Buyers have different reasons for buying businesses and even more varied ways they wish to operate them once they take over. In this article, we won’t be discussing those businesses that will be near 100% absentee or will require a complete tear-down and reboot. Instead, we’ll be talking about the sort of business that we […]
Part of the process on the seller side of a transaction is deciding to sell and getting a valuation. As buyers scrutinize the businesses they examine, there are three questions we encourage them to consider. All of them are centered, understandably, around profit. Profit to Pay Salaries Whatever goodwill you’ve generated over the years with […]
In a previous article, we’ve made the case for buying instead of building. However, you may be interested in buying a business run by a franchisee who has multiple locations in place. Every franchise is different as to what they expect from someone who is buying from an existing franchisee. Our goal in this article […]
Answering an Ad In 2001 Joe Keeley was just a college student looking for a part-time job. He saw an ad for “hockey player wanted to watch kids, $10/hour.” Keeley happened to be a hockey player, which wasn’t so unusual in Minnesota, and eventually, he was hired. This turned into a three-year relationship in which […]
One of the very first questions we get from prospective sellers is “How long will this take?” The truth is that we’ve seen anything from 2 days to 2 months to 2 years…but the average will be 6 to 9 months. And that doesn’t include the “pre-listing” process – your actual decision to […]
One of the biggest values we add to any transaction is helping to coach sellers on the various buyers that may line up to buy their business. We want to negotiate leverage and make buyers compete for a sale. We can only do that if we convince our sellers to be patient and to […]
Photo Credit: woodenearth.com We really have a wealth of experience in our office here at APEX. People come from insurance, real estate, and financial services backgrounds. And when they become brokers they often bring CFP, CPA, real estate, and even health and life insurance certifications and licenses with them. Those certifications give them […]
One of the reasons people enjoy working with us is knowing that the buyers we bring to the table are financially qualified. We’ve done our part to make sure that we aren’t going to introduce you to people who just want to kick tires. But being financially qualified is only part of a successful transaction. […]
Scott Miller started Miller Restoration, a firm in the property damage industry, in 2005. He managed to sell his company after 12 years for 3.5 times earnings, but only after two failed attempts. If we pay attention, we can benefit from his hard-earned lessons. Building to Sell Scott had always assumed that he would […]
We’ve said before how important it is to cultivate a relationship with your banker. Such a relationship will be important not just throughout the lifespan of your business but particularly when you want to craft an exit. That said, sometimes market conditions, or the conditions of your business, call for alternative forms of […]
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