Blogs
Case Study #101: 7 Lessons of a $6M Acquisition
Simply Eloped planned its exit from day one. See the 7 moves that helped its founders build a business to sell and land a $6 million deal with The Knot.
Book Club #45: Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Discover business leadership lessons from Shackleton’s Endurance expedition — how to lead through crisis, keep morale up, and adapt when plans fail.
Why You Should Consider Vlogging Your Business
Vlogging builds real fans, trust, and a compelling story for your business. Here’s why video blogging should be your next marketing move.
Book Club #44: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
A review of Ben Horowitz’s The Hard Thing About Hard Things — lessons on leading through The Struggle, wartime vs. peacetime CEOs, and no silver bullets.
Case Study #100: Doing the Work That Brought $25M
Learn how Sharon Gillenwater sold Boardroom Insiders for $25M by building strategic value, creating buyer competition, and choosing the right deal.
Managing Money As A Pro Athlete
Pro athletes like Shaquille O’Neal and Rob Gronkowski are trading fast money for smart business buys. See what their strategies can teach you.
Book Club 43: No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer
Buying a business means inheriting its culture. Learn why Netflix’s “No Rules Rules” playbook offers key lessons for evaluating and preserving it.
Case Study #99: When Your Exit Strategy Turns to Survival Mode
When Suja Juice’s buyout fell through and left $40M in debt, discipline—not a rescue deal—turned the company around. Lessons for any exit plan.
Which Accounting Software Is Best For Your Business?
QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, FreshBooks, or Xero? Find the right accounting software for your business type before your next growth stage.
Selling a Business to Start a Life
Selling your business for financial gain is the easy part. Finding purpose after the sale? That’s the real challenge founders overlook.
Choosing The Best AI Agent For Your Business
Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity & Google Gemini for small business? Here’s what each AI agent does best — and where it falls short.
Book Club 42: Never Settle by Attia Qureshi & John Richardson
Selling your business? Discover why negotiation prep starts years before your exit, and how to avoid seller’s remorse when the deal closes.
Case Study #98: When You Build One Product But End Up Selling Another
Simple Closure was born to help companies shut down efficiently and legally, avoiding headaches and penalties in the years following.
Tips for Driving Value In a CPA Practice
One business that we’ve seen get a fair amount of attention recently is CPA firms.
How Does Renegotiation Work?
Renegotiation can occur in the time leading up to the closing of a business sale. While this can sometimes cause tension, if managed correctly, it can be simply one more milestone on the way to the successful conclusion of a deal.
Keeping Your Business Documents in Order
No one gets into business to fuss about legal documents and annual meeting notes. But these are important not just for compliance with the law. If they aren’t in order, they can become major impediments to a sale.
Case Study #97: A $40k Electrical Business Pays Off Big
Realizing much of the business would resist automation due to segmentation, Murray Kent made sure to invest in the right sorts of people.
Planning for the 4 Ds in Business: Death, Disability, Dispute, and Divorce
Death, disability, dispute, and divorce. When adding a business to the mix, it can make what was already a stressful situation unbearable.
Our Own Success Story: Doug Hubler Sells Apex
After more than 25 years serving business owners—and over 15 years leading Apex Business Advisors—Doug Hubler has made the decision to transition ownership of the firm.
Seller Financing: What You Need to Know
Seller financing is a common and often effective component of a transaction. Like any part of a deal, its success depends on how it’s structured and how well it aligns with the business itself.