May 28, 2019 | Must Knows About Business Sales
Whether you are on the buyer or seller side of a business sale, negotiating matters. The desired outcome for everyone is a successful transaction, so awareness of what you want and what the counter-party to the transaction wants is key, but it’s only a starting point....
May 21, 2019 | What Buyers Need to Know
Food businesses have never been more popular. At a basic level, food, as something we consume every day, is always on our minds. But the celebritization of the industry via competitions, the Food Network, and wildly successful concepts has brought a new level of...
May 14, 2019 | What Buyers Need to Know
Not everyone has the same goals when buying a business. In fact, many are quite happy to buy themselves a job. If we see total owner benefit (owner’s salary + discretionary earnings) of $75-100k and a workload of 40-60 hours per week, you will indeed be your own boss,...
May 7, 2019 | Cautionary Tales
Some time ago, we had a seller who had a wildly profitable business in medical equipment. He was one of the first to market, and as such had a great competitive advantage and enviable cash flow. In fact, when we first took on his business, he had several serious...
