Testimonials
From Andrew Foote – Master Franchisor of Party Plus www.partyplus.com.au
“Party Plus engaged John Denton to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for franchisees (business owners) on 25 July 2010.
The day included presentations and activities on the business sale process, with an emphasis upon achieving maximum sale price and minimum timeframe through a process of conscious business planning and improvement.
John received a consistently high rating and positive comments from the franchisees.
As the event organiser, I appreciated John’s willingness to determine our brief for the day, to relate his presentation to prior learning events we had conducted, and to deliver as per our expectation. I found John reliable to work with, he delivered what was agreed in full, exercised good time management , and was flexible on the day to spend more or less time in areas the attendees wanted.
Party Plus franchisees operate a 6 day business, so to ask them to devote a Sunday off to a workshop and pay for it takes a leap of faith. John delivered and the franchisees stated they gained real value from their investment.
I have no hesitation in recommending John’s work to other groups.”
Steve Laing on the half day workshop “The 7 Key Steps To Developing Your Business Ready For Sale”
“It doesn’t matter if you are planning to sell next year, in five years, or in twenty – at some point it is likely that you will be looking to sell it. Before you do, it is essential that you know what your business is worth on the market.
If you haven’t thought about how you intend to sell your business when you started it up – and lets face it, many business owners don’t – then this course is essential. You need to prepare for at least three years prior to selling, so thinking about your exit strategy early is extremely worthwhile. I’d recommend this course to the owner of any business so that they can understand how their business is valued, and how to produce a more saleable, and valuable, asset.”
Steve Laing – Ace Scooters
www.acescooters.com.au
Roger Gott on the half day workshop “The 7 Key Steps To Developing Your Business Ready For Sale”
“A good session if you are starting in business or have been in it for a while. Until you know what is required to sell a business, you will find it difficult to create a successful one.”
Roger Gott – Cove Health Clubs
www.covehealthclub.com.au
John McGill on the value of hot seats in the Connect / Mentoring Group sessions
“To all the people that helped me with my “Hot Seat” session last year … may I say a big thank you to you. As per the update in one of the earlier meetings, thanks to the information offeredin the hot seat session and the directions I chose, I am now on the way to growing the business and we have now received the first order from the Middle East. This one order is for an amount that exceeds our best annual turnover for any of the past 9 years. We are now working on another project over there that will be at least 4 times the size of this first middle east order and our system is being presented in more projects this week. I am still working on the wireless link too and that has plenty of potential to go international as well. Wow ! what a result from evaluating the answers to a few questions in the hot seat and making a few decisions.”
John McGill – QMax
Peter Butler of Smarter Web Sites recommends John Denton
“John Denton’s catch cry and passion is “Building Business’ For Sale or Lifestyle”. John sums it up well in that people mostly started their business for a ‘lifestyle’ reason and then somehow became a ‘slave’ to the business at some level. John Denton is our “Jedi” knight and his core question… “What’s the objective here?” cuts straight to the bone and stops us from going over ‘to the dark side’ in all our entrepreneurial ‘flair and creativity’. That objectiveness converts into manageable, implementable and focussed tasks that help us and many others move forward in their business with great momentum. For those who know the ‘Jedi’ ways John also lives by the “Do… or do not… there is no try” which translates into massive action.“
By Peter Butler – Smarter Websites
www.smarterwebsites.com.au
