Blogs
What You Need To Know For Retirement As A Business Owner
Deciding to retire is rarely easy, and obtaining maximum value for your business when it sells is also a difficult undertaking.
Book Club #36 : Getting Things Done by David Allen
Getting Things Done causes the reader to battle their desire to put it down and to start putting into action its productivity lessons.
Case Study #81: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again (x4)
Entrepreneur Josh Anhalt recently sold his business GreenPath Energy, but not before three failed attempts.
Should You Hire a Marketing Agency?
Knowing your growth goals and your available budget for hiring assistance is critical when deciding to hire a marketing agency.
How LinkedIn Can Help Your Business
Small business owners should be active on LinkedIn. No one has done more for their business to get to where it is than the owners themselves.
Case Study #80: A Bootstrapped 8-Figure Exit
Lloyed Lobo cofounded an application called Boast AI. After bootstrapping their first few years, sold the majority of the business for $23M.
Book Club #35: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday believes that the ancient Greek and Roman philosophy of Stoicism is the approach that business owners and sellers should adopt.
Using Tyson’s Recent Struggles to Examine Your Business
We look at multiple factors affecting Tyson’s recent performance and what small business owners can learn from a big business like theirs.
Know Your Broker: Wayne Swisher
Wayne Swisher is one of the newest additions to the team here at Apex. As many do, he comes from a business owner background himself.
Case Study #79: Yes, You Can Sell a Service Business without an Earnout
When it comes to building a successful service-based business, few entrepreneurs can match the journey of Brandon Lazar.
Book Club #34: How I Built This by Guy Raz
Guy Raz would have you believe that he never intended to become an entrepreneur. He was more interested in stories than business.
How Sports Documentaries Can Help Us Storytell for Our Businesses
Sports documentaries are a pleasure to watch, but they also showcase a lesson we can take back to our companies: people love stories.
Case Study #78: When Capital One Comes Calling
When Alex Macdonald created what would become Velocity Black, he was looking to find exclusive restaurants and make them accessible.
X Rebrands, Threads Flops
We thought these two recent, high-profile rebradning efforts offered some helpful general reminders for all business owners.
Cautionary Tale #10: Sinking Sales with Selfishness
Did you know that a selfish attitude can make sure a sale doesn’t even happen in the first place? We’re going to share a couple of examples.
Case Study #77: A Hole-in-One 20 Years in the Making
If you ask Ian Fraser how he prepared to run his company, he would tell you that he spent 15-18 years being underpaid.
4 Virtues Your Business Broker Should Possess
Virtue is a key part of living a useful and rewarding life. We highlight four virtues business brokers need to have to be successful.
Do Your Legal Due Diligence
Legal due diligence is a subset of due diligence that you need to pay attention to when buying a business.
2023 Changes to SBA 7(a) Loans
The 7(a) loan is the SBA’s most common loan program and is a good option when real estate is part of a business purchase.
Case Study #76: Veterinary Mini Roll-Up
When Dr. Marchell started Old Brown Dog Veterinary Partners he was a broke college graduate. In the end, he achieved a 28X EBITDA exit.