Shaping the Future of the BBF
Orchestrating the progress of the BBF as usual, the Board of Directors met on the 22nd of September 2023, in the first in-person session since 2019. It was the first of many future third-quarter face-to-face board meetings. The meeting format was scheduled where the board of directors met in the morning half of the session. Then, the afternoon session was open to all members. It was a...Read MoreThe Power of Specializing in a Niche
For years, I’d heard the saying: “The riches are in the niches.” Although I believed it, fear prevented me from truly adopting it in my business brokerage practice. I kept asking myself: Could I turn away listings outside my niche? How much revenue might I lose? What if specializing failed? Though I often considered specializing,...Read More
The Different Buyers You Might Encounter
If you’re selling a business for the first time, you might have a preconceived notion of the type of buyer that’s most likely to purchase your business. However, the truth is that sellers often get competitive and attractive offers from buyers that they were not expecting to have an interest in their business. Let’s take a look at some of the variety of buyers you might encounter on the path...Read More
The Complexities of Business Valuations
Many buyers and sellers are not aware of the complexities that go into appraisals for businesses. To get the most accurate results, a business needs to be looked at from a variety of angles. When completing a business valuation, we look at everything from comparable businesses to EBITDA. There are a lot of nuances involved that are customized depending on the business at hand. Without looking...Read More