by Dan Smith | Dec 21, 2021 | Blog
Preparing for your eventual departure from your business can be an emotional process. Whether you are selling to reach a financial goal, start your retirement or begin a new venture, you need to develop an exit strategy. After all of the effort put into making your...
by Dan Smith | Dec 10, 2021 | Blog
The last couple of years have been difficult ones for small business owners, and that may be an understatement. While most businesses are recovering well from the pandemic, they must now battle a labor shortage, shipment delays, and rising costs of both materials and...
by Dan Smith | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog
If you decide to sell your business, at some point you will have to disclose the sale to your employees. There is no way around it and it is a very delicate and risky matter. If you tell them too early, they could become worried about job security and start looking...
by Dan Smith | Nov 15, 2021 | Blog
It’s no secret that there is a labor shortage in the U.S. Many companies are now able to operate remotely, but those that require physical, on-site labor, are finding themselves held back by a lack of applicants. Small businesses everywhere are struggling to keep up...
by Dan Smith | Oct 27, 2021 | Blog
As business brokers, we need to pay attention to business trends in order to stay ahead of the curve and move with the market. Falling behind means having to play catch up, which can be costly. For several years, we noticed the market shifting in favor of big...
by Dan Smith | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a huge blow to restaurant owners everywhere, just when the industry was thriving. Although the dining industry in Florida did not suffer for as long as it did in the other parts of the country, restaurateurs still experienced significant...
