Mead's Issues for Growth

Thoughts from Dave Mead and discussion about issues and concerns for Small and Mid-size Businesses. Some discussion topics will include strategic planning and execution, improving profitability and cash flow, maximizing value for exit.

Friday, September 12, 2025

Six CEO traits that inhibit growth

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Six CEO traits that inhibit growth [Editor’s Note: Many small and lower middle market businesses have early success due to the personaliti...

Friday, August 29, 2025

Prepare your company to be bought

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[Editor's Note 1: There is currently almost $3.5 Trillion in dry powder in Private Equity firms and Strategic Acquirers. While the la...

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Now that there is more certainty, this is the time for Strategic Planning

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Vol. 34, No. 9 In 2025, we celebrate our 34th year of Issues for Growth. Thank you to the many subscri...

Saturday, July 19, 2025

How AI changes the way you think

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[Editor’s Note: Over the last decade, business owners and leaders have routinely commented about the lack of criti...

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Use Subtraction to Boost Efficiency—Without Weakening Your Business (HBR July 1, 2025)

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[ Editor’s Note: I recently saw this article in the Harvard Business Review and thought I would include it here because it reinforces one...

Friday, June 6, 2025

Be ready when the fever breaks

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[ Editor’s Note: We are living in a period of record uncertainty and unpredictability. Tarrifs on, tariffs off ; supply cain disruption; hig...

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Dave Mead: We have been consulting with small and mid-size businesses for over 30 years, helping companies move to the "next level of success" by focusing on strategies that the company can execute well and aligning all activities within the company to those key strategies. I have started and run 7 companies - a couple of great successes, a few moderate successes, a couple of screaming failures.

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