Business Owners When Should Your Company Build Instead of Buy? Is acquisition always the best path for companies looking to grow and accelerate investor value? Not necessarily. That answer might…
Business Owners 5 Things the Mid-Market’s Most Innovative CEOs Have in Common When were the seeds for today’s most innovative mid-market businesses sown? Mike Votto, founder of Votto Vines, was on vacation…
Business Owners EBITDA Adjustments From Crazytown At least once a week, we find ourselves looking through adjustments made to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization…
Business Owners Why CEOs Should Score Investment Banks Before Picking Up the Pen Like most M&A activities, there is no perfect formula for choosing an investment banker or M&A advisor. As CEO, you…
Business Owners 5 Questions for Investment Bankers on the First Call Recently, we featured an article about what investment bankers tend to ask CEOs on the first call. But what questions for…
Business Owners Is Invoice Factoring Right for Your Business? CEOs looking for financing may not consider invoice factoring as an option. But for some businesses, factoring may be a…
Business Owners When EBITDA Is Just a Number: The Limitations of EBITDA Experts agree that EBITDA has limitations and should be taken in the context of other factors in the transaction. Buyers…
Business Owners Leadership Do’s and Don’ts from the 2016 Presidential Candidates The first presidential primaries are rapidly approaching. For CEOs and business leaders, the race offers a helpful primer in leadership…
Business Owners How Using Adjusted EBITDA Can Make Your Business More Attractive to Buyers Getting a better valuation is one of the most important considerations when selling a business. Using an adjusted EBITDA calculation…
