Welcome to a morning meeting for Bornholm business owners and owner-managers.
Most business owners spend their everyday lives on customers, employees, operations and development. But when do you actually stop and ask: Is the business ready for the next phase?
Perhaps a generational handover will one day be on the cards. Perhaps an employee or partner will become a co-owner. Perhaps a buyer will come along. Or perhaps you simply wish to create a stronger business that is less dependent on its owner. What all these scenarios have in common is that the best opportunities typically arise for businesses that have prepared well in advance.
At this morning event, Business Center Bornholm and Erhvervshus Hovedstaden will focus on the strategic, legal, financial and human considerations involved when a business is to be developed, handed over or prepared for new opportunities.
You will meet both experts and business leaders from Bornholm, who will share their experiences and reflections from real-life ownership transitions, acquisitions and new ownership structures.
You will get answers to, among other things:
You don't need to be on the verge of selling. The day isn't about selling your business. It's about creating more options for action. The businesses that are in the strongest position when opportunities arise are often the ones that began preparations before it became necessary.
08.00 – Breakfast and networking
Start the day with coffee, morning pastries and the opportunity to meet other Bornholm business owners.
08.30 – Welcome
Business Center Bornholm and Erhvervshus Hovedstaden welcome you and set the stage for today's theme.
08.40 – Bornholm business case
Published later. A Bornholm owner-manager shares experiences and reflections on the company's development, ownership and next phase.
09:05 – Professional presentation: ”Do’s and Don’ts when the business is moving on”
Thomas Vang Christensen, lawyer
Thomas provides insight into the most important legal, financial and strategic matters that business owners should be aware of, long before a potential ownership change, sale or generational handover becomes relevant.
09.45 – Coffee and networking
10.15 – Panel debate: The company's next phase in practice
Facilitated by Thomas Vang Christensen.
Panel participants:
Marcus Hansen and Jacob Svendsen, Flemming Svendsen VVS
Michael Brandt, Baltic Sea Glass
Benjamin Lund, former owner of El & VVS Center
The panel shares experiences regarding taking over or continuing a business, generational change and new ownership structures, responsibility, trust and leadership, the difficult conversations along the way – and what they wish they had known earlier.
11.00 – What do you do from here?
Free and impartial sparring on the company's next phase
Erhvervshus Hovedstaden discusses the opportunities for free and impartial sparring on business development, ownership and future opportunities – with concrete advice and next steps that can give you more courses of action in the future.
11.15 – Networking
Opportunity for informal discussions with speakers, panellists and other participants.
12.00 – Thanks for today
Bornholmsk owner-managers who with due diligence plan their generational change 5-10 years in advance, or those who suddenly want to sell the business without planning.
Ebbe Mølsted-Møller is a business consultant at Erhvervshus Hovedstaden specialising in finance, budgeting and business development for startups and SMEs. He has many years of experience in advising entrepreneurs on how to create a solid financial foundation that can support growth and ensure better dialogue with banks, investors and partners. Ebbe's approach is hands-on, engaging and based on real-life examples from the daily operations of businesses.
Thomas Vang Christensen advises and acts as a sounding board for executive management teams on the challenges and issues that arise in connection with the operation and development of a business. As a commercial board lawyer, Thomas sits on a number of boards of directors and has, since 1996, been involved in board work in more than 75 companies across the country. He also lectures on ”Good Board Practice” and works to strengthen and professionalise leadership in Danish companies.
STRENGTHEN YOUR SKILLS
Learn how to get repeat customers who spend more when they visit you. At this workshop, you will get concrete and tried-and-tested tips and tools for better service experiences and increased sales – which you can use directly with your customers.
Get small ideas with a big impact in your daily life. At the networking meeting for retail and service, we focus on everyday creativity – the simple moves that elevate the customer experience and create value immediately. You will go home with at least one tangible creative idea that is easy to execute and will make your customers' experiences greater.
Is it time for a change of strategy, perhaps the acquisition or sale of a business? Perhaps an employee or partner needs to become a co-owner. Perhaps a buyer is coming along. Or perhaps you simply want to create a stronger and less owner-dependent business. Common to all scenarios is that the best opportunities typically arise for the companies that have prepared well in advance.
