Opinion: Why selling isn’t the only option
Brokerring’s Stuart Randall considers the options for brokers who want change but don’t wish to offload their business.
The onward march of time means that eventually we all have to consider the next phase of our business lives and it is a scary place to arrive at. Most of us are not ready for what is a major turning point in both our business and personal lives and let’s be honest, for most brokers their business and personal lives are inextricably intertwined. One day you are the king of your business with respect and status and if you don’t make the right decisions you end up as the old bloke shuffling down
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