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Your Business Valuation – What Is It Worth?

In this episode, we talk about business valuation and how to determine yours. This is part two of the interview with financial advisor Brent Allen of Amplifi. There is more to completing this process than figuring out your exit strategy. There is value in going through this process for your business today, and it can help you plan for growth. The Business Valuation It is not uncommon for a business owner to be blind or skewed about the value of their business. Thus, a person like Brent is critical to getting that realistic perspective and business valuation needed for financing and other monetary tools. The details of this process can also point to what changes are needed to increase the... Read more

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Business Assessment – The Financial Value – Brent Allen of Amplifi

We start a new interview and switch our focus to a business assessment with financial advisor Brent Allen of Amplifi. We talk about why this is a valuable step for any business and the benefits it can provide. A financial review like this may seem like it only applies to huge corporations. However, a regular review is valuable to every company. The Business Assessment There are myths about why to do a business assessment, and we discuss a few of them. However, the important information is that this exercise can help your business. It is a way to get another set of eyes on what gives your business value and how you provide that to others. Thus, you can make... Read more

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From Purpose To Success – Catherine McCourt Part 2

We continue our discussion with Catherine McCourt and shift from purpose to success. We started out with a look at purpose-driven work. However, that approach does not come at the cost of success. We can use our purpose and the inherent drive we get for it to help us or our organization succeed and exceed expectations. A Road From Purpose To Success There are countless articles that tie morale and happiness to productivity. Those same ideas apply to us in our job and career choices. Likewise, we will find ourselves better at our job when it is one we love. That fulfillment of purpose gives us energy and can be the difference between failure and success. A Little Background Her... Read more

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A Purpose-Driven Profession – Interview With Catherine McCourt

This episode starts a new discussion, and we look at a purpose-driven profession as Catherine McCourt shows us how to achieve it. However, we go far beyond that and look at organizations with a purpose and how to find a job that matches yours. These are valuable things to know as we spend so much of our lives “at work.” It is best for our fulfillment to work with and for a purpose. When we take this path, we find greater happiness. Purpose-Driven Profession While we never talk about a profession as having a purpose, we can make it so by combining our job with our goals. This approach may seem simplistic. However, it gives us more identity, including what... Read more

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Security Assessments – Find Your Vulnerabilities

We continue our discussion with Nate Sheen and get into security assessments, testing, and other good things to do. These are the ways you can determine where vulnerabilities are and how to secure your systems and organization. The idea and cost of an assessment may seem too much for your organization. However, the ROI is substantial. It is that old idea of the value of peace of mind. Security Assessments As A Proactive Move No one wants to find out where they have allowed holes for hackers after the fact. That is where security assessments come in. They point out known weaknesses and gaps in our security. While these can be technical issues, Nate also talks about how a hacking... Read more

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Securing Your Product And Business – Nate Sheen Interview

Nate Sheen is a professional that cares a lot about securing your product and business. For example, his company is focused on helping more companies reduce hacking results through improved security. They provide consulting and assessments to various business types to reduce attacks. Our discussion goes into why we all need to be more vigilant about security for our products and businesses. Securing Your Product And Business Should Be Intentional It can be easy to treat security in a lax way until you suffer from an attack. Unfortunately, there are many ways to be attacked, and little you can do once one is successful. Whether it is your business or securing your product, it needs to be done early and... Read more