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What I've learned selling businesses like yours.

Straight answers on what your business is worth, how a sale actually works, and the mistakes that quietly cost owners money. No fluff, no sales pitch.

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Exit Planning
The 3-Year Exit Plan: Selling for More by Starting Early

The owners who get the most for their businesses start preparing years ahead. What a 3-year advance plan looks like, year by year.

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Buying
How to Buy a Business: A Comprehensive Guide

A step-by-step guide to buying a business, from setting your budget to closing: SBA financing, due diligence, and what to check before you offer.

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Deal Process
From Listing to Closing: The Steps of a Typical Business Sale

What happens from the day you list to the day of closing, and how long each step takes.

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Valuation
How Much Is My Business Worth?

How business valuation works for a small business: SDE, multiples, and what determines the number a buyer will actually pay.

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Selling
How to Sell a Business: A Charlotte Broker's Complete Guide

A step-by-step guide to selling a business, from valuation to closing. What to expect, what it costs, and how long it really takes.

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All articles

14 posts
Exit Planning
The Business Was Worth More Three Years Ago

Momentum, not just financials, drives what buyers will pay. Why waiting to sell usually costs owners more than they realize.

5 min read
Deal Process
A $5M Offer Isn't Always Worth $5M: Why Deal Structure Determines What You Keep

Two offers with the same headline price can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars in what a seller actually keeps. Why structure matters as much as price.

5 min read
Buying
Buying a Business? Get Serious About How You Appear to Sellers

A good listing can draw hundreds of buyer inquiries. The screening process that decides which few actually reach the negotiating table.

4 min read
Deal Process
5 Mistakes That Can Derail Your Business Sale

The same avoidable errors keep surfacing at the worst possible moments. Five mistakes that derail business sales, and how to avoid each one.

7 min read
Market
2025 Year in Review: The Small Business Sale Market

The 2025 small business transaction market: deal volume, median sale prices, cash flow multiples, and time to close, from BizBuySell's full-year data.

2 min read
Deal Process
Due Diligence: What to Expect As a Seller

A transaction attorney on the five areas of due diligence that take the most time, and what sellers should compile before it begins.

5 min read
Deal Process
Negotiation Tactics For a Business Sale

Four proven approaches to negotiating a business sale.

2 min read
Selling
Five Misconceptions About Selling a Business

The negotiation doesn't end at the LOI, not every buyer has financing lined up, and other myths that trip up first-time sellers.

2 min read
Valuation
The Risks of Underreporting Income for Business Owners

Underreporting income to cut your tax bill can cost far more at sale than it ever saved. Why clean financials matter years before you list.

2 min read