Blogs
When You are Selling Your Business, Don’t Make Major Last Minute Changes
Prospective buyers are looking for revenue, consistency and growth when looking at businesses to...
Beware of “Investors”
Know who your investors are – Will they stand behind you? The majority of the buyers we see...
Checks and Balances are Required
It might seem like common sense, but the accounting in your business needs to be checked by a...
Wall Street Journal Article
Buying an existing business is a smart, lower risk proposition when compared to starting a new...
Seriously… Tax Returns Have to be Filed and Recorded
Tax time is looming. As a business owner, it is important to actually FILE your tax returns. This...
No Pain, No Gain
We recently helped a buyer and seller close a transaction. This is an example of a deal that...
Welcome – Jeff Wilson
Too often, companies don’t celebrate their growth. We are growing and excited to have Jeff Wilson...
Bringing the Right People to the Party
It surprises people how many different professionals need to be at the table as we help you buy or...
Don’t Let Licensing “Sour” Liquor Store Deal
State by state, city by city, there are licensing requirements that need to be investigated before...
Take Every Offer Seriously – The First May be Best (and Last!)
We have relationships with hundreds of potential buyers for a new business. When we get a new...
Don’t Quit Your Job Before the Deal is Done
It might seem like common sense, but you should not quit your current job before you are...
Watch Your “Trusted” Bookkeeper – Embezzlement Happens
In the last 12 months, we have seen five deals fail to close because the bookkeeper was embezzling...
Are You Playing Cards With Your Advisor
The simple truth is that you have to trust your business broker if you want to get the best deal...
White Knight and a Bucket of Gold
From time to time, we see business owners with the “White Knight” mentality. This mentality...
Low Cost Brokers – You Get What You Pay For
A woman, we’ll call her “Jane”, contacted us to sell a business. We gave her our proposal to sell...
Financial Help – How to Get Your Loan Put Together
Historically, we have always had to be involved in financing options for acquisitions. We needed...
A Little Pillow Talk Goes a Long Way – Keeping Your Spouse Informed
Here is an interesting story for you to consider… especially if you are married and thinking about...
I Survived Buying a Business
We have gone through the process that we help our clients with everyday. We know this can be a...
Check Your Ego at the Door… If You Want to do the Deal
There must be give and take to make a deal happen. That might sound like common sense, but when...
Cashing in Your 401k to Buy Your Business
We are in the process of doing a deal that is complete except for one important piece. The buyer...
