“We feel like we’re maxed out with our current product line and current market segments,” started Erica. “Some on our team have suggested we consider diversification, something none of us know a lot about. What do we need to think about / consider? Any of you have...
“We’re a technical services company; our revenue growth is dependent on our employee growth. We’ve been slowly growing our organization using college recruiting; but we’re still only around 50 employees. Now we’ve discovered that someone posted ‘No room for growth’...
“I got a call out of the blue last week from someone saying they were interested in buying my business,” opened Rich. “Wasn’t really thinking about selling yet, but if the price was right, I might be open to exiting now. How do I get a realistic idea of what my...
“I’ve been in this group a little more than a year now,” started Sarah. “Last year about this time you all started talking about your strategic planning / annual planning activities. I didn’t want to speak up last year, because we really didn’t have an organized...
“I know this has come up before; but now it’s personal,” starts Rich. “A couple months ago an employee came to me asking for a raise mid-cycle. Now a second person has come demanding the same thing. I wasn’t exactly sure what to do the first time; now I’m concerned...