Episode 41 – Neutral Third Party Valuation

On today’s episode, Andy and Doug discuss why a neutral third-party valuation is a good idea. As you’ll hear in the episode, the key is a neutral, credentialed professional.

Are you considering selling your business? Are you considering entering the world of entrepreneurship? If so, please get in touch for a FREE consultation. The best way to learn about us is at our website, which includes connecting with DougAndy, or the rest of the Apex Team.

Episode 40 – Core Value: We’ll Tell You The Truth

Today we share a s few stories about living our core value of telling the truth.

We live in the real world and are here to give you proper advice, not sugarcoat things to make them sound good. We all benefit by setting honest and straightforward expectations regarding the sale and purchase of a business. We have been involved in hundreds of transactions and have experienced the success of knowing what it takes to get a deal done. There is no one formula or way to do it, so remaining flexible and being creative is essential.

Are you considering selling your business? Are you considering entering the world of entrepreneurship? If so, please get in touch for a FREE consultation. The best way to learn about us is at our website, which includes connecting with DougAndy, or the rest of the Apex Team.

Episode 39 – 1031 Exchange

On today’s episode, Andy and Doug discuss the pros and cons of a popular tax deferral strategy, the 1031 Exchange.

Are you considering selling your business? Are you considering entering the world of entrepreneurship? If so, please get in touch for a FREE consultation. The best way to learn about us is at our website, which includes connecting with DougAndy, or the rest of the Apex Team.

Episode 38 – Economic Issues

On today’s episode of the Apex Business Advisors podcast, Andy and Doug discuss how current economic issues impact buying and selling a business. Topics include inflation, rising interest rates, and employee retention and recruitment.

Episode 37 – Mailbag (We answer listener questions on our first mailbag episode.)

In this podcast, we answer listener questions on our first mailbag episode!

Are you considering selling your business? Are you considering entering the world of entrepreneurship? If so, please get in touch for a FREE consultation.

Episode 36 – Confidentiality Breach

On today’s episode of the Apex Business Advisors Podcast, Andy and Doug discuss what to do when your business is confidentially listed, and someone asks if your business is for sale. Was it broken confidentiality or a coincidence? We discuss strategies for how to answer that question.

Episode 35 – Tips for Telling Employees after Close

Andy had a recent close where the Buyer and Seller asked for advice on the best way to tell the employees. He and Doug discuss some tips and tricks for effectively letting your employees know you have sold the business.

Episode 34 – Broker Spotlight: Jeff Crooks

Jeff Crooks has been with Apex for nearly 22 years. He stopped by to share his story. On this episode of the Apex Business Advisors Podcast, you’ll hear about his first deal, how he found a secret to success of the buyer search, and he shares advice for buyers, sellers, and new brokers.

Episode 33 – Festivals, eBay, Etsy, Amazon Business – Salable or Not?

We recently spent time at a festival that made us wonder, are these businesses salable? In this podcast, we discuss whether online businesses like Etsy shops, Amazon resellers, and the tents at festivals and art shows are salable or not.

Episode 32 – Planning to Sell

On this episode of the Apex Business Advisors Podcast, Andy and Doug answer a question from a networking meeting – what are the first things I need to do to prepare to sell my business?