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If you own a business and are thinking about whether 2026 might be the right time to sell, there is reason for cautious optimism—along with a clear mandate to prepare...

Everyone’s talking about growth in manufacturing due to reshoring, automation and AI driven productivity. Almost no one’s talking about exit readiness in these companies. Yet the biggest wins in today’s...

When buyers say a business “depends too much on the owner,” they aren’t questioning work ethic—they’re identifying risk, and risk erodes value. No matter how strong the numbers look, a...

I’ve seen more than one deal nearly fall apart when the buyer’s SBA lender started asking tough questions late in the process. Sellers who thought they were weeks away from...