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Why Acquisitions Are Good for Business
Acquisitions are good for business! Despite some of the negativity they receive about corporate takeovers and job security, acquisitions...
What Is My Equipment Rental Business Worth?
The best valuations to use when you need to know how much your company can sell for and the market comparisons you need to be doing before...
The Big Risk: Waiting Versus Selling Your Business Now
Brad Mewes is the founder of Supplement!, a strategic, financial and M&A advisory firm specializing in the collision industry. He gives his...
Life After Selling Your Business
Are you selling your business? Is your network on board? Are you ready? And what comes next? Find out what you need to do to properly...
A Summary of M&A Fees for Sell-Side Transactions
Investment banks offer expertise and know-how that can add significant value to any transaction, but complicated fee structures can be...
Venture Capital Alternative for the IT Entrepreneur
MidMarket Capital, Inc. explains their "smart equity" model and how it can serve both small entrepreneurial firms looking for an investment...
6 Key Components of the Entrepreneurial Operating System
Entrepreneurs looking to streamline their processes will want to listen to this latest Divestopedia podcast with our guest, Mike Paton, who...
Evolutionary Capital: Supporting Second Stage Companies and Their Leaders
Evolutionary capital fits somewhere between venture capital and private equity in the second stage of a company’s growth. Although, only...
Activities That Create the Highest Business Value
Business owners should be spending time on activities that can add the greatest value to their businesses. Rob Slee, renown value creation...
Avoiding the Exclusive Negotiations Trap
Competitive tension is essential to exert control over the sale process and present an enforceable timeline to bidders
The First Question in Exit Planning: Who Is Going to Own Your Company?
The most important question that business owners need to answer is who is going to own their business in a few years. Based on their answer...
Mid-Market Report: Factors Driving M&A in Q4 2015 and Beyond
A summary of Firmex's report created in collaboration with Mergermarket on mid-market M&A projections for 2015. By polling M&A...
Tying the Knot: Getting to 'I Do' with the Right Private Equity Partner
Partnering with a private equity firm is a bit like getting married. Here is some advice on how to choose "the one
Six Critical KPIs That Drive Business Value in the Automotive Aftermarket Industry
Drilling down to the nuts and bolts of financial management analysis offers significant insight on driving business value
How to Increase the Probability of a Successful Exit
Have you defined what a successful exit actually looks like? Do you have a realistic goal for when you want to sell the company and how...
How to Perform a Successful Competitor Analysis (and Use it to Your Advantage) to Maximize Value
The results of a competitor analysis can ultimately help your business to maximize its value through the eyes of a potential acquirer....
Work Smarter Not Harder at Creating Business Value
Excerpts from the book Time Really Is Money: How To Work For $5,000 Per Hour, Burn the Boats Press
The Exclusive Negotiations Fallacy
It is a common fallacy that an exclusively negotiated deal is faster, easier and quieter than a structured process. In reality, the...
How Industry Consolidation Can Impact a Business Exit
Have you considered the stage of consolidation in your industry and how that might impact your plans for an
