Slack: Simplifying Business Communication One User at a Time

Apr 12, 2017 | Build A Better Business

“I love email.” Said nobody, ever. There’s been so much that has evolved in the last 25 years in communication.  Mobile phones have proliferated to the point of being ubiquitous. We used to use those phones for voice calls, but now they’re really used...

What You Need to Know About the SBA

Apr 5, 2017 | General

Here at Apex, the majority of our deals are related to the Small Business Administration (SBA) in one way or another. Many people know that it’s a government agency, and they know it’s supposed to help small businesses, but from there it usually gets hazy. What we...

Book Club #3: The Automatic Customer, by John Warrillow

Apr 3, 2017 | Book Club

We review books you should read in preparation to buy or sell a business, as well as how to build a company to sell one day.   About the Author John Warrillow is perhaps best known for his book Built to Sell and his creation of the Value Builder System, which is a...

Case Study #3: The Boomerang Sale

Mar 27, 2017 | Case Studies

In 1986 David Phelps started a dental practice called the Gentle Dental. 20 years later, for a number of reasons, he decided to sell. But before six months had passed, he was in litigation to reacquire the business, and 24 months after that, he sold the business...

Why You Should Hire for Cultural Fit First

Mar 20, 2017 | Build A Better Business

If Millennials have added anything to the conversation around hiring these days, it’s the idea that cultural fit matters. You shouldn’t simply hire people who are competent and willing to do the work, but also who are excited to be with you and fit well into...