Learn and Grow

We are continually reading books and periodicals that relate to business transition, business development and business sales. Among the many we have found helpful are those listed below. Each of the publications listed offers insights related to different stages of your business. Some relate more to those just trying to find their way, while others venture into the topic of preparing for a sale. If you have books not on this list that you feel we should consider adding, please send a note to John Howe. If we haven’t read it yet, we will take a look and consider adding it to our list. If you’d like to discuss things, drop a note via email or give us a call at one of our offices. We love to talk about business.

Burlingham, Bo.

Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top. London: Portfolio Penguin, 2014. Print.Finish Big, Bo Burlingham

Carpenter, Sam: Work the System, http://www.workthesystem.com/

Warrillow, John.

Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive without You. New York: Portfolio Hardcover, 2011. Print.

Tatum, Doug.

Tatum, Doug.

L., Badaracco Jr. Joseph.

Remix Strategy: The Three Laws of Business Combinations. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review, 2015. Print.

Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin.

Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top. London: Portfolio Penguin, 2014. Print.Finish Big, Bo Burlingham

Carpenter, Sam: Work the System, http://www.workthesystem.com/

Gerber, Michael E.

What our clients are saying...

“Regarding our working relationship with Business Transition Strategies. After 32 years of continuous growth we hit 2009 & 2010 and like many companies we went flat and in 2010 had our first loss. At this point we knew we had to make changes if we where to succeed in this new economic environment. Business Transition Strategies (BTS), particularly John Howe and Ken Schaefer, were brought on as consultants. The BTS team came in, evaluated everything in a professional and thankfully non-threatening manner. They interacted with all employees and our professional partners. Once this was done they presented their findings to the executive group and gave very specific suggestions for improvements. This done and a plan in place, John & Ken continued to help us move forward and implement changes and make adjustments where needed. I am happy to say we are back to being a growing and profitable business and I believe BTS played a big part in making this happen. I would recommend to anyone that they include BTS as part of their business plans for the future.”

- Christina

Advisory Client