Recommended Reading

Buying, selling or merging a business can seem complicated. With the right Knowledge and of course your Best Guide Avondale, this need not be the case. To help you we have compiled a list of recommened books we have extremely helpful to our clients in the process.

Synopsis
What is this book about? This book explains how to start or buy, then develop and sell, a business in order to realise capital and personal wealth. Here, the authors show the owner how to achieve maximum income during his/her stewardship of the business, while planning for a sizeable business asset through a sale. Using case studies and detailed guidance, the book provides practical advice on how to create and improve capital value through various means, such as leadership, people, culture and branding. Who is this book for? Entrepreneurs, current and potential owners of small to medium-sized businesses, accountants, lawyers, bankers. Expert Authors Kevin Uphill is the Managing Partner of Avondale Group, a consultancy which focuses on selling small to medium-sized businesses. Alex McMillan has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience and has written several business books on the subject.

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Synopsis
As he stared out the picture window from his office, Andrew O'Brien wondered how it had come to this. Tomorrow would be the one-year anniversary of his promotion to CEO. It would also be the first board meeting where he would be accountable for the results of an entire fiscal year. Those results, as he had grown accustomed to saying, were "unspectacular at best." Andrew could not deny that he was at a low point in his brief tenure as CEO, a point he never expected to reach so soon. Then things got worse. In this stunning business fiction debut, Patrick Lencioni delivers a powerful wake-up call to all of us who dare to lead. Young, ambitious, and overwhelmed Andrew O'Brien personifies a part of every leader as he wanders in search of the elusive silver bullet that will propel him to success. He happens upon an unlikely guide who distills the seemingly infinite list of leadership perils into the five temptations of a CEO. In an intense and often combative exchange, the two debate fundamental issues faced by all leaders-issues involving personal integrity and effectiveness in the ongoing struggle for success.

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Synopsis
"The Definitive Business Plan" will help you deliver the information that the decision-makers are really looking for. Accessible to the newcomer and detailed enough for the experienced planner, this international bestseller explains how to tailor a plan for specific readerships and to meet specific objectives. It helps focus your attention on strategic planning as well as on operational controls. If you want people to part with their cash, you need a business plan that has the substance to stand up to close examination without falling over. In this highly regarded and comprehensive book, Richard Stutely will help you make sure your plan is robust enough to start, run or revitalise any business enterprise.

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