Francis Walshe 
M&A advisors and business brokers are both intermediaries: they help owners sell companies by packaging the opportunity, finding and screening buyers, managing negotiations, and coordinating the transaction through due diligence and closing. So, what’s the difference between the two, and which one is likely to be more suitable for your proposed business sale? Here’s all … Read more
If IT documentation is hard to understand, people won’t use it. If it’s painful to update, it’ll become stale, and your team will stop trusting it. If it’s slow to produce, you’ll let it fall to the bottom of your to-do list, where it will become a relic of history. So, your best bet becomes … Read more
There are a lot of business brokers out there, so trying to pick the right one can feel like an enormous chore. In truth, though, it’s pretty easy to disqualify brokers when you’re trying to narrow the field. If a broker doesn’t have experience in your industry, forget about them. If their fees are too … Read more
If you’re looking to buy a blog or YouTube channel, there are two main different types of platforms to consider using: brokerages and open marketplaces. Within both of these categories, there are dozens of companies that can help you to reach your goal (or, at least, that claim they can). Picking between them can be … Read more
If you’re looking to buy an established SaaS business, there are generally two routes you can go down: online marketplaces and business brokers. So let’s go over these two options and discuss where you might use each one, including the potential pitfalls you may encounter as a buyer. How Buying a SaaS Business Works: Marketplaces … Read more
Are you preparing to sell your online business? If so, you may have come across Latona’s, a brokerage firm specializing in online business sales. Latona’s has been successfully brokering online business sales for nearly 15 years, so it could be a solid option for you. Be warned, though; you don’t want to rush into picking … Read more
Not every successful business owner has a successful exit. I’ve seen many entrepreneurs leave huge sums of money on the table because they sold too early or too late, because they failed to shop their company around properly, or because of mistakes during due diligence. These are all easy missteps to make, especially if you’re … Read more
If you’re trying to sell a business, picking the right partner is one of the best things you can do to improve your valuation and overall success. The right broker or listing platform could add significantly to your deal value — not to mention get everything wrapped up more quickly and efficiently. Pick the wrong … Read more
So, you’ve grown your ecommerce site to a seven-figure valuation, and you’ve decided now is the time to sail off into the sunset. No more last-minute shipping panics or heated arguments with overseas suppliers for you. However, before you start thinking about what cocktail you’re going to order first on your celebratory Caribbean cruise, you … Read more
Selling a business online the wrong way could be the most expensive mistake you’ll ever make. Unfortunately, the process is a minefield of potential missteps, and one wrong move could result in a five- or six-figure loss. Here are eight of the best ways to avoid that. 1. Get the Right Partner for Your Sale … Read more
NotaryCam operates in all 50 US states and over 140 countries internationally, which is great if you need to get documents signed across the globe. However, this convenience comes at a cost (up to $75 for an overseas notarization), and with a somewhat dated user interface. Unless you really need NotaryCam (and, in my experience, … Read more
Creating video documentation for standard operating procedures is the bane of many a business leader’s existence. It’s time-consuming, error-prone, and, frankly, boring. Thankfully, technology is finding increasingly useful solutions to this problem, with platforms like Guidde and Whale emerging to simplify procedural documentation — albeit in different ways. So, which represents the better potential investment … Read more
Exiting a business you’ve spent years building is an exciting journey, but there are a lot of potential pitfalls you should be aware of. If you don’t give the process the respect it deserves, you could end up leaving a lot of money on the table. Of course, company sales are always complex, and the … Read more
WalkMe is a leading digital adoption platform that’s used to teach team members how to use enterprise software. With step-by-step walkthroughs that provide real-time assistance, it offers a suite of features to facilitate adoption, automate tasks, and analyze user engagement. However, it’s very much an enterprise tool. It’s a major investment with a steep learning … Read more
If you’re new to the game of buying or selling businesses, you may not appreciate just how much work goes into it. Valuation, marketing, closing – if you don’t have experience with all of these, you could be facing an uphill battle. Luckily for you, business brokers exist for exactly this reason. They connect buyers … Read more
There’s a lot of redundant tech out there these days. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think businesses need a paid app to execute every function in existence. However, one use case that has definitely changed the game for the better is remote online notarization. As soon as you start using it, you’ll be baffled … Read more