Still a Seller’s Market for Business Owners Looking to Exit? By Chris Jones, President, Sunbelt Business Advisors The markets just closed out the worst week since the pandemic. Inflation is at a 40-year high, prompting the Federal Reserve to raise rates by 75 basis points. Further rate increases are expected in 2022 as the Fed...
For the past two years, I have worked with Edible franchise owners across the nation as they have endured and thrived through the pandemic. So much has changed for Edible owners, and yet so much has remained the same. It is still hard work to keep up with everything that is changing and who wants...
The Fourth of Four Installments in our Series: Managed Service Providers In our previous blog post titled, Why IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) businesses are being acquired, we discussed the current market frenzy over cloud-based technologies and the heightened activity with mergers and acquisitions within the Managed Service Provider industry. In this article, we cover...
As your successful business grows larger and matures, you should always be on the lookout for forces that can diminish its value. New companies and competitors constantly aim at the top dog by identifying and exploiting weaknesses. To mitigate this constant threat, you should do two things. Identify what makes your company valuable.Protect those assets...
The Second of Four Installments in our Series: Managed Service Providers In our previous blog post titled,Why IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) businesses are being acquired? , we discussed the current market frenzy over cloud-based technologies and the heightened activity with mergers and acquisitions within the Managed Service Provider industry. In this article, we cover...
The First of Four Installments in our Series: Managed Service Providers There is an acquisition frenzy over cloud-based technologies in the marketplace today.If you are a business owner in this space, this should interest you. A primary factor is heavy demand for managed services by banks and healthcare in the light of market and regulatory...
Written by Sam Baird, Business Advisor, Broker and Industry Expert Technology businesses are different than those in any other industry; that’s why aligning intellectual property strategies is critical to business success – and establishing business value. Patent Pitfalls A phrase commonly used that makes investors excited is “patent pending.” But what exactly does that mean?...
A core variable in valuing a main street business is Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE). SDE quantifies the earning power of the business for an owner-operator.
Most business owners do a terrible job when it comes to selling or otherwise transitioning from their businesses. Consequently, they are leaving tremendous amounts of money on the table. Consider the following statistics from a recent Exit Planning Institute (EPI) survey. 80% to 90% of most business owners’ financial assets are bound up in the...
