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24 August 2021 . Michael McGrath . , , ,

The supply chain challenge

Many of you know that I am on the board of several private companies, five of which are manufacturers. We love manufacturing here at Oasis Partners.
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25 January 2021 . Michael McGrath .

Business Trends 2021

Whilst 2020 was a shocker of a year on so many levels and many of us spent a large part of the last 12 months in a state of disbelief, our job as business owners is to now figure out based upon what has happened and is happening what might be coming next. After all the only constant is change!
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18 December 2020 . Michael McGrath .

2020: Well that didn’t go to plan did it!

What can be said about 2020 that isn’t painfully obvious to anyone in business? When it comes to planning, the saying ‘if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans’ rings true.
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15 October 2021 . Michael McGrath

Future proofing your business through technology!

Business leaders know they need to embrace technology, and many of us are aware we should be doing more.
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20 August 2021 . Michael McGrath

The end is nigh! Or is it?

I was struck by an article in the AFR on Wednesday (18th August) in which writer James Weirs correctly observes that we as humans are hard-wired towards negativity.
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22 June 2021 . Michael McGrath

Getting our heads out of the weeds!

I refer to the syndrome of never getting out of the details as being "in the weeds."
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11 June 2021 . Michael McGrath

What to do when approached by a buyer?

In speaking with a lot of owners of private businesses, I often hear stories of them being approached - seemingly out of the blue - by someone knocking on the door and looking to buy their business.
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4 June 2021 . Michael McGrath

Time to evaluate

You will exit your business one day. This is just an irrefutable fact; as the saying goes, ‘death and taxes are the only two certainties!'
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31 May 2021 . Michael McGrath

The Art of delegation!

Successful businesses are often run by people who are very good technically who then develop the ability to work in a team before becoming leaders in their own business.
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7 May 2021 . Michael McGrath

When to sell? This year, next year, sometime… never?

This question was recently addressed by our European colleague John Willcox-Jones. We’ve shared his insights here because they’re very relevant to Australian businesses.
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23 April 2021 . Michael McGrath

I wish I’d spent more time at the office!

A quote that you will rarely hear when remaining life becomes short. The opposite comment is almost invariably the case.
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8 April 2021 . Michael McGrath

Sellers beware – the unsolicited approach!

Unsolicited approaches are all-too-common in Australia too, so we thought we’d share our European colleague John Willcox-Jones’ advice on how to evaluate and handle unsolicited offers.
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18 March 2021 . Michael McGrath

Grow or go?

Many entrepreneurs that were contemplating a sale or retirement in the next few years have had their plans thrown to the wind by the experiences of the last twelve months.
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