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The Strategic Imperative: Encouraging Business Owners to View Their Ventures Through Investor Eyes

This article highlights the pivotal role of advisors in guiding business owners’ ventures and encourages them to advocate for entrepreneurs to adopt an investor-centric perspective. By encouraging business owners to view their ventures through the eyes of outside investors, advisors facilitate objectivity, long-term value creation and the identification of strengths and weaknesses. Access to capital (if desired), strategic alignment and accountability are also benefits, ultimately positioning businesses for sustained growth and resilience. Ready for Next's “See Your Business Through the Eyes of an Investor” assessment tool is a practical step for owners to gain insights into their ventures' investor appeal, underscoring the advisor's role in helping an owner succeed.

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quiet quitting

Quiet quitting is more about defining personal boundaries than “sticking it to the man.” Perhaps quiet quitting is an answer to an extended period of time where “going above and beyond” at work has become normal and expected. This article will explain more about quiet quitting.

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diversity and inclusion helps in measurable and immeasurable ways

Diversity and inclusion help in obvious ways and also in subtle ways. These may sound like “fluffy” HR issues, but for more and more employees they are becoming a reason to stay or leave an organization.

If your business relies on innovation to grow and make money, then consider the value of diversity to your team. According to statistics from Deloitte “cognitive diversity can enhance team innovation by up to 20%.”

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3 myths about diversity and inclusion

RFN Academy contributor Felicia Johnson exposes the three biggest diversity and inclusion myths.

Some people might be hesitant to explore diversity and inclusion because they believe acknowledging difference is a divisive act that creates rifts and inequality when in fact, the very opposite is true. individuals are wanting more connection within their workplace.

Read this blog to dispel these myths and how diversity and inclusion can build value in your compnay.

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