There’s a Perfect Storm Approaching for Exiting Business Owners On January 1, 2011 about 8,000 Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 – 1964) turned 65 years of age. Every…
Quality of Earnings: A Critical Component of Due Diligence One of the most important steps of selling a business is when a buyer performs a “Quality of Earnings” review…
What is an Earn-out? Disagreements emerge in any negotiation. For transactions in the middle market, the friction is typically around price. Despite months of negotiation,…
Why Selling Your Company Takes Longer Than You Think It’s taken years to build your business, but now it’s time to move on. The question is: how long will…
3 Essential Preparations for Raising Growth Capital John Greathouse, a contributor at Forbes, once compared the process for preparing to issue equity to a Major League baseball…
Seeking Capital? Take a Fresh Look at SBA’s Loans The Small Business Administration (SBA) is often not a first choice for small business owners looking for financing, but the…
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Making An Acquisition With the economy in a sustained recovery and lenders willing to help, many business owners are considering making an acquisition as…
How to Choose An Investment Banker Choosing a qualified, experienced investment banker with relevant transaction experience to represent your company might be the most important decision…
Business Valuation: An Introduction to Pre/Post Money Valuation Pre-money and post-money are frequently used terms to describe the valuation of a company when raising capital. In this post,…
