We had the pleasure of interviewing Denise Logan today, who is a national speaker, author and specialist in working with sellers of companies to determine and plan what's next for their life after business! Denise calls herself the "Seller Whisperer" and wrote a book in fable form called "Seller's Journey" that tells the story of a seller and his advisers on a trek...
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,...
Excerpts from the book Selling a Business for Dummies, written by Barbara Findlay Schenck and John Davies, CEO of Sunbelt To paraphrase Paul Simon, you have nearly fifty ways to leave your business, and selling comprises seven of them. Your selling options range from the obvious cut-all-the-strings approach by selling your business outright to selling...
By Keith Payne Licensed Business Broker, Sunbelt Business Advisor and Independent Insurance Specialists Many business owners that we meet with are often wondering if the time is right to considering selling their business. Often times they believe to have “the ideal or incumbent buyer” that they feel will be able to take over the business. With that,...
By Randy Krivo, Licensed Business Broker, Sunbelt Business Advisors and M&A Advisor, True North Mergers & Acquisitions As a business broker, I have met with countless buyers over the years and most of them narrow their search to businesses that are in industries in which they have past experience. In some instances, that’s the right...
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...
In our #PoisedForExit episode today, we featured Jason Early, President of BizEquity, which is a software service that advisers use for valuing a privately held company. If valuation has been on your mind, this episode is for you! BizEquity was founded to "democratize business valuation" for privately held companies who are not backed by Venture Capital or Private Equity. It is a...
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...
For the 100th Episode of #PoisedForExit, Lisa Meyer, advisor with Sunbelt, was invited to interview a client of hers, whose growth strategy has been to acquire other companies in his industry. He's got a system for that, and a strategy that works. Jeff Rahn, President of On Time Service Pros began his career as an employee and...