Bill Withers

Bill Withers is a SME business strategist and author of Succession Thinking, a practical guide to building a resilient business that thrives. Bill has over four decades of business experience, founding mining software company acQuire in 1996 (sold in 2018) and adapt in 2014 where he is still an active owner. adapt was founded to help other SME Owners build businesses that give them what they really want.

Bill Withers is an Executive Council member at the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn, for more information, visit the author’s website CLICK HERE.

CEO Insider

Why maintaining your owner’s vision is key to long term business success

CEO InsiderBill Withers

As a business strategist, over the last 10 years I have asked business founders what the reasons were for starting their business. A combination of the following is common: An underserved need that is not currently being met in the market Deliver a service more effectively and or efficiently. More...

CEO Briefing

How to maximize the value of your business

CEO BriefingBill Withers

In my capacity as a business mentor, I was recently contacted by an owner I was supporting called Bruce. He had just received an offer for his business. This was totally out of the blue. Bruce was ringing me to help him decide whether to accept or reject this offer....

CEO Briefing

Is lack of clarity at the core of your culture problems?

CEO BriefingBill Withers

As a SME Owner since 1987, I have discovered a lot about culture. Whilst economists define SMEs by the number of people employed, I define them by the overlap between ownership and leadership. The Owner-Leaders will always be the ultimate leader(s) of the culture because their values and philosophies will...

CEO Agenda

Maximising the value of your business

CEO AgendaBill Withers

The more resilience you build into your business, the more you are reducing risks for any potential buyer – this will be valued. If you are going to seek investor capital or are looking to sell your business in the future, it’s wise to think about what impacts valuations. The...

Success and Leadership

Business owner overwhelm & what you can do to stop it

Success and LeadershipBill Withers

Small Medium Enterprise (SME) is used to describe the dimension of businesses. However, the characteristic that I think truly defines SMEs is the big overlap between ownership and leadership. SME Owner-Leaders supply the vision and working capital for the business, while also being critical to operations. SME Owner-Leaders are the...

CEO Insights

What a health scare taught me about the importance of succession thinking

CEO InsightsBill Withers

In mid 2008 the Global Financial Crisis was in full swing. Even though our business had done very well in the preceding five years, the challenges thrown up by this economic event were starting to give me some concerns. Our business – Acquire Technology Solutions (acQuire) – is a software...

Bill Withers

Why maintaining your owner’s vision is key to long term business success

How to maximize the value of your business

Is lack of clarity at the core of your culture problems?

Maximising the value of your business

Business owner overwhelm & what you can do to stop it

What a health scare taught me about the importance of succession thinking

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