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Difficult strategic decisions

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10 strategic decisions that shape your agency’s next stage

See how to make better strategic decisions to enable agency owner optionality, strengthen exit-readiness, improve leadership structure and roles, and more.

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worried about going on a leave do a stress test

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Worried about going on leave? Do a Stress Test (or two) first!

Want (or need) to take a sabbatical, long vacation, or other extended leave as an agency owner? Follow my 6 tips with your team today, including a Stress Test (or...
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Golden Handcuffs: Use equity to retain key employees... sometimes.

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Golden Handcuffs: Use equity to retain key employees… sometimes.

Want to use equity to retain your agency’s top employees? Here are angles to consider on employee equity, including a powerful alternative—phantom stock.

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Your failure to delegate costs your agency ,000 an hour.

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Your failure to delegate costs your agency $1,000 an hour.

Feeling overwhelmed by your workload as an agency owner? Shift how you decide what to do, by focusing on doing “$1,000 an hour” work and delegate the rest. That work...
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want to get acquired start with a dream 100 list

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Want to get acquired? Start with a “Dream 100” acquirer list!

Want to sell your agency in 3-5 years? Get acquired faster: Start building relationships with potential acquirers today.

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See the numbers you need to sell your agency for million or more.

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How to sell your agency for $10 million

Want to get $10 million (or more) by selling your marketing agency? Here’s what it might take to sell for eight figures. How far are you from the exit goal?

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