Managing an SME - Oasis Partners

Category: Managing an SME

4 December 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

What’s Next – With Tom Waterhouse

Back in June 2024, I had the chance to chat with Tom Waterhouse on The Troubleshooters Podcast. We covered a lot of ground, but one topic really stuck with me—the big question most business owners face after selling: what’s next? It’s something I hear all the time from clients, and Tom’s experience sheds light on that particular dilemma.

27 November 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

Amazon and The Big Two

I’ve been predicting the demise of the grocers for three decades! By and large I’ve been wrong or let’s just say it’s taking longer than I expected. Carrie LaFranz in last week's AFR has an interesting take on this subject.

20 November 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

Confessions of a Bulldust Detector

James Thompson has written a piece in the AFR citing Gary Wiess' advice to CFO’s, suggesting, they focus on the numbers, “of course.” He goes on to say “At the very basic level, it is the accumulation of the financial data in a cohesive, coherent manner that can be understood.” Sounds simple but as Weiss says, “it’s not always a given.”

6 November 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

Our Thoughts on Leadership

Leadership is critical. The ability to guide, influence and have others follow you, carries great responsibility.

16 October 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

Mike’s Story

In my first experience with selling a business, I scaled up from a single pizza delivery shop to 84 stores, only to realize I had undersold the business. Here's what I learned during my first M&A deal and why you shouldn’t rush in without some help.

18 September 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

A Business Lesson from Mike: When a Giant Buyer Comes Knocking

Selling your business is likely to involve a major mismatch in terms of the scale and size of the likely buyer. Getting in the ring with them by yourself and without a clear strategy, might not work out so well for you.

4 September 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

10 Steps You Need To Follow Before Selling Your Business

Selling a business isn't like selling a house. A business is a dynamic asset—customers, management, staff, stock, IP, and goodwill all contribute. The key is to always run your business professionally and profitably, focusing on value creation and risk mitigation. So why wait until you’re ready to sell? Here are my top 10 tips to prepare your business before you sell.

28 August 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

The Hidden Dangers of Publicising Your Business Sale

Publicising your intention to sell makes your business vulnerable to perceptions of instability among staff, competitors, clients, and suppliers. Small to medium-sized companies are delicately balanced, and the last thing an owner needs is staff hearing rumours that the business is for sale.

8 August 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

Sell, Sell, Sell, The Media Overload

We are often asked at Oasis Partners, when there is market volatility or other geopolitical uncertainties, whether it’s still a good time to sell a business. The reality is that we are selling most of our clients to much larger corporate acquirers where there are strong synergies and reasons to do a deal.

23 July 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

The Rising Retirement Age: Implications for Business Owners

At Oasis Partners we are seeing about half our transactions are shareholders selling for age related reasons, retirement or health. The other half are selling for other reasons such as wanting a change or feeling that a merger would provide benefits at their particular stage of the business lifecycle.

17 July 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

The Boomers are Retiring: Opportunities for Business Buyers

It turns out the average retirement age for Australians is the highest it's been since the 1970s. With apparently 20% of new employment since 2019 being people aged 55 and above!

27 June 2024 . Michael McGrath . Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Sector Insight

Top CEO reflects on his biggest mistakes

The co-founder and CEO of Koda Capital, Paul Heath, spoke on the ’15 Minutes with the BOSS podcast’ about the biggest mistakes he’s made in his career. He spoke often of change, and the impact that change can have on the people in your organisation.

18 June 2024 . Simon Manetti . Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME

How relevant is generative AI for Australian SMEs today?

McKinsey expects gen-AI programs to cost $3 in change management for every $1 in development and reports that only 15% of companies surveyed attribute meaningful earnings from gen-AI activities. Large corporates have certainly developed compelling use cases. Out-of-stock monitoring (Woolworths), prediction of high-risk centres during extreme weather events (Suncorp) and streamlining of mortgage applications (Westpac) are but a few of many examples.

2 November 2023 . Michael McGrath . Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Podcast

What to do when you need a change or you’re just running out of steam?

I recently spoke to Mick Spencer from Gravity Seltzer. During our conversation Mick was very honest about failure and spoke about how he had been on a journey and had eventually figured out what he was best at and what he needed others to do who were better than him at certain things.

10 October 2023 . Michael McGrath . Advisory, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Podcast

Ethical Business: Alive or Dead

A glance at last Thursday's front page of the AFR and you might be forgiven for thinking ethical business is dead. The calls for Richard Goyder to resign amid claims of unethical customer treatment with the “Ghost Flights” scandal and the illegal sacking of 1,700 workers at Qantas. The leaking of confidential information from treasury to its clients by PwC and we haven’t even turned a page yet!

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