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Transition Periods in a Small Business Acquisition

Almost all business acquisitions include a transition period. This post details the purpose of transition plans, their structure and compensation, and more.

Why Owners Should Reasonably Price Their Businesses

Setting an asking price for your business is a mix of art and science. In this article, we run through our best practices for pricing a small business for sale.

Buy or Sell a Houston Small Business

Houston has a well-earned reputation as the home base for massive operations in energy, aerospace, and shipping. We're dedicated to making Houston a hub of small business activity as well.

Customer Concentration in Small Business Sales

Customer concentration is a measure of how reliant a business is on a small group of customers. In this post, we’ll dig into why it matters, how to calculate it, and what to do about it.

How to Value a Cleaning Business

Understand the how the value of a residential or commercial cleaning business is calculated, the factors that impact the valuation and how to analyze the health of a cleaning business as a seller or buyer.

How to Value an Auto Repair Shop

Understand the how the value of an auto shop is calculated, the factors that impact the valuation and how to analyze the business health of a shop as a seller or buyer.