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Permanent Equity
@PermanentEquity
Permanent Equity stewards companies that care what happens next. We invest with no intention of selling in family-owned companies throughout North America.
Columbia, MO
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    Permanent Equity
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    Jul 5, 2022
    At Permanent Equity, we’ve long said that we buy boring businesses, but the reality is that’s not the full story of what we value and what we do. When we invest, we steward companies that care what happens next. Read about the journey here: permanentequity.com/writings/what-…
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    Aug 29, 2017
    What other people are obsessing over: Cryptocurrency Autonomous Driving Drones Machine Learning Us: HVAC Doors Meat Billboards #boring
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    Mar 25, 2020
    We believe in the long-term durability of family businesses, but Covid-19 is not a typical storm. To help, @PermanentEquity is launching Safe Harbor, a program for businesses that can responsibly use $3MM+ and are interested in a long-term relationship. permanentequity.com/safe-harbor
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    Apr 13, 2021
    Compensation plans are incredibly powerful... and notoriously difficult. In our latest essay, we lay out what we've learned about building an incentive structure that engages your team and drives productivity while avoiding common pitfalls.
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    How to Optimize Your Compensation Plan | Permanent Equity
    Your compensation plan has the ability to unleash your employees’ capabilities in a way few other managerial levers can. Yet incentives can be a touchy subject and even the best-intentioned approac...
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    Permanent Equity
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    Jan 16, 2017
    "The way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights." - Munger
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    Jan 12, 2017
    "One should recognize reality even when one doesn't like it, indeed especially when one doesn't like it." - Charlie Munger
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    Permanent Equity
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    Mar 15, 2020
    COVID-19 presents big challenges for small to mid-sized businesses. We’re thinking about reduced demand, access to resources, & customer, talent, & relationship concentrations. Tomorrow we’ll record a discussion for those of us in this space — tweet or email us your questions.
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    Permanent Equity
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    Dec 16, 2019
    New Fund, New Partners, — Spoiler Alert — Same Old Strategy The 2019 Annual Letter: adventur.es/2019-annual-le…
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    Sep 18, 2019
    The Messy Marketplace Podcast launches publicly next week! 41 episodes with @BrentBeshore and @EmilyLEldridge annotating and expanding on the book topics. Want early access? Post a picture of your copy of the book and we'll send you a private link to a sample of 5 episodes.
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    Mar 27, 2020
    The CARES Act was signed into law this afternoon and contains a key provision called the "Paycheck Protection Program." We asked our legal team how this impacts small business. Here's their answer: permanentequity.com/writings/what-… *Note that this essay is not legal advice
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    What the “CARES Act” Paycheck Protection Program Means for Small Business — Permanent Equity:...
    What the critical Paycheck Protection Program in the CARES Act offers small business owner/operators.
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    Mar 17, 2020
    One of the most common questions we've heard from operators in response to COVID-19: What expenses should I cut and how do I do it? We wrote up our thinking for you in our latest piece: How To Cut Expenses.
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    How to Cut Expenses | Permanent Equity
    How to cut expenses responsibly without harming our long-term prospects or the team members who helped us build our business.
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    Permanent Equity
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    Oct 25, 2022
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    Permanent Equity
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    Feb 3, 2020
    Adventur.es is now Permanent Equity. “Putting the Permanent in PE”: permanentequity.com/writings/putti… Same approach. Same people. New URL: permanentequity.com
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    Permanent Equity
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    Jan 18, 2018
    Going Pro: 2017 Year In Review adventur.es/2017-annual-le…