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Insights to help you build a better business.

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Real-world insights for building a better business

A collection of thoughts I've gathered and put to paper over the years - from facing, and sometimes solving, some of the same hard challenges you and your business are up against.

Financials & Profit

Reading your numbers like a CFO and keeping more of what you earn.

Leadership & Team

Delegating, holding people accountable, and getting the right folks in the right seats.

Culture & Purpose

Building a values-driven company you're proud to own.

Business owner checking phone on the sideline instead of watching his kid's game
Business Advice

The Contract You Never Renegotiated

Somewhere in a gym, on a Tuesday night, there’s a business owner standing on the sideline of a kid’s basketball game with a phone in his hand. He’s not watching the game. He’s watching his phone, because a job went sideways, or an employee didn’t show, or a customer is

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Business owner spending time with family away from the office
Business

Reclaiming Balance Between Work and Family

There are 168 hours in every week. That number is the same whether you’re a Fortune 500 CEO, a local business owner, a stay-at-home parent, or a freelancer grinding away at midnight. Time is the great equalizer, and yet, how we spend it couldn’t be more unequal. For business owners

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Exhausted business owner working late, illustrating the cost of chasing growth
Business Advice

The Hidden Costs of Growth At Any Price

Eight years after I sold my company, I’m still under the care of a cardiologist and a kidney specialist. That’s what “growth at any cost” actually cost me. And I got off easier than some. Financial success matters, nobody starts a business hoping to break even. But when growth becomes

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Building Better Businesses by Clay Dennis
From the Author

Building Better Businesses

by Clay Dennis

Serial entrepreneur and business coach Clay Dennis tackles the real-world challenges owners face every day, and lays out practical steps to overcome them. From defining long-term goals and building a healthy culture, to reading your financials like a CFO and getting smart about structure and insurance, Clay guides you toward a business built by design, not by default. Ten clear steps that, together, strengthen the foundation of any small business.

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