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Clients come and clients go.

I'd bet that anyone running a business would enjoy it a bit more if they didn't need to have clients. Yeah sure, the bottom line wouldn't...

Aug 27, 20244 min read

Financial freedom - does it exist?

On the 21st September 2021 I achieved financial freedom. I sold my business, and the upfront payment hit my bank account. At 37 years...

Aug 13, 20244 min read

Going from employee, to freelancer, to founder, to employee, to founder.

Surely that blog title is going to win me some decent SEO results. But it's not just about the organic traffic potential. That title sums...

Jun 11, 20245 min read

Pain, joy and suffering: how selling my company was just like giving birth.

Guest blog by Kiri Masters. Exited founder of Bobsled Marketing (now Acadia). Selling a company is like giving birth. At least it was for...

May 21, 20247 min read

Show me the money... (investment, money off the table, acquisition).

During the 4 years that I ran my business, I 'took money' 3 times. None of the times did I need to take the money, but each time I did...

May 7, 20244 min read

The reality of post-exit life.

It was something I dreamed about for so many years. Decades in fact. How it would feel to have built a business, sold it and then have...

Apr 16, 20244 min read

The Molzi Story, the morning after.

Many business owners dream of having a big exit one day. I was no different From as early an age as I can remember, I always wanted to...

Mar 26, 20243 min read

The 9 most common challenges facing agencies in 2024.

At the beginning of 2024 I started offering a free business advice call to any agency owners that had a challenge or opportunity they...

Mar 18, 20245 min read

Selling your business - part 2.

There are hundreds of articles out there explaining how the M&A process works when you come to sell your business. I have two problems...

Jan 30, 20244 min read

Selling your business - part 1.

I thought I'd try an SEO friendly blog title for once, after I had an alert to tell me my best ranking blog so far on Google was ranking...

Jan 2, 20244 min read

Working out how much is enough.

When you first start a business it’s possible to think that growth comes easy. The initial traction, the mountains of enthusiasm, the...

Nov 7, 20233 min read

How life changes after selling your business.

People say that money can't buy you happiness. Is that true or not? The only way to really know is to put it to the test. So two years...

Oct 19, 20235 min read

Things I would do differently in an earnout (or it is earn out?)

For the sake of this article I'm going to assume it's earnout. The concept of an earnout is great. Someone buys your business and pays...

Sep 18, 20234 min read

The Molzi story, the earnout

I'm guessing I'm not alone with this, but if I'm being honest I gave very little thought to the earnout in the run up to selling my...

Jun 29, 20237 min read