Statistics show that only 20 to 30% of businesses that go to market actually sell; leaving up to 80% of those without solid options to harvest their wealth and ensure economic continuity into the next generation. An owner who is “ready” with an attractive business greatly increases the odds that the business will survive a...
--Will Provide More Flexible Succession-Planning and Exit Options for Business Owners MINNEAPOLIS – MAY 15, 2023 – Sunbelt Business Advisors President Chris Jones today applauded Small Business Association (SBA) revisions to rules on 7a loans (the SBA’s most common loan program) that will allow a business owner to do partial sale of a business and...
See our recently sold Automotive Businesses. Cover Story AASP-MN News October 2022 Featuring Bradley Peterson, Sunbelt Business Broker Running a shop – automotive or collision – presents many challenges that keep owners busy, day in and day out. Their lives revolve around the business, and while some of them love it, others are counting the...
Watch a presentation on Valuing Your Business by Chris Jones, President of Sunbelt Business Advisors. Every business owner deserves to know what their business is worth in today’s market. The sale of your company is a major personal and financial decision. Whether you are thinking about selling now, or will continue to grow your business,...
Author: Derek Brown President Brown & Associates Wealth Management You have worked hard for many years to build your business to a point to one day have the financial freedom to work less or not at all. Now, you are considering selling your business in hopes of obtaining that financial freedom. This new phase of...
By Ben Utecht, Super Bowl Champion, Chief Culture Officer for Sunbelt Business Advisors In 2021, 6.1 million viewers tuned into the NFL Draft. Why? Because with a Super Bowl win hanging in the balance, everyone knows recruiting the right players is critical to producing a winning team. Companies, corporations, schools, and non-profits also recruit, or...
A longstanding credo for successful business planning is make specific goals. However, there is such a thing as being overly specific in your goals to the detriment of other things that matter to you. Let’s look at how adding fuzziness to specific goals can make your business planning strategies more fulfilling. Analytics vs. Eye Test...
Running a successful business is complex per se. Adding the element of “family” to a business often creates more complexities, especially as the business grows. Lifelong family bonds and expectations can run headlong into business realities and needs. Today, we’ll share some ideas about how to keep the family business running and the business family...
Successful business owners may face a conundrum as they pursue success. “Though my competitors do something similar, they don’t do it the way I do it. So, how do I know the right way to achieve success, especially if I don’t do things their way?” It’s a bit of a paradox: How can you build...
