Edition No 111. Use This Tip to Get Your Business Ready to Sell.
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DEAR WOMEN WHO DO,
Who here feels like the world is BUSY right now?
With Halloween over and the holidays looming, there are at least two options: ignore everything on that to-do list or sprint ahead and attempt to do it all.?
But, what if there was a third? What if you reframed the experience of the holidays. Rather than do it all you could decide to do only what brings you joy, creates meaning, and reduces stress. It might be a fun experiment to run… at least more fun than running in circles trying to get every last little bit of a thing done on that to do list.
WIE SUITE WOMAN?
Stephanie King on Fixing the Grocery Model
Stephanie King, CEO and president of Kitchen & Market, exemplifies what happens when you follow a hunch and pursue your passion. King created her dream grocery store after a career spent in private-label grocery building programs for national retailers, where days were long and “what’s for dinner?” was a dreaded question–and typically, an afterthought.??
What has been the most useful career advice you’ve ever received?
As I walked into a conference room, easily fifteen years younger and also the only woman in the room, a gentleman leaned over and simply whispered “ask questions and don’t be intimidated”. Those words have served me well many many times over.
MOVE THE NEEDLE
The WIE Suite in San Francisco
The San Francisco event, held in Claire V.'s beautiful retail boutique, brought together sixty members and guests who gathered to discuss the value of slow authentic growth for founders. Led by Claire V Founder, Clare Vivier, ?Vintner's Daughter founder, April Gargiulo, and the WIE Suite's Dee Poku, the conversation covered a diverse range of themes from culture, to networks, to fundraising.?
MASTERCLASS MOMENTS
Alexis Grant, Founder of They Got Acquired, on What You Need to Do to Prepare for a Sale.
Alexis Grant is founder of They Got Acquired, a media company that features acquisitions of online businesses and the founders behind them.? ?
The size doesn't really affect whether it's sellable. What affects it is whether the business is transferable. Can you transfer it to someone else? Is it not entirely reliant around you, including the branding and the marketing? And do you have a team and processes in place? And then the biggest factor that determines whether it's sellable is whether you have profit.?
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