You can’t view them as the enemy, anymore, but you sure do need to understand them. That includes why they think they exist versus why they actually exist, what they […]
Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) Conference is back after a successful return in 2022. Making the transition from writer or designer to successful business owner can be challenging. Establishing your business, achieving growth, and balancing your roles as CEO, CFO and HR director... it's a stark contrast to the blue sky culture of marketing and […]
Seminar Synopsis We are thrilled to be able to reprise our Succession Planning seminar on December 4-5 in Atlanta, focused on valuation and your exit via internal transfer, merger, or acquisition. This year’s seminar will maintain an intimate format (limited to 35 agency principals, with plenty of networking opportunities, but with two big changes: We […]
Okay, 2024 is looking a little too much like 2023 and fixing your new business problem is job one. You could hire those Punctuation folks to work with you individually in a New Business Audit for $18k, but you need quicker and cheaper answers. Plus, you want to do it with peers. Join us for […]
Seminar Synopsis We have further focused and expanded our popular Account Management seminar this year, adding content and bringing in experts Jenny Plant and Jack Skeels as speakers. The result […]
Seminar Synopsis Our reworked "Benchmarking Your Financial Performance" seminar is a must for principals who want to understand what metrics they need to pay attention to and how to impact […]
Join Jonathan Baker as he gives an overview of what we are seeing in the current M&A market, including: Is this generally a favorable or unfavorable selling environment? Who is […]
Making the transition to someone good at the craft to successful principal can be challenging. Establishing your business, achieving growth, and balancing your roles as CEO, CFO, New Business guru, and HR director...it's a stark contrast to the blue sky culture of doing the work itself. Get the business savvy you need from speakers and […]
Seminar Synopsis We are thrilled to be able to reprise our Succession Planning seminar on December 3-4 in Atlanta, focused on valuation and your exit via internal transfer, merger, or […]
Okay, 2024 hasn't shaped up exactly like you were hoping it would. You could hire those Punctuation folks to work with you individually in a New Business Audit for $18k, […]
Some firms are doing very well and a few are closing, but many firms are in the middle and wondering when the new business pipeline will open up and work […]
We’ll list all the major ones, but we’ll concentrate on the eight core benchmarks to watch at all times, and then show you how to modify those a bit for […]
Nobody has ever said “I’d wish I’d waited longer,” so there’s that. But WHEN (not IF) you need to do them at some point in your firm’s life, there are […]
Join us across the pond for a casual meet and greet. David and Jonathan Baker will be on hand to sign books, give a short talk, and answer any questions. […]
Leadership vacuums are never left vacant, so let’s be sure that you lead, even when you aren’t certain how to do it. We’ll cover the best ways to process those […]
There’s more M&A activity now than there’s been in decades. What’s driving it? What are your options? Should you pay attention or stay the course? What can you do to […]