Knowing the current status of your business prior to selling is crucial in order to make the adjustments needed to get the best possible sales price.

Making life-changing decisions without being certain of the future can definitely lead to fear and hesitation. For business owners, the following fears may prevent you from exiting your business on your own terms.

Deal making is an art, and the goal is ultimate resolution.

People dream of owning their own business for a number of different reasons, but the number one reason we hear from clients wanting to own their own business is, “I want to make a lot of money.”

In these ashes of our “burnt” economy lies the incredible beauty of our individual dreams and the collective potential of our city.

Should we always aim for perfection? Sometimes perfection is the enemy of production.

Many business owners have a hard time imagining the business they built being owned and/or managed by someone other than their own family. This isn’t hard to understand, after all who else should own “your pride and joy” (business) other than, “your pride and joy” (children). Unfortunately, statistics don’t tell us that this is a good idea. Actually the statistics tell us that passing your family business down to your children or children’s children is usually a bad idea.

This is a common question among business owners, and the answer may be this year.