Australia: In this episode of our show, we travel to Sydney to spend time with a man who sees certain perfections throughout this world. Ken is forever trying to capture those perfect moments on film, and then to translate these moments to print so people can truly see the magnificance of all of creation around us.

He wants us all to stop and count our blessings and see the big picture. The photographs in his book, America Wide, will take your breath away.

All of us who are trying to create great businesses and make our world a better place struggle with the processes of creating something of value. Our executive producer, Bruce Camber, believes the value equation is inextricably interwoven by three fundamental principles that are shared by (1) the most basic tenets of science and mathematics, (2) the most perfect expressions of any religion, (3) the best of business, and (4) the best of governments.

The first principle defines our humanity and it is an urge to create order and its most basic function, a simple perfection, is continuity. The second principle is relationality and its perfection is symmetry. The third is dynamics and its rather complex perfection is harmony. If one were to go in the opposite direction of these three simple principles, one takes away value and goes in the direction of evil.

Once a product or service is interwoven with these three basic principles, it becomes valuable and at that point automation is just good business.

• CONTACT:
  Ken Duncan
  Ken Duncan Galleries
  Main office: Shop 14, Hunter Valley Gardens Village, Broke Rd
  Pokolbin, New South Wales 2320
  Tel: 1.800.807.737 (Within Australia) +61.2.4367.6777 (International)
  Fax: +61.2.4367.7744
  Email: Click here
  URL: kenduncan.com
  

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  Here is a print version of the transcript.

• SUCCESSION PLANNING: 70% of all businesses fail to transition beyond the founder. Burnout is real. When you start your business, you should also envision how you will finish within that business. What is your succession plan?
  
  It may be time to prepare your business to graduate beyond you.
  
  Stay out of that 70% club. Learn from these resident entrepreneurs who have told their story on the television show and develop your own exit strategy based on your own equity and liquidity model.

• FIRST PRINCIPLES: Starting a business is the road to economic independence for most of us average people. Read a little more to see why incorporating a business keeps the passion of the American revolution alive!

• UNDERSTANDING INTANGIBLES: For most businesses today, up to 85% of the value of your business is within the intangibles yet you will not find them on your balance sheet. For example, the value of your web site does not show up. Get to know FASB and their GAAP and encourage your CPA to further open the discussions about intangibles.

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