Business Owners How Will Selling Your Company to an ESOP Affect Your Role as Founder/CEO? If you are considering selling your company to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), you may have questions about how…
Business Owners Is Now the Time to Cash in Your Trash Business? Many family-owned companies in today’s economy are facing a similar dilemma: Should I sell my business now and take advantage of record asset…
Business Owners Selling Your Company? Be Sure Your Cybersecurity is on Point. It happens all too often: a buyer pulls out of a deal or lowers their bid after discovering a seller’s…
Business Owners Owners: Keep Your Eye on Your Equity If you’re a precision machine shop owner, things are looking good right now. The economy is re-opening, and orders are…
Business Owners The Art of Selling Your Business: A Conversation with John Warrillow John Warrilow is an expert on the practice of strategically building businesses for the purpose of selling them. After founding…
Business Owners HVAC Ownership Transitions – Looking Back and Thinking Forward The market for transitioning ownership of HVAC companies has long been active – 2020 was no exception. With the entrance…
Business Owners Preparing for a Transaction — Virtual Business Owner Roundtable On December 12th, in a new spinout of Axial’s virtual roundtable series, a select group of transaction-ready business owners gathered…
Business Owners SEC Amendments Facilitate Capital Access for SMBs In November, the SEC amended its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 to “simplify, harmonize, and improve” aspects of…
Business Owners Business Valuation Misconceptions One of the leading causes of M&A deaths is misaligned valuation expectations. Fair value, or the price that a business…
