Entries by Apex Business Advisors

Trends Up

Quite frequently, we are asked by various professional and networking groups to give our impression of the state of the overall business environment. Also, potential buyers and sellers want our viewpoint because of our unique ability to have confidential access to many businesses and their financial histories. We feel that although there is always a […]

The Huge Gamble

Save time and money and reduce your risk by investing in an existing business operation. There are plenty of statistics available that reveal the risk of starting a business, buying a new franchise, or buying an existing business. Without getting into the fine detail and analysis – starting a business from scratch is a HUGE […]

Broken Nest Egg

Many of our business owner clients who want to sell are doing so because they are ready to retire. They have a plan in place, the business is at least stable, and they want to start interviewing potential buyers. We have another set of potential business owner clients who continue to delay the sale of […]

Jeff Crooks’ Anniversary

Apex Business Advisors would like to congratulate Jeff Crooks for having the longest tenure, and being the most successful broker here at Apex. He has been our lead broker now for over 12 years. That’s quite an accomplishment in the business broker world! Jeff is best at bringing professionals to a deal to help with […]

Good Businesses Don’t Come to Market Everyday

If you wait for the perfect situation before attempting to buy a business, you could miss out on great opportunities. For example, let’s say a service business is cash flowing $250,000 per year and is priced at three times cash flow ($750,000). It comes on the market and we let our network of buyers know […]

Jumping the Gun

You’ve planned to sell your business for some time. You’re tired and ready to retire. You’ve got a buyer knocking at your door. You’ve agreed to a price with the buyer and he seems like a good guy. So, now you’ve got the urge to go to the beach or play golf or anything other […]

Working Capital Needs

Buying a business is one of those times in life when you feel true accomplishment. You are going to be able to show all those knuckleheads in the corporate world that you can do it better! The deal is done, now it’s you and the seller working through the transition. Pat yourself on the back […]

Legal Fees – The Inexpensive Option

We’ve all heard the countless jokes about attorneys and their fees. You’ve likely even heard someone relay a real-life complaint about legal bills they’ve incurred. But some of the worst real-life horror stories that we’ve heard involve clients or customers who decided to forego paying an experienced attorney to guide them through a transaction. When […]