How Rushing a Business Sale Can Hurt the Results
Selling a business quickly limits options and may involve difficult compromises Whatever your reason for selling a business, one thing is clear: timing is your friend. In an ideal world, you would have everything planned out years in advance, the perfect buyer would...
Employment, Human Resources, and Business Planning in 2019
The 2019 Year-End Review of Karp HR blogs You want your business to run like a well-oiled machine, and having—and keeping—the right employees is essential. People are the lifeblood of your company. But employees aren’t the only part. In 2019, we published a variety of...
The 4-Day Workweek: Examining an Innovative Benefit
Some companies offer a shorter workweek to boost productivity and attract top talent—but the program has to be the right fit to work Work culture and the 40-hour, 9 to 5, 5-day week are undergoing a transformation. Many organizations have pushed that hourly total...
What Buyers Want in a Business: Different Purchasers Have Different Priorities
The types of buyers, what they want, and how you can prepare for a sale—even if it’s a long way off Selling your business can be a stressful and complicated experience. Finding the right buyer, getting the right price and sale structure, and putting someone else in...
Why Leadership Styles of the Past Don’t Work Now—and Won’t in the Future
The concept of leadership is changing, as communication and respect are key. CEOs who refuse to evolve are at risk of losing their jobs In past generations, leadership more often involved an authoritative, command-and-control approach. People were led and kept in...
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