Case Study #37: Built for Communities, Acquired by Cracker Barrel
Scott Moore built Maple Street Biscuit Company. His confidence and willingness to take on risk was vindicated in a $36M acquisition by Cracker Barrel.
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Book Club #22: Never Split the Difference, by Chris Voss
Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It with strategies from Chris Voss including Mirroring, The 7/38/55 Rule and the Accusation Audit.
Business Owners Must Act: Strategy, Finances, Marketing and Administration
Right now, business owners don’t have the luxury to process and grieve: they have to act and do so decisively. Here are some strategic actions to consider.
Don’t Panic: Business Buying and Selling in the Age of COVID-19
We continue to tell our clients here at Apex: don’t panic. Those who keep their heads when everyone is losing theirs will prosper when conditions improve.
ACT Fast for SBA Funding!
CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): Additional guidance is needed from the SBA on how banks are to start processing applications.
Case Study #36: Airline Software and the Value of a Patent
Timothy O’Neil-Dunne has been an aviation and travel insider for years and his most recent business, Air Black Box, was acquired by 777 Partners in early 2019. Along with his fellow co-founders, Timothy was able to create a way for airlines to sell more seats by using new software to access very old technology which […]
More Key Questions for Buyers to Ask
Some time back, we took a high level view of the types of questions that buyers in a transaction should consider asking sellers. We looked at questions like “why are you selling?” to “what will you (the seller) do next?” To complement those more cerebral questions, we’re adding a list of more specific questions that […]
Key Parties in a Transaction
All transactions end with a buyer and seller signing on the dotted line and checks and wire transfers making their way to their final destinations. But there are many key parties that help get a transaction to that finish line. In this article, we’ll identify those key players and how to make them a winning […]
Corona Virus and Your Business
It wasn’t that long ago that we were discussing the effects of an election year upon the business climate, and early in 2020 it seems that the dominant story is a flu-like disease that the world seems uncertain about in general. While it’s true that in many parts of the world consumers are still spending, […]
Selling a Franchise Business
Here at Apex we’ve sold every type of business you may have heard of, and at least a dozen you could probably have never imagined. But franchise businesses add a few additional wrinkles to the process that it’s important for any buyer to be aware of. In this article, we’ll discuss those wrinkles and how […]
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