When it comes to the details of selling your business, you've likely considered aspects such as price, non-compete agreements, the training period, and the closing date ..read more

Your plumbing business might be starting to wear on you. If not, it’s certainly taking up a significant amount of time that you’d rather spend doing other things, especially now that you’ve been in business for so long. Even if you’ve only been in business for a few years, you may have found that your plumbing business’s recent growth is something you don't want to manage alone ..read more

So, you’re starting to consider selling your business. Congratulations! The fact that you’re here doing research indicates you believe in doing things the right way, and we couldn’t agree more. Knowing how your business is valued and who you should hire to help you sell it are some of the first pieces of information you’ll need to get the ball rolling ..read more

If your company is generating more than $1 million in earnings, there’s a chance private equity groups and strategic buyers will express interest in an acquisition.  In some cases, this acquisition will require your company to be integrated into another one.   Post-merger (or post-acquisition) integration is one of the key factors determining whether an acquisition will succeed or fail. It can be tricky, though, because a successful integration is just as dependent on less obvious factors than it is on the synergies that make an acquisition so attractive.   ..read more

Have you ever thought about selling your automotive repair business? Are you fed up dealing with employee issues? How about the daunting amount of competitors entering your area? Is the shop invading your personal life, making it hard to spend time with your family? Many owners we’ve worked with were in the same shoes as you ..read more

If you’re the owner of a property management company, you may have thought about planning your exit.   ..read more

If you’ve spoken with a business brokers about getting your business sold, they’ve probably given you a high level explanation of the selling process.   But, with all the moving parts and hired professionals involved, it can be hard to know what your responsibilities are once this process begins.   At MidStreet, we’ve helped hundreds of business owners sell their businesses. Part of our role as business brokers is to inform sellers about the steps they should take throughout the deal.  ..read more

With so many finance terms and acronyms floating around, it can be difficult to keep track of what they all mean. Perhaps even more difficult is keeping track of which ones actually apply to you.   ..read more

If you’re considering buying a business, you probably have a lot of questions.  “What’s the process like?”  “How much money do I need up front?”  “What are my financing options?”   ..read more

If you’re interested in selling your business, you may be doing some research on how businesses are valued. There are lots of misleading theories out there about how to best value a business, including using a multiple of revenue (not good) or a multiple of net profit (even worse ..read more