https://projectproprietor.com/ Business, from the inside. Ownership, leadership and the work of running a business. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:12:52 -0400 https://projectproprietor.com/icon-512.pnghttps://projectproprietor.com/ https://projectproprietor.com/why-good-operators-leave/ https://projectproprietor.com/why-good-operators-leave/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Talent A role can become harder to justify when effort stops accumulating, commitments cannot be relied on and professional credibility is put at risk. https://projectproprietor.com/the-first-hundred-days/ https://projectproprietor.com/the-first-hundred-days/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Deals After closing, the business still has to run. The early months of ownership are a transition, with its own risks: continuity, inherited promises, information and capacity. https://projectproprietor.com/family-office-operations/ https://projectproprietor.com/family-office-operations/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Family enterprise Many family offices are built around a person, not a process. The strain shows once the family, its assets and its responsibilities outgrow the original arrangement. https://projectproprietor.com/the-second-founder/ https://projectproprietor.com/the-second-founder/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Ownership A business can outlive the person who started it. Whoever takes over inherits the people, obligations and expectations, while much of the knowledge may remain with the founder. https://projectproprietor.com/outgrowing-the-founders-calendar/ https://projectproprietor.com/outgrowing-the-founders-calendar/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Leadership In the early years, a founder's involvement in everything is the company's advantage. At some point it becomes the constraint, and the signs show up on the calendar long before they show up in the numbers. https://projectproprietor.com/the-hire-nobody-sees/ https://projectproprietor.com/the-hire-nobody-sees/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Operations A decision is only the beginning. Someone has to hold the context, connect the work and make sure the commitment survives the conversation. https://projectproprietor.com/buying-is-not-building/ https://projectproprietor.com/buying-is-not-building/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Deals Buying an existing business means taking responsibility for customers, employees and a history already in motion. The work begins with understanding what makes it function. https://projectproprietor.com/the-meeting-is-the-operating-system/ https://projectproprietor.com/the-meeting-is-the-operating-system/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Operations Every company has a strategy. Far fewer have a rhythm that turns it into weekly action. The cadence of a leadership team often determines its speed more than its plans do. https://projectproprietor.com/growth-is-a-choice/ https://projectproprietor.com/growth-is-a-choice/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Ownership Business culture treats scale as the default measure of success. For many owners, the better question is not how big the company can get, but what it should become.