by Chris Hunter | Mar 27, 2016 | Business Plans, Cash Flow Management & Modeling, Performance Management, Start-Ups
A professional services day is theoretically the same as any other – 24 hours long. But when it comes to how many of those hours can be dedicated by managers to earning fees you’d probably be surprised just how small the number actually is. If the working week were...
by Chris Hunter | Sep 22, 2019 | Change Management, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Performance Management, Strategy
From McKinsey & Company When developing initiatives to improve performance and health, follow this process to prioritize for maximum impact. Click picture to read article.
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Delegation, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Franchising
There are a lot of franchise opportunities available that cover almost every conceivable area of the commercial world. They offer the chance to get into a business of your own with products, systems and promotions that have been tested and proven before you start. A...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Franchising
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Selling a Business
Ask any boat owner and they will tell you the two best days in a boat owner’s life are the day the boat is bought and the day it is sold! Notwithstanding all the enjoyment that comes from owning a boat on a sunny day there is an abundance of hard work and many...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business
It would seem natural that the greatest challenges in a small business arise during the establishment and operation of the company. Hopefully, most small business owners look forward to the later stage of their working lives as a time for reflection, during which they...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Selling a Business
It would seem natural that the greatest challenges in a small business arise during the establishment and operation of the company. Hopefully, most small business owners look forward to the later stage of their working lives as a time for reflection, during which they...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Change Management, Family Businesses, Leadership
There’s an old saying about a family business that is often true: “The first generation starts it, the second generation manages it, and the third generation shuts the doors.” In fact, only about 30 percent of businesses are passed on to the second...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Change Management, Delegation, Family Businesses
Small businesses tend to follow a generational pattern. That is, a highly motivated individual who has a lot of good sense and initiative starts the business. They build it up, and perhaps involve other family members, such as their spouse, siblings and children,...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups
There are so many risks in small business that it’s impossible to list them all. Many events can put a business out of business and it’s the responsibility of owners and managers to somehow anticipate and deal with them. You’ve probably insured your...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Development, Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Performance Management, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Mar 31, 2016 | Business Plans, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Development, Cash Flow Management & Modeling, Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Operations, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Leadership, Project Management, Start-Ups, Strategy
Every firm needs a statement of its vision. A vision statement can be a unifying and motivating force for all team members – those who are part of the organization today and those who join in the months and years to come. If they are exposed to a bold and...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business, Selling a Business
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Selling a Business
Business owners wanting to initiate the sales of their business usually turn to a professional for advice at some step of the way. Exit planning in itself is a complex process and should have begun well before the business goes on the market, although experience shows...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Selling a Business
by Chris Hunter | Mar 29, 2016 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Start-Ups
Consultants are among the most independent of business people. They usually possess a certain skill or knowledge that qualifies them as “experts” but often it’s the case that these experts have to work pretty hard to find clients that will pay them...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Business Development, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Operations, Leadership, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 23, 2015 | Selling a Business
This presentation offers a number of considerations to be kept in mind by a business owner looking to profitably exit a business. Click the link to access the full presentation.
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Boards of Directors, Family Businesses, Leadership
The strengths of a family business are also its weaknesses. If those weaknesses are managed well and turned into advantages, the business may survive and prosper – perhaps even to the second generation (a feat that is achieved by only 30 percent of family...
by Chris Hunter | Mar 31, 2016 | Business Plans, Leadership
Business management requires decisions to be made on a more or less constant basis. Even a bad decision can be profitable for a company, but not as profitable as a good decision would have been in the same circumstances. It’s important to make decisions the...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups, Strategy
Entrepreneurs are usually so anxious to get their enterprises going that they don’t pay enough attention to planning for the long-term future of their operations. This is why so many entrepreneurial businesses work satisfactorily for the first year or so but...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Business Plans
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Management & Motivation
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
A large organization can make a large mistake but their momentum will carry them past it and their reserves will patch up the damage. When a smaller entrepreneurial business makes a big mistake, it’s frequently enough to kill off the business. Here are six big...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Fail & What to Do About It Michael E. Gerber, Publisher: HarperBusiness Michael E. Gerber is founder and CEO of E-Myth Worldwide, based in Santa Rosa, California. He is the bestselling author of The E-Myth...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 21, 2015 | Franchising, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups
Everyone wants to be a successful entrepreneur, which is why the management and self-help sections of bookshops are full books with titles like “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. But the term entrepreneur is a vague one, which can mean different...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Business Plans
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business, Selling a Business
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Mar 27, 2016 | Strategy
At the end of each financial year retailers generally look at their sales figures and declare that it was either a ‘good’ year or a ‘bad’ one. But how many can actually say why the results turned out that way? Retail sales outcomes are a function of many factors...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Selling a Business
Buying or selling a business is a time-consuming and often stressful activity. Vendors usually feel they’ve got less from the sale than they wanted, while purchasers often feel they’ve paid too much. About the best thing both parties can do is to be...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business, Selling a Business
Buying or selling a business is a time-consuming and often stressful activity. Vendors usually feel they’ve got less from the sale than they wanted, while purchasers often feel they’ve paid too much. About the best thing both parties can do is to be...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Change Management, Family Businesses, Leadership
The family business is an important part of any national economy. In the U.S. something like 90% of all businesses are either owned or controlled by a family. It’s about the same in Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. And they aren’t all small...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Family Businesses, Leadership
The family business is often the basis of a family’s wealth. It generates the funds that feed and clothe two or three generations concurrently, and can also be something that is a source of pride and to which all family members have a deep emotional attachment....
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Business Plans
To plan the future of your business you need to be aware of where your industry is going and track the trends that are taking place. Industry trends can change quickly and require intensive and ongoing analysis to determine just what’s happening. For instance, a...
by Chris Hunter | Mar 27, 2016 | Business Plans, Change Management, Ethics, Leadership, Management & Motivation, Values
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Plans, Cash Flow Management & Modeling, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership
You’ll recognize the familiar way to tell an optimist from a pessimist. Give each a glass of water filled to the halfway point and ask them to describe it. The optimist says the glass is “half full”, the pessimist says it’s “half...
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.