I’m Arthur Addinall, a Chartered Accountant and Certified Exit Planning Advisor in Perth, Western Australia. I’m interested in what makes a business valuable — to its owner today, and to whoever owns it next.
Join me as we explore the great game of business — what works, what doesn’t, and what we can learn along the way.
Building a better business and preparing it for sale aren’t separate projects. The things that make a business easier to run — capable people, reliable systems, steady profits and less dependence on the owner — are the same things that make it worth more to the next owner. I think about that work in three stages.
A short list of books that have shaped how I think about building and transferring value.
Arthur Addinall is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser and Certified Exit Planning Advisor. He works with business owners on the practical side of ownership: structure, tax, value, improvement and succession.
He’s always glad to compare notes with owners, advisers and others who think about these questions.