Despite headwinds, the outlook for small businesses is bright
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Mark Abell As the Trump administration focuses on promoting small businesses and reducing small business effective tax rates,…
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What separates book value from top dollar in a company sale
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Shane Brown Selling a construction company can be a challenging and deflating experience for an owner who spent…
How hidden pension problems hurt company valuations, endanger deals
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Paula Hendrickson and Eileen Shaw What is a business worth? Whatever someone is willing to pay. But like…
Maran settlement to make ESOPs more expensive
Originally published on Benefits Pro By Joe Rankin, Plante Moran Using an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) as a vehicle for a company owner to…
When selling your business, it pays to know the buyer you want
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Joanne Baginski When it comes to selling your business, nothing is as important as knowing which buyer is best…
5 ways small businesses can become more attractive to buyers
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Mark Abell Entrepreneurs who have built businesses with years of blood and toil often find that selling to…
Companies receiving an unsolicited offer should take a breath
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Joanne Baginski A growing number of middle market companies are receiving unsolicited offers to sell their business — given a…
Avoid These Financing Mistakes That Kill Business Valuations
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Mark Abell Having a well-financed business that doesn’t rely on bad sources of debt goes a long way to making…
Planning to Sell Your Company in a Few Years? You Have Work to Do Now.
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Joanne Baginski For middle-market company owners and executives, the last thing they might be thinking about during the growth phase of…
Business owners considering ESOPs: Beware of ‘success fees’
Originally published on Benefits Pro By Joe Rankin Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) have been popular ownership transition mechanisms for small-to medium-sized private companies for…