(Austin, Texas), September 9, 2019 – Construction and engineering companies led M&A activity according to the Q2 2019 Market Pulse Report published by the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), M&A Source and the Pepperdine Private Capital Market Project. This is a notable change from the manufacturing...
Software companies are attractive to many buyers and investors. Software companies with the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model are especially attractive. Their financial appeal comes from their recurring revenue, high margins, growth and scalability. If you have a healthy, growing software business, there are strategic and financial...
Private equity firms used to ignore emerging technology companies until they had scaled. That left venture capitalists, angel investors, family, and friends as the best options for entrepreneurs with small, growing businesses. But in the last couple of years, traditional private equity firms and some...
Quality employees are essential for the long-term success and growth of any business. Many entrepreneurs learn this simple fact too late. Regardless of what kind of business you own, a handful of key employees can either make or break you. Sadly, businesses have been destroyed...
The IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey Report for the fourth quarter of 2018 has a range of interesting insights. The survey’s purpose is to provide an “accurate understanding of market conditions for businesses being sold in Main Street (values $0-$2MM) and the Lower...
Forbes author Keith Gregg’s, February 8, 2019 article, “Using Tech to Enhance and Sell a Business,” has a range of interesting ideas that business owners should explore and embrace. Gregg looks at three big ways that business owners can use technology to help them get...
If you’re a service provider, it can be difficult to separate the service from the provider. Your customers might demand you, which means you can’t scale your business beyond the number of hours you’re willing to work. In the absence of a point of differentiation, offering...
CompTIA Research Report, January 2019 The global information technology industry is on pace to reach $5 trillion in 2019, according to the research consultancy IDC. The enormity of the industry is a function of many of the trends discussed in this report. Economies, jobs, and personal...
(Austin, Texas), February 25, 2019 – Business advisors say that the intense pace of mergers and acquisitions that occurred in 2018 is likely to continue into 2019, but not for much longer. According to the Q4 2018 Market Pulse Report published by the International Business...
A recent article from Divestopedia entitled “7 Fundamentals to Due Diligence You Need to Know” explains the due diligence process and what it means regarding sellers and buyers and their roles in the process. Whether a company is being sold or it is merging with another company,...