The Succession Tug-of-War: Why Gen X Business Owners Will Win

The Succession Tug-of-War: Why Gen X Business Owners Will Win

Laurie Barkman
Published on: 20/08/2025

Find out why Gen X business owners are leading the smartest succession plans in history and what every generation can learn from them.

Why You Need to Hire Owners, Not Managers

Why You Need to Hire Owners, Not Managers

Laurie Barkman
Published on: 25/06/2025

New Blog PoAs an entrepreneur, your business is your baby. You stay up late, stress over cash flow, obsess over product, and celebrate every hard-earned win.

Why Your Business is Not a Piggy Bank

Why Your Business is Not a Piggy Bank

Laurie Barkman
Published on: 21/05/2025

Treat your business finances like an investor or buyer would— separate from your personal life.

Start, Scale, Step Back: The Business Owner’s Transition, Laurie Barkman on Meet The Expert

Start, Scale, Step Back: The Business Owner’s Transition, Laurie Barkman on Meet The Expert

Laurie Barkman
Published on: 14/11/2023

Stepping out of a business is a formidable challenge, fraught with emotional and pragmatic hurdles. After all, when you have poured everything into building something, it’s an almost impossible undertaking to leave it all behind.

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You don’t have to choose between growing your business and getting your life back.

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