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When I Realized It Was Time to Sell My Business
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Today’s Business Buyer
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016There is an old saying that goes something like this: “The worst day of working for yourself is better than the best day of working for someone else.” As a business owner, you know this to be true. It is a message we deliver to buyers every day. The business buyer of today is a…
Increasing the Value of Your Business
Monday, April 18th, 2016Recently, we discussed developing an exit strategy for your business. Now that you have begun reflecting on how you want to exit your business on your terms: How can you get the most value for your business when you do implement your exit strategy? As a business owner, you deserve to get the most money for…
A Great Accountant: A Business Owner’s Best Friend
Monday, April 11th, 2016Business owners often have much more complicated taxes than the average person, and many utilize the services of an accountant. Of course, an accountant can save you time and money while keeping your sanity in tact. But a trusted accountant can, and should, fulfill two additional roles for a business owner: be a trusted business…
The Art of Prioritizing Tasks and Delegating Them
Friday, April 8th, 2016As your business grows, there always seems to be something sucking up your time. You know the feeling. You’ve worked all day long, but feel like you accomplished absolutely nothing. These time suckers could be anything: answering the hundreds of emails you get everyday, filing the stack of paper on your desk, or sorting through…
Planning Your Exit Strategy: Key to Continued Success
Monday, April 4th, 2016Business Owners should take some time to assess their financial knowledge and skills. Financial Literacy is the knowledge and understanding of financial matters, which would allow an individual to make informed financial decisions. Business Owners make hundreds of decisions every week, ranging from the type of coffee to have in the break room to developing a marketing…
Become a Gateway Business Broker
Thursday, March 24th, 2016Are you thinking about becoming a business broker? Business brokerage is an exciting and rewarding profession. It provides the opportunity to help people sell their business that they have worked hard to build and is usually their biggest financial asset. It also allows you to help people achieve the dream of owning their own business. With…
Business Purchase Financing: Mezzanine
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016Mezzanine financing is basically debt capital that gives the lender the rights to convert to an ownership or equity interest in the company if the loan is not paid back in time and in full. It could be described as a hybrid of debt and equity financing that is is typically used to finance the expansion of…
Business Purchase Financing: Bank Loans
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016Bank Loans are an option that some Potential Buyer can use to finance the purchase of a business. Banks and other lending agencies provide unsecured loans commensurate with the cash available for servicing the debt. “Unsecured” is a misleading term, because banks and other lenders of this type will aim to secure their loans…
Business Purchase Financing: SBA Backed Loans
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016SBA Backed Loans can be an option for financing a business purchase. Thanks to the U.S. Small Business Administration Loan Guarantee Program, favorable financing terms are available to business buyers. Similar to the terms of typical seller financing, SBA loans have long amortization periods (ten years), and up to 70 percent financing (more than usually…
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