by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 4, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: A quality of earnings report exposes personal expenses run through your business — fitness memberships, country clubs, family yacht clubs, cars, and excessive vacations. Buyers audit this during due diligence to determine what to add back to enhance...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 3, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Anyone can sabotage your exit — including you. The most common saboteurs are the business owner (through emotions and fear), attorneys who kill deals for sport, spouses, adult children, business associates, and vendors. Do a saboteur audit before...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 2, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: A business exit journal is one of the highest-value tools available to founders during and after the sale. Write weekly by hand for 20 minutes. Buy a leather-bound journal, not a yellow notepad. Provides emotional processing and closure at signing....
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 1, 2026 | Business Growth
Direct answer: An NDA business strategy gives you two key advantages: pre-planning capability for sensitive conversations and protection from employees spilling secrets that damage valuation. Have employees sign NDAs at onboarding covering financials, profits,...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Jul 31, 2026 | Business Growth
Direct answer: Pau Hana is a Hawaiian pay model where if the work is done right, employees get paid for all eight hours regardless of hours worked. It is returning to modern business as owners rethink pay and incentives for attracting top talent. Filmed in Sacramento,...
