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Welcome to the Professional 50 Blog!
You’ll find insights, new ideas and helpful strategies related to business transitions. You’ll get advice related to external sales, internal sales, building business value, tax strategies, and much, much more!
![Fundamentals](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Building-Blocks.jpg)
Primer on Captive Insurance Essentials
![Risk Management](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Fotolia_103719050_M.jpg)
Enterprise Risk Management Utilizing Small Captive Insurance Companies
![Divergent Paths](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Divergent-Paths-scaled.jpg)
The Distinctions Between Professional Networks and Leads Groups
![Great Leaders](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/j0422775.jpg)
How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in People
![Sales Organization](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Picture1.jpg)
Creating and Maintaining a Successful Sales Organization
![Eroding Money](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Eroding-Money.jpeg)
Inflation: How-To Prepare and Protect Your Small Business
![Key Employee](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Key-Employee.jpeg)
3 Keys to Identifying a “Key” Employee
![Sales Automation](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Picture1.png)
Afraid of Sales Automation? Don’t Be. Here’s Why…
![Artificial Intelligence](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Technology-007.png)
Artificial Intelligence in Sales: How AI is Changing the Future of Sales
![Business Plan](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pexels-kindel-media-7979418-scaled.jpg)
WHAT’S IN YOUR BUSINESS PLAN?
![Wealth Management Success](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image.jpg)
Wealth Management Success Guide for Business Owners
![Contingency Planning](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/planning-gabf776fc7_1920.jpg)
Successions: Is Contingency Planning Enough?
![New Owner Mistakes](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/LifetimeStock-281267-M.jpg)
3 Common Mistakes a New Owner Needs to Avoid
![The Cost of Inaction](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3771788-scaled.jpg)
The Cost of Inaction
![Taxes](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pexels-pixabay-209224-scaled.jpg)
Congressional Committee Issues Late-Night Tax Proposal
![Exploring a Sale](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Picture1.jpg)
What to know before exploring a sale in 2021
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You Just Sold Your Business…What Should You Do with the Cash?
![Checkboxes](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Checkboxes.jpg)
The 5 Most Common Successor Development Mistakes
![Teamwork](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LifetimeStock-194060-L.png)
Protecting Value with the Right Planning Partners
![Boxing Gloves](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Boxing-Gloves-1.jpg)
Every Owner Has a Plan Until…
![Stepping Back](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Stepping-Back-scaled.jpg)
How to Navigate Staying in Your Business While Stepping Back
![Selling Your Business](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Selling-Business-1.jpg)
Planning on Selling Your Business? Think Again…
![5 Strategies for Successor Development](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5-Strategies-post.jpg)
5 Strategies for Effective Successor Development
![Mergers and Acquisitions](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/red-puzzle-piece.png)
Growing by Acquisition or Merger
![Higher Value](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Performance.jpg)
Sales Diversification – A Key to Higher Business Value
![Knowledge Transfer](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/02.jpg)
Knowledge Transfer is Essential
![Bank](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/piggy-bank-gcf5ce2cbc_1280.jpg)
Keep It in the Family: Family Bank
![Gifting](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Money2.jpg)
Family Gifting Plan
![Business Value](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Red-Graph-2-scaled.jpg)
Maximize the VALUE of your company—reduce RISK!
![Successors](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Successors-2.jpg)
How to Choose a Successor
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Should Tariffs Hurt Your Customers?
![Podcast](https://www.professional50.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Podcast.jpg)
Business Succession Insights Podcasts
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Developing Your Own Successor is Nearly Impossible