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Upcoming SBM Events

Future50 Business Awards

8/22/18 | 7:30AM - 9AM | Hilton Frontenac Hotel |

Celebrate the top companies in the St. Louis region and the companies to watch in the future. We bring the winners together, as well as previous year alumni for this special luncheon. Event Sponsors: Winning Technologies, LibertyOne Software, InNovare Law and Vistage. Cost: $35, Tables of 10 are $350. Call 314.569.0076

St. Louis Business Expo

10/24/18 | 11AM - 5PM | St. Charles Convention Center

The Expo is the largest business-to-business conference in Missouri, where 2,000-3,000 professionals come to learn, network and grow their business. The day includes an opening workshop, a full day’s worth of seminars and workshops, an awards luncheon, more than 100 exhibitors and a networking happy hour. For a booth at the event, contact Pat Coates at 314.569.0076, ext. 109 or email her at pat@sbmon.com. For more information on the Expo, click here.

Best in Business Awards

10/24/18 | 11AM - 1PM | St. Charles Convention Center |

Through our reader surveys, 60 area businesses where chosen (in 14 categories) as the Best Businesses in St. Louis. These businesses will be honored at this special luncheon. Event Sponsor: Winning Technologies, Liberty One Software, United Healthcare, Alliance Staffing Services and The Simon Law Firm. Cost: $50, Tables of 10 are $500. Call 314.569.0076

Recent Articles

Buyers Prefer Strong Leadership

Why Buyers Prefer Businesses With Strong Leadership

by Dave Driscoll
When you start a business, you believe you are the one; you are the center of the universe. Everything is dependent upon your skills, efforts and dedication. But what you should come to realize as the business grows is that you are the least important person when it comes to value. Your business is worth much more with a strong second-in-command and management team in place.
If you ever hope to sell your business for maximum value and move on to your “life beyond business,” your company can’t be dependent on you. No buyer is interested in acquiring a business that depends heavily on the current owner.
Buyers look for a predictable continuation of business productivity and customer satisfaction as well as cash flow. If a business is owner-dependent and that owner is going to walk out the door shortly after the sale, how can the buyer expect ongoing business success and profitability in the future?

Brand Leadership

Brand Leadership is Revealing Rather than Telling

by Jeremy Nulik
Kathy had lost everything. At least, that was how it seemed.
After some hard times in her life, the unthinkable happened. The home that contained her lifetime of memories was severely damaged by a fire. The artwork, the photos, the letters – most were thought to be gone.
Shortly after first responders had put out the fire, a few folks from a restoration company met with Kathy. She told them the story – about what the contents of the home meant to her. She told them that those memories were all she had. The restoration crew got to work immediately. They combed through the more than 95-percent destroyed dwelling to unearth even the smallest trinket.