Finding the Ideal Work-Life Balance
At Vesta, we work with numerous small and mid-sized business owners. As business coaches, our consulting experts try to express the importance of a desirable goal: build a business that serves your life rather than spending your life serving your business. Many of our clients find this goal insightful but impractical. Many business owners refer […]
Business Valuations
Welcome to March! It has been a busy February for succession planning and business sales. The baby boomers that own businesses are looking to retire; most have been counting on the sale of the company to fund their retirement. We help business owners every month by providing them with certified business valuations and coaching that […]
What is Strategy and Coaching?
Strategy normally relates to Strategic Planning in my service area. Having a strategic plan and thinking strategically is not in every business owner’s DNA. Most of us know a small business owner that started as a technician in their industry. What makes them different than the other technicians is they had the guts to own […]
Planning Your Business Exit Strategy & Why It’s Essential
For many self-employed individuals, their business represents their most valuable asset. According to the Exit Planning Institute, around 4.5 million businesses, valued at over $10 trillion, are expected to change ownership in the next decade. However, only 20-30% of businesses listed for sale actually get sold. When Should You Start Planning for an Ownership Transition? […]
Mission and Vision: Why They’re Essential for Growth and Impact
Most Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies have a mission statement and/or a vision statement. They scatter them through annual reports and even post on the walls of their elaborate lobbies, but what is the purpose of these statements? Should my small business have them? Will my business wander aimlessly without one? For years business […]
Unlocking Growth: How Data Analytics Can Benefit Small Businesses
As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to attract more customers and increase profits. But figuring out how to do both effectively can feel overwhelming. The good news? The solution is closer than you think — and it comes down to one powerful tool: data. At Vesta CPA, we help business owners turn […]
Thrive by the Numbers: Real-Time Data for Better Decisions
It’s hard to imagine a world without Google, but for those born before 1989, we remember it well. For anyone younger, Google has always been part of life. In just over two decades, technology has completely transformed the way we access data and use information. What once required hours of manual analysis to produce an […]
Coaching Transformed: The Untold Story of Growth, Grit, and Breakthroughs
Business coaching has roots that go back to the Greek philosopher Socrates. The “Socratic Method” of using questions to help others think clearly remains a staple of modern-day coaching. As business became more mechanized and complex in the 20th century, interest grew in learning the “secrets” of business success. Researchers and authors such as Napoleon […]
How to Create Accountability in Your Business with Coaching
Many entrepreneurs feel that business ownership gives them independence, control, and leadership opportunities that may not exist for them as an employee of someone else. To a large extent, this is true, and it is one of the reasons so many of us start businesses of our own. As good as these benefits are, there […]
Six Business Budget Basics to Keep You on Track
You’ve created a budget and stuck to it for months, but an unforeseen expense threw a wrench in your plan. What do you do now? We’ve all heard of broken budgets that get thrown aside the instant they get off track. Even though all hope may seem lost, it is possible to revise and refocus […]
Five Top Focus Areas for Business Success
Business is more complex today than ever, with lots of moving parts and pieces that require management attention. In small and mid-sized businesses, owners or leaders don’t often have experts in all the functional areas, so they are forced to wear all the hats. Yet, no one can be knowledgeable in every area, so the […]
The Success Recipe: Why Strategic Planning Drives Business Growth
In 2011, E-Myth and Synotac conducted a global survey of small and medium-sized businesses to explore how business growth and development are influenced by strategic planning. Titled the “State of the Business Owner,” the survey gathered insights from 800 business owners worldwide, with the majority based in the United States. The findings revealed a clear […]