http://www.primestrategiesblog.com Articles, Tips, News for entrepreneurs, partnerships and family businesses Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:04:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The theme for yesterday's Evening Cafe (Facing Age-Related Changes) was "exit strategy". It was a great starting place for our small gathering to delve into the areas we are looking at as options going forward. Harriet has already made a commitment to her new business, which incorporates a lot of what ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2011/08/exit-strategy/ In talking with a colleague today our conversation came to some of the changes that are going on in our lives. One of the most important things that has happened to her in the past year is paying off a huge financial debt.  She said she paid it off over ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2011/08/freedom-from-debt/ What a great and important discussion we had last night! While the circumstances were different for each of us there was a commonality of feelings about money. It has become a bigger priority in our lives, mainly because we don’t have time to recover losses. Due to previous losses, many ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2011/07/issues-around-money/ The theme of last night's Evening Cafe (Facing Age-Related Changes) was "body image" and that was pretty much the subject for most of us. Certainly the issues were different, but we all recognize that our bodies have changed. One of our challenges is how to look our best and stay ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2011/06/body-image/ Our theme for this month's Morning Café was “challenges of the 60+ entrepreneur”. Following are some of what was expressed at the meeting. -          The need for new ways to use assets, perhaps even moving into other areas or markets -          How to build a business using old assets in a new ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2011/06/morning-cafe-challenges-of-the-60-entrepreneur/ What a great discussion we had last night at the May Evening Cafe! This was the second monthly Evening Cafe on Age-Related Changes & Setting New Priorities. The theme for this meeting was the "sense of loss". While the circumstances were different for each of us there was a commonality of ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2011/05/the-sense-of-loss/ I recently was presented with a situation where a business owner had hired her father in the position of CFO. At the time the father had just retired from another business and had the skill set that was needed in the daughter's business. The fact that there had been a ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2010/07/a-parent-in-the-business/ My husband, Marty, is an excellent cook. He does most of the cooking of our evening meals.  I usually handle breakfast and lunch when we're here together. Last weekend he made lobster rolls. OMG, the way he made the lobster salad was so delicious. It's certainly the best I'd ever ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2010/06/worlds-best-lobster-salad/ The husband and wife partnership I started working with a few weeks ago has progressed nicely. Last week there was a complaint from the wife (aka Jane) that she needed access to 'resources under the husband's (aka Joe's) control and Joe had not been willing to agree. Their homework assignment ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2010/06/partner-communications-session-2/ I recently started working with a husband and wife partnership running a company of 40 employees and $20M in revenue. They came to me because they seemed to butt heads whenever they had a decision to make. Each had strong feelings about how things should be done and frequently found ... http://www.primestrategiesblog.com/2010/05/husband-and-wife-business-partner-challenges/