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We’ve been researching, developing and testing these ideas inside real businesses for over a decade.
We actively deploy them every day and learn from every engagement. We share publicly what works and what doesn’t because we believe that good business stewardship is worth advancing.
Articles
The ideas we keep coming back to.
The Founder-Dependency Discount
Buyers pay less for a business that depends on its owner. What the founder-dependency discount is, how to spot it, and how to remove it.
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Same Profit, Twice the Price
Two businesses with identical profit can sell for very different prices. What buyers price into the multiple, and the structural work that shifts it.
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Beyond Succession Planning
Most succession plans fail because the owner is still central. Work on reducing owner dependency first.
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Where our thinking has been published.
Strengthening your SME for long-term success
By Bill Withers Read the article →
How to build the value of your business by taking yourself out of it
By Bill Withers Read the article →
Build a business beyond you
By Gabe Enslin Read the article →Appearances
On TV, radio and other podcasts.
AFS Group gets a lesson on succession planning from Bill Withers
Watch →
Building thriving businesses that don't need their owners
Gabe Enslin Listen →
The power of succession-thinking
Bill Withers Listen →The SME Advantage
A podcast hosted by Adapt
Traps and opportunities of building leadership beyond you
Kane + Gabe Watch →
How to become AI resilient as an SME
Pete & Andy, Other Stuff Studio Watch →
Navigating the redundancy decision
Brendan Forwood, People Squared Watch →Get it as we share it.
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