Most business owners are selling for lifestyle, not financial, reasons. Common lifestyle reasons are retirement, becoming tired of the...

It is important to understand the various aspects of confidentiality when it comes to selling a business. This can involve understanding...

The quarterly IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey was created to gain an accurate understanding of the market conditions for business...

The following is an excerpt from investor Brent Beshore’s recent book, The Messy Marketplace: Selling Your Business in a World of...

Two obvious and essential drivers of business value are business profits and growth potential, but eliminating risk and increasing the...

For business owners, summer often brings extra challenges like slower sales cycles and the musical chairs of employee vacations. However,...

If you have ever sold your home, you are probably familiar with the term “staging.” Staging is the process of giving your home curb...

The M&A market remains white hot and the lower middle market is no exception. Sellers are undoubtedly benefiting from today’s strong...

There are several specific places where companies routinely stub their toes when making acquisitions. Get them right instead — and your...

When selling a business, time is not your friend. Time is the enemy of all deals. In fact, "time wounds all deals" is an expression that...

Selling a business is a very daunting task. It is hard to be objective when you have devoted five, ten, twenty or more years towards...

"Should I sell the family business?" is a question that all owners ponder at various times. There are certainly situations where selling...

It would be nice to live in a world where every business-for-sale was sold at top dollar. While there is no such thing as a perfect...

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Theoretically, value is driven from 2 key components… Cash Flow and Risk. Cash flow is the amount of money a business will generate after...

Private equity firm (PEF) recapitalization has become one of the top reasons that businesses valued at $2-50 million are going to market,...

There is a great deal of emotion that goes into selling a business. In terms of stress, it can be right up there with divorce and the...

So why are vending businesses generally worth less than comparably sized office coffee businesses? In the acquisition market today, a...

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Selling a business can be a difficult decision for entrepreneurs to make, both on an emotional and financial level. There are many...