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Buying a Business: Legal Due Diligence
Buying a Business: Legal Due Diligence 19 January 2026: Buy a Business: Legal Due Diligence “Buying a business requires knowing what you’re buying.” That would seem to be an exercise in stating the obvious

Buying a Business: The Basics
Buying a Business: The Basics 12 January 2026 If you’re thinking of making the entrepreneurial leap and acquiring an already established business, you’re not alone. Buying a business can be an attractive alternative to

Selling a Seasonal Business: Timing Considerations
Selling a Seasonal Business: Timing Considerations 5 January 2026 Selling a business is one of the most important decisions an entrepreneur can make – and usually the most financially impactful of their life. The

Selling a Business: The Challenges
Selling a Business: The Challenges 29 December 2025 The world of privately held businesses is experiencing a dramatic shift as a large number of business owners face the inevitable: “Every business that doesn’t fail

Selling a Distressed Business
Selling a Distressed Business 22 December 2025 Selling a distressed business can, from the owner’s standpoint, seem impossible. Not unreasonably, they’ll asked us, “Who would buy a distressed business?” Admittedly, selling a distressed business

Selling a Business to the Employees: The ESOP Option
Selling a Business to the Employees: The ESOP Option 15 December 2025 For many business owners, deciding when to exit their company is a momentous decision. The next one is deciding “how”. Both decision

Selling a Business Quickly
Selling a Business Quickly 8 December 2025 This week, we’re re-posting an article by a broker in our network, Jason Huett, founder and CEO of Wisconsin-based Collaborative Commercial Business Brokers and a member of

Selling a Business: Why You Shouldn’t Do It Yourself
Selling a Business: Why You Shouldn’t Do It Yourself 1 December 2025 Selling a business is an enormous decision, one that involves a careful balance of financial strategy, emotional readiness, and legal processes. Selling

The Silver Tsunami: The Coming Wave of Business Sales
The Silver Tsunami: The Coming Wave of Business Sales 24 November 2025 Over the next decade, a historic shift in U.S. business ownership is set to unfold. The Baby Boomer generation, which has driven

Selling a Business: One Man’s Journey
Selling a Business: One Man’s Journey 17 November 2025: Selling a Business: One Man’s Journey The following story is true, though names have been changed. I had input from others in writing this post.