312. Midyear Business Review: Are You Building a Business or a Passion Project?

312. Midyear Business Review: Are You Building a Business or a Passion Project?

From Creative Shop Talk with Wendy Batten by Wendy Batten, Creative Retail Mentor

June 8, 2026 · 32 min · Season 6 · Episode 311

About this episode

Wendy Batten discusses the importance of evaluating whether your business is a valuable asset or just a passion project during a midyear review.

With host retail coach Wendy Batten https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/ Episode Overview We have officially reached the middle of the year, and now is the perfect time to pause for just a few minutes to take an honest look at what we're building. Beyond reviewing numbers and planning for the months ahead, I want to pose a bigger question: is your business becoming a valuable asset, or have you simply created a job (that you love!) for yourself? In this episode, I share my thoughts around long-term business value. Could you sell your business right now? Whether selling your business feels years away or not something you've considered yet, the decisions you make now will impact the flexibility, profitability, and sustainability of your business in the future. A midyear review is about more than looking backward. It's an opportunity to make sure your business is healthy, organized, and positioned to support the life you want while creating options for the future. I talk so much about my desire to work with retailers who plan their lives first. We want to be building businesses that support our lives, not running our lives to support our businesses. So let's talk about it! Our Key…

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