Washington Politics
Mike Van, Business Intermediary Many of us voted in the November 8th, 2016 election, an election which may go down as one of the most important elections of our time. In the same breath November 11th is Veterans Day and…
Category Creative Business Services Posts
Thought I Was Done Vetting Out All The Details
Bob Wolter, Business Intermediary Recently, I was working diligently with a business owner and successfully marketing his business on a national level. I thought I had done my best vetting out all the details, hairs and warts, etc. We were…
Money Talks
John Foster, Business Intermediary Always nice to be a guest of Greg Anderson, host of Money Talks on WOMT Radio in Manitowoc. HERE is a link to my July 21 show when I spoke about the 7 critical steps in…
8 Questions Business Owners Should Ask Before Transitioning Out
Michael Schwantes, Business Intermediary Have you heard the phrase, “Re-Fire rather than Retire?” The author of this article, 8 Questions Business Owners Should Ask Before Transitioning Out, uses it to propose business owners begin to re-purpose their lives long before…
Public – Private Sector Collaboration
Jim Olsen, Business Intermediary Development projects in urban settings often require both public sector approval and co-operation. This of course can be manifest in public investment from programs such as Tax Increment Financing. What can be of even greater value…
The Earn-Out Can Help Meet Sellers Goals
Gary Van Sistine, Business Intermediary An “earn out” is an option a seller might include in the terms of a listing contract to cover a projected spike in year-end profits that wouldn’t necessarily be averaged into the “trailing 36 months”…
Three Metrics to Consider Now for an Accurate Business Valuation
Michael Schwantes, Business Intermediary Many of the business owners we serve hire us first to develop a valuation of their company, and perhaps later hire us to market and sell it for them. At any point in time, we know…
Cheese Market News article
Bob Wolter, Business Intermediary In the article, It’s A Seller’s Market Today But A Perfect Storm Is Brewing, that I wrote and was in a recent issue of Cheese Market News, it has a message you should pay attention to…
The M&A World is Turning the Corner
Josh Phillips, Business Intermediary We have all heard from our inner circle of professionals, friends, and family that things are starting to get better. No matter what metric you choose to use as your basis for that knowledge, one that…
Deal Busters
John Foster, Business Intermediary There can be many reasons why business broker deals fail. It is estimated that nearly 20% of all M&A deals don’t close AFTER an APA or SPA is inked. Samuel Howard of Axis recently highlighted four…