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The First 100 Days as Owner: What the Data Says About Not Breaking the Thing You Bought
The five rules for your first 100 days as a new owner: protect cash flow, transfer seller goodwill, learn before changing & stabilize key employees.
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The 100-day plan that survives contact with reality
Most 100-day plans die in Week 2. The three-block sequence that works, the Day 1 script, and the 30-minute weekly review agenda, ready to use.
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The seller leaves Friday. The knowledge leaves with them.
Twenty years of relationships and know-how walk out on the seller’s last day. The five-relationship handoff, the shadow schedule, and the retention conversation.
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