Entries by Apex Business Advisors

Due Diligence

Once an offer has been accepted on a business, what’s next for buyer and seller? There are now some steps that need to be followed by the buyer and seller to ensure a successful transaction. It’s an exciting time that can also be stressful for both parties. Since an offer has been accepted, much more […]

The First Step – Make an Offer

The “buyer” seminar that we held this week was very informative – again. (Anyone interested in how deals are done may attend these seminars.) One of our local experts explained the importance of following a process to get to the finish line. Getting a deal completed requires both the buyer and seller to move along […]

Seller Preparation

Over the years we’ve talked about the need to have some sale pre-planning to improve the position of the company and increase its value. There are numerous variables that need to be addressed and an owner may have to modify how they operate their business in order to reap large rewards. Another critical aspect of […]

Estate Planning Disaster

The following is a true-life horror story played out by recently deceased actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. If you are a business owner, know a business owner, have some money in a bank account, and/or dislike paying taxes, please read on. Melissa Montgomery-Fitzsimmons recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal about actor Seymour Hoffman’s lack of […]

2014 Trends are Great

The first six months of 2014 have been very active for acquisitions and we anticipate the next six months of the year to be especially strong. Businesses that weathered the economic downturn of 2008 through 2011 are really showing strong trends now. They beat out weaker competition during those years, improved their productivity and cost […]