"Retail" Posts
Global Resources Reviews: To Ensure Profitability Amidst Growth
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Situation
As the owner of a successful business selling garage doors and installation, along with other home improvement products, the client sought Global Resources’ assistance with a restructuring project to “establish a climate of change that would allow me to confront issues impacting the profitability and functionality of my company.”
“As a small business owner that had built and managed a business from the ground up with no formal training, I had been challenged in effectively managing the growth that we have experienced over the past year.
Furthermore, my staff and I were not equipped with the knowledge and tools …
Highlights: Women Employed’s The Working Lunch
Women Employed (WE) is a Chicago advocacy organization, which for more than 40 years has been dedicated to creating fairer workplaces and expanding economic opportunities for women. We were excited to fill a table at their annual ‘The Working Lunch’ on May 21st. It was, as always, an extremely well attended, efficiently run and organized event with awesome networking and thought provoking speakers.
A Bill to Prevent Discrimination of Pregnant Workers
After a delicious luncheon, we had a line-up of three great speakers. First, Anne Ladky, Executive Director of WE, announced the exciting news that a bill to offer protection …
Holiday Marketing Opportunities – It’s Not Just Black Friday!
Baynote, a provider of customer personalization solutions for multi-channel retailers, produced an insightful infographic on holiday spending to showcase the prime opportunities for businesses to capture seasonal sales via their marketing campaigns.
There are numerous retailers that can benefit from these holidays with product categories that range from greeting cards, flowers, candy, groceries, jewelry, electronics, to themed clothing and décor. Restaurants, gas stations, airlines, hotels and other transportation and travel-related vendors can also see the positive impact of these holidays.
There are Sales Generating Holidays to Tap All-Year-Long!
While many businesses prepare for the powerhouse gift shopping that traditionally occurs …
What Lies Beneath
By Where is your company’s value lurking?
In combination with mapping the value of the entity or benchmarking, an owner must ascertain other aspects of the business that differentiate it from the pool of existing industry participants.
A professional business valuation, conducted by an objective expert, is the vehicle that identifies where a company’s underlying intangible value is lurking to help sellers increase shareholder wealth, as well as obtain a better deal price and identify strategic buyers.
In some cases, the intangible value of the business is far more valuable than the actual tangible value of the business. There are two …
