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In our experience, your age has a big effect on your attitude towards your business and how you feel about one day getting out. Here's...

Ben Leonard sold Beast Gear for millions, then watched it unravel. Here’s what he learned when he tried to buy it back.

You already know that your company’s revenue and profits play a big role in how much your business is worth. Do you also know the role...

What are your business goals for the year? If you’re like most owners, you have a profit goal you want to hit. You may also have a top...

Explore the emotional and financial realities after selling your business, and how to plan for life beyond the deal.

When David Perry started his video game company, he filled a dartboard in his office with the names of companies he thought would want to...

Have you struggled to identify a recurring revenue model that will work in your business? If so, you’re not alone. Most owners...

Dan Mytels represents this type of buyer. Through his firm, Salt Creek, he’s acquired 100 businesses—most of them mature, profitable, niche companies where the owner was ready to move on.

A football defensive coordinator needs to protect against an “end run,” a tactical play where your opponent sends the running back wide...

Brent Beshore never set out to be a private equity investor. He didn’t come from Wall Street, never took a finance class, and once had to...

Doug Lowenthal realized $1M in EBITDA meant serious value. But scaling a sale-ready team took more than just great margins.

Volvo recently announced they will make their cars available on a subscription model where consumers will pay one fixed fee per month for...

In an analysis of more than 14,000 businesses, a new study finds the most valuable companies take a contrarian approach to the boss doing...

From CEO to observer, Chang Kim explains the emotional shift of exiting after a $510M deal—and taking time to rediscover himself.

Jay Steinfeld built Blinds.com into a $100 million e-tailer before selling out to Home Depot. Here are five things that made it a...

It can be tough to grow a service business. Clients are typically buying your expertise, and if all you have to sell is time, the size of...

Not all buyers want a quick flip. Brent Beshore shares how to build long-term wealth without sacrificing your values or your team.

When it comes to the value of your business, what happened in the past is much less important than what is likely to happen in the...

We get to see a lot of company founders who are contemplating an exit. Some of our customers get lucky early in life, but in the vast...

About this Episode Mack McLaughlin spent nearly 30 years running FX Design Group—the company networks turn to when it’s time to refresh...