Intuto Blog

Selling a business - The importance of getting your ducks in a row.

The current business climate is nothing if not one of concern. The COVID pandemic has put a magnifying glass on the short, medium and long term prospects of every business, large and small. Already there have been multiple layoffs, significant numbers of businesses applying for protection and more than a few that have already accepted the inevitable. Those in the latter category deserve to be lauded. It is a heartbreaking decision to close a business, any business and requires a cool head to accept that in most cases, this is the best course of action for staff and creditors.

There is a small cafe located in the heart of Toronto’s Kensington Market, set up in a quaint home painted a blaze of turquoise, that reminds me of the joy of eating out. Not only does Fika serve wonderful food and a superb elderflower rose water lemonade (I'm not a great coffee drinker) but it fills more than your hunger for sustenance. It fills your hunger for delight. It is quite simply worth the 'cost of admission'. Money well spent.

What do crossing signals and Safety Culture have to do with each other?

I've deliberately paraphrased a heading that was used in a piece recently published by Matt Jones from Advanced Safety NZ, Workplace H&S Inductions - the forgotten piece of the puzzle. While the original heading was focused on health and safety inductions, he expanded within the article on the importance of "drawing a line in the sand" to create a "confident workforce, empowered leaders and a safer place to work".

There was a really good post by Justine Parsons from ‘Your Virtual Assistant NZ’ talking about the value of Strategic Alliances. It was a really good reminder of the opportunities that come from working closely with other businesses who are in a different sphere from your own. These businesses allow you to focus on doing what you do rather than constantly developing new tools that you hope will improve your bottom line.