Neil discusses the owner-manager journey and how the credit crisis of '07-'08 really taught him what being an owner-manager meant. Up until then, he wouldn't have described himself as an owner-manager even though he'd owned a business for 5 years. If you're an SME business owner, who's reached the end of their business journey and has a viable business, but just haven't been able to sell it - why not talk to RetireToday and see if we can keep the business open instead of you

After the revelation of finding constant perfect waves at The Wave to hone his surfing technique, going back to the ocean was somewhat of a disappointment! Maybe there's a business lesson in there somewhere - as much as we can study business theory and practice constructing perfect textbook answers, there's nothing like actually doing the real thing! In this episode Neil and Richard discuss Is Your Business Sellable? and why the smaller end of the SME deal space is fundament

In this clip Neil provides some insight into his surfing capabilities 🏄‍♂️ as one of his passions whilst talking to Richard Buckle of Wellmeadow, who very kindly hosted Neil on their #SMEGrowth podcast. They even discuss Is Your Business Sellable? and why the smaller end of the SME deal space is fundamentally broken and what that means for owner-managers wanting to sell one day. They also explore the psychology of the owner-manager: the desire for freedom, the challenge of