Ladi has been living…

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Episode 15: Are Your Customers Satisfied? Are You Sure? Really, Are You Sure?

In this episode, David and Eric wrap up their coverage of Value Builder (https://valuebuilder.com/for-business-owners/) drivers with Customer Satisfaction. Do your customers promote your business on your behalf? A lot of business owners assume their customers are satisfied. We discuss some interesting dynamics that often make that not the case. Created by Fred Reichheld and a…

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Episode 14: The Financial Drivers of Your Valuation You Can Control

We’re wrapping up a mini-series on Value Builder drivers within our series on Business Valuation   In today’s episode, David and Eric discuss:  Financial performance, Growth potential and the Valuation “teeter totter”.  In depth we discuss the three main moving components mathematically on the business valuation. These components are the inherent cash flows in the business,…

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Episode 13: Monopoly Control and Recurring Revenue Can Be Your Most Powerful Value Drivers

This episode of Emerge Dynamics is a continuation of our series about understanding how much your business is really worth. This time, we’re discussing recurring revenue and monopoly control. Recurring revenue and monopoly control are drivers of your business valuation just like Switzerland and hub and spoke, as discussed in the previous episode. First and…

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Episode 12: Are You The Reason Your Business Is Worth Less Than It Should Be?

What are the things that drive the value of your business, and how can you make a positive impact on the worth of your business? Today we’re continuing our series on business valuation, and focusing on the main drivers so you know the right action steps to take to reduce the risk rate inside your…

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Episode 11: How to Know What Your Business is Worth

On this episode of Emerge Dynamics, we’re continuing the series about how much your business is really worth, including passing along actions to improve the valuation of your business. It’s important to remember that value is in the eye of the beholder. Regardless of how you calculate a typical valuation, there is always a value…

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Episode 10: What If You Go To Sell Your Business, But No One Wants It?

Today, we’re jumping into the first episode in a series about uncovering how much your business is really worth. We’ll also be covering the steps that you, as an owner, manager, or investor can do to improve the valuation of the business. If you’re able to put these practices into place and would like to…

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Episode 9: Does Planning Paralyze or Help You Thrive?

On this episode of the Emerge Dynamics podcast, we’re revisiting our strategic “dream planning” conversations to cover an objection to the process. The objection is: does all this planning paralyze? After all, if you plan too far in advance, it may become irrelevant. While the objection is understandable, the conclusion isn’t true. Analysis paralysis is…

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Episode 8: Insidious Inflation and How to Stay Ahead of it

This episode is all about inflation. This topic is important for business owners to focus on right now so they can figure out the best way to respond. It’s a fact that the conjecture of how inflation will affect business owners has largely been wrong. So why is inflation happening, and what should you do…

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