Case Study #12: The Right Multiple

Dec 21, 2017 | Case Studies

In 1993 Dennis Hart founded Apex Media Sales (what a great name!). Apex focused on long-form direct response television advertising, in the specific categories of religious and infomercial advertising. Dennis enjoyed the structure of the company. It was a...

Annual Meetings: Not Just for Shareholders

Dec 13, 2017 | General

Most of you may be familiar with the “annual meetings” required by law for corporations. For small businesses these meetings are often virtual and imaginary, a function that’s simply required for corporate compliance.   For others, it’s a real and genuine chance...

Book Club #11: What I Learned from Losing a Million Dollars, by Jim Paul

Nov 22, 2017 | Book Club

From the title, What I Learned from Losing a Million Dollars, you immediately get that Jim Paul has learned his lesson. Not only did he lose a lot of money, but he took the time to write a book explaining to you the personal shortcomings that led to that disaster....

Know Your Broker: Jerry Meinert

Nov 19, 2017 | Know Your Broker

In this occasional series we will share profiles of our team here at Apex so you can get to know the men and women that make us best qualified to help you buy or sell a business. “You can’t make this stuff up!” Jerry says when asked about “war stories” in the business...

Case Study #11: Be Prepared to Walk

Nov 14, 2017 | Case Studies

Before Jeff Hoffman became a cofounder of the Priceline group of companies, he built Competitive Technologies, which was one of the first business intelligence companies in travel. He’d had a suite of products that would help companies manage and reduce travel...