As demand for our services grows we have been able to find (after extensive searching) highly experienced executives and former business owners to join our team. We are excited to have these three gentlemen join the Apex Business Advisors team: Paul Temme, Scott Swim, and Jerry Meinert. All have entrepreneurial backgrounds and are great resources […]
Not all of us have huge estates that will require the depth of planning of a George Lucas. However, his story is a reminder of all business owners that there is a dire need for in depth estate planning so that your estate, including your business, can transition smoothly. George had the foresight to sell […]
Most accountants advise their clients to take the S-Corp election rather that remaining a C-Corp. There are going to be a few specific situations that will require keeping the C-Corp, but the majority of small to mid-sized businesses meet the S-Corp criteria. The principle advantage to choosing the S-Corp vs. the C-Corp is the tax […]
There are several companies that tour the country setting up Business Value seminars or Grow Your Business seminars, or some variation of those. They are good at pumping up the audience, promising to increase the value of a business, guaranteeing at least one buyer at a high valuation price, and pressuring to sign a contract […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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