If you’re thinking about selling or buying a business, you need to have a good grasp on EBITDA – earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. It’s the standard used when valuing many larger businesses. Buyers looking to acquire larger businesses...
Post by Steve Weaver, Apex Senior Advisor and Owner of Celebration Party Rentals As you consider your decision to become a business owner, you might want to think about the people-management aspect of the job. It’s a critical factor in business success. As a small...
Post by Apex President and Business Broker Doug Hubler, Certified M&A Professional (CM&AP) The phrase has almost become passé among small- and medium-size business owners: “We’re too busy working IN the business to work ON the business.” Many of us are so...
Post written by Doug Hubler, President at Apex Business Advisors Our daughter was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at the age of 6. Talk about a scary time. Over the years, we experienced several frightening ER visits, and we’ve gone through much trial and error with...
While broker turnover is low at Apex, we do lose one every now and then. Our brokers see so many great businesses that they often have a hard time resisting the opportunity! Jeff Wilson recently left us to run Blues to Bach, an equipment rental and music lessons...
We were recently approaching an agreement between a buyer and a seller when the deal suddenly got shaky. The buyer proposed a price that was just 5% lower than the ask. The seller was so offended, he balked and started questioning his decision to sell in the first...
