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13)
A multi-billion dollar company is again trying to purchase
us. They have increased their last years offer 50% and
made us a written offer of $10's of millions of dollars.
Another multi-billion dollar company has called and is
scheduled to come see us in 10 days. Do we sell all,
do we sell part, what terms/conditions are important,
is it enough money, etc.? This is a major business decision
that will have huge impact we'd like to make a really
smart decision. What thoughts, ideas, or wisdom do you
have?
14) We've gone from six to 75 employees and will celebrate
our second full year in business in a few days. How
do we control this growth and become a household word
in the Texas/Southwest market?
15) I have some new and unexpected short-term capital
needs related to a great success in a new key segment
of our business which is about to explode. What are
ideas/sources for this capital?
16) I lead a management buy-out of the company I have
worked for ten+ years. How do I dramatically increase,
in fact double sales over the next five years.
17) A few days ago my V.P. of Sales, and our #1 and
the #2 salesman all resigned effective immediately
10 minutes apart and I found out they were all hired
by a competitor. What do I do to protect my company
and also continue our track record of over 15+ years
of increasing sales?
18) In the last two years we have moved into a much
larger facility for our specialized product needs,
but we lost our largest client and our second largest
client has been hit hard and so their orders are down
50%. How do we both increase sales/profits dramatically
and also improve our balance sheet by raising some
more capital?
19) Just closed on two acquisitions in the last month,
growing very fast, targeted to close very, very soon
on another acquisition and my CFO and banker are getting
cold feet and want to delay. Should I back off or continue
full speed ahead or some other alternative?
20) I want to better manage and oversee the 15 businesses
we have major financial stakes in. How to get closer
to my children and wife and after so much business
success, what do I really want to do when I grow up?
How can I motivate myself to take better care of my
personal health?
21) I need some ideas on how to get into a specific
huge potential client?
22) Some time back we landed a nice size account,
but it was a little out of our area and strategic focus.
However, after consideration we decided to take on
this account. It has now mushroomed and is putting
pressure on our main focus and cash flow. The cash
flow is serious but even more serious may be the stress/conflict
it is causing between my partner and me. How do we
manage these things and survive?
23) Can we keep up our compound growth rate of 15%+
over the last 30 years for the next 10-15 years, especially
when three of my four direct reports are leaving within
the next year to go to other organizations?
24) Our 18 month old firm has two different organizations
pushing $10,000,000+ of capital at us under very different
terms. Which one should we take and how do we proceed?
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