Every entrepreneur’s business lifecycle looks different; some might take longer to take off, while others get the hang of building their businesses more quickly. The business world’s fast pace and volatility do not exactly help beginners find their footing with ease, which is why flexibility, innovation, and experience are key when aiming to build a successful entity. To help put business owners at an advantage, Duke Business Advisors, Inc. applies its own expertise as well as connects its clients with seasoned business advisors that can provide select specialty services from a business’ startup to its exit.
Operated and established by Steve Duke, a proficient and well-versed business executive, Duke Business Advisors aims to support the owners of private businesses so that they can generate more profits, build wealth, and improve their lifestyles. Steve’s extensive experience involves filling various roles in Fortune 100 aerospace companies in multiple specialties, such as engineering, business development, program management, and general management. His accomplishment as an entrepreneur also includes owning and selling a business, as well as participating in start-ups. However, Steve’s most notable achievement was as a strategist, which entailed being able to contribute two billion dollars worth of additional revenue while working in the corporate space. Although the long list of achievements he has garnered over the years is enough to make Steve arguably one of the best choices for a business advisor, what makes him stand out the most as an advisor are his motivations for building Duke Business Advisors.
“Business is a game, a serious game,” Steve explained when asked about the beginnings of the company. Upon seeing that many people were losing the game, with only a quarter of business going to market actually selling, he knew he had to put his expertise into action to assist struggling business owners. “I was motivated to keep building my skills and brand to be able to help them [business owners] avoid the terrible, negative results,” he said. Steve’s passion for helping has proven valuable to entrepreneurs facing issues and needing advice on buying, selling, growing, and exiting their businesses. With a high satisfaction rate resulting in a five-star Bark.com standing, Duke Business Advisors is an easy choice when looking for business-related guidance.
Apart from offering competent and effective services, Duke Business Advisors also provides free educational resources for business owners through its vast blog page, which is filled with informative articles for buyers and sellers alike, as well as advice on valuation and financing.
“For [most] business owners, their business is their most valuable investment,” Steve says, adding that it’s only fitting to treat businesses as such and, as one’s most valuable investment, they should be nurtured and grown. The way Duke Business Advisors does this is by taking a holistic view of any business they work with and “building a well-functioning business “machine” that can operate on a day-to-day basis without consuming the owner,” according to Steve. That being said, the well-oiled business mechanism that guidance from Duke Business Advisors provides and the depth of expertise leaders like Steve imparts to business owners ensure that every client’s road map to successful business execution is clear as day.
