"I just completed the Profit Mastery curriculum! It was well worth my time. Every one of the concepts covered in Profit Mastery applies to my business. It’s now my responsibility to apply them in a way that will help me create more profitability, cash flow and value for my business. I took similar coursework in my undergraduate and graduate business studies. Profit Mastery was far more pertinent and powerful, as I can now apply these concepts to my very own business!" Thank you, Steven A.

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Our comprehensive self-study curriculum, Profit Mastery: Creating Value and Building Wealth, is now available directly to you as a web-based streaming video program.  No regional meetings, no extraneous costs of airfare, hotels, meals…and no time away from your business  Just a world-class curriculum available 24/7/365. 

Filmed in front of a live audience, we think you'll find that watching the video is just like being there in the classroom — and this is the exact feedback we’ve received!  This is Profit Mastery online, and we invite you to preview, and then register for, our online program, Profit Mastery: Creating Value and Building Wealth.

When you register for the program, we’ll send you an email with your unique username and password — and we’ll immediately ship your 400-page Participant’s Guide. In addition, we have a toll-free number and an e-mail address to enable you to access our online facilitators with any questions.

This month's article is by Lauren Owen, previously a partner at Business Resource Services for more than 15 years. She is now a principal in Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching. Working with her partner, Urs Koenig, Lauren helps business owners achieve lasting, permanent change for themselves and their businesses.  Redpoint offers start-to-finish services for successful ownership transition.  Their leadership coaching transforms good leaders into great leaders. For a complimentary, confidential coaching session, contact them at
info@redpointcoaching.com or (206) 427-2856.

Today’s economy has resulted in some brutal price wars that make it difficult, if not impossible, for many companies to raise prices. Revenues have decreased dramatically in many cases. As a result, profits have taken a hit and some owners who were expecting to transition out of their businesses over the next several years have had to delay their exit plans.

Many of us have done as much cost cutting as possible. (Does the phrase “to the bone” ring a bell?) But based on the evidence we’re seeing from around the country in many different types of industries, we believe that opportunities to build profits remain. And profits are more important than ever for your company’s day-to-day survival and long-term health, and for laying the foundation for a successful ownership transition. Continue Reading...

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