Photo courtesy of rasputin243(CC Attribution) The million-dollar mark in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) is a tipping point at which the number of buyers interested in acquiring your business goes up dramatically. The more interested buyers you have, the better multiple of earnings you will command. Since businesses are often valued on […]

Photo courtesy of ms.Tea(CC Attribution) Hello, With the last month of the year upon us, I want to wish you Happy and Relaxing Holidays with your family and friends and may 2015 be your best year ever.  Regards, Bahaa Moukadam

The Functional Organization. Photo courtesy of arisexpress(CC Attribution) The functional organization where employees are organized into departments (engineering, sales, marketing, human resources, etc…) is the most common organizational structure.  The functional organization was a very suitable structure in the industrial era. In the information economy, this traditional structure suffers from three dysfunctions that can lower […]

As a CEO, you probably fall in one of these categories when it comes to Strategic Planning: – You are too busy to do it. – You go through the motion of doing it to check off the box.   – You don’t believe it is necessary. – You are not sure how to do […]