What was your MSP and when did you start it? With a background in corporate IT, I moved into running my own IT Support business in 2001. I was your typical one-man-band IT guy, crawling under desks and plugging in cables. Then, in 2004 I read about something called Managed Services. I realised I wanted …
Who are you and what is your job? Chief Technology Officer – Involved in a variety of activities as part of the head office team for MSP Corp helping oversee the operations & technical aspects of all our subsidiaries throughout Canada, involved in M&A due diligence activities, integration & merger projects, marketing & branding, and …
Who are you and what is your job? Nicholas Ashford, Partner Fordhouse – I work with MSP owners who are thinking of exiting their business within the next 5 years. What is your business and what do you do within the MSP space? We acquire MSPs and I help educate MSP owners about the …
MSP Investor Interview – Nicholas Ashford ( Fordhouse) Read More »
Whether you are planning an exit or its not yet something you have considered, as an MSP owner or manager you should always be looking at ways to improve the business, processes and add value where you can. At MSP.blog we advise MSP owners to ‘start, with the end in mind’ – Whether that’s a …
An earn-out (EO) is a common mechanism during the sale of an MSP business. It is to protect the buyer during the acquisition and to keep the current sellers motivated throughout the process. When selling an MSP, a figure or valuation calculation is agreed, and this ultimately is the ‘sale price’ for the MSP – …
What is an ‘Earn Out’ (EO) and what to watch out for? Read More »
You don’t need to be a financial expert or FD to take your MSP through the M&A process (we recommend you work with a good one though!) but the M&A space is known for having more 3 letter acronyms than us IT guys. The below are some of the most common phrases and words used …
Top Buzzwords & phrases you need to know within M&A Read More »
Are you struggling to convert a big percentage of your leads? Are you getting feedback that you are ‘too expensive’? Are you losing business to your competition? When many business owners create and launch their business they have a flagship service, product or offering that they want to sell. This is fine and all businesses …
Why your MSP business (or any business) NEEDS a ‘value ladder’! Read More »
If you want to stay relevant, add value and stay ahead you need to own your space. Don’t be vanilla… A lot of managed service providers and IT suppliers look the same, they look ‘vanilla’. 10 years ago, this was fine as you were still in high demand for your IT skills and knowledge. Now …
Take your MSP to the next level. Find your niche… Read More »
Productivity hacks & Tips for MSP Business owners & managers. What’s the problem? A lot of MSP’s start out the same, often by techies that want to progress and create a service offering they can control and develop. This start in business can often mean the business/MSP owner is spending most of their time working …
How to improve your productivity whilst running a busy MSP Read More »
Many business owners and professionals spend a lot of their time on self-development, networking and building partnerships to support business growth. To run and grow a business takes massive amounts of time, energy and focus. A lot of people blog about how to improve your business (Including us) around technology, sales, marketing and self-development etc… …
Feeling burnt out or looking for a way to take your business to the next level? Read More »
