Podcasts

In this episode of the Growth & Exit Digest, the host, Mike Levison sheds light on the present state of the market for selling businesses, influenced by the imminent retirement wave of Baby Boomer business owners. This phenomenon brings both opportunities for younger buyers and challenges for sellers due to...

In this episode of the Growth & Exit Digest, Mike Levison highlights the significance of tax planning in successfully executing a business exit. He emphasizes the difference between short-term versus long-term capital gains tax and how asset holding duration can aid in reducing the tax burden. Further, he discusses the...

Mike Levison of the Growth and Exit Digest podcast encourages business owners looking to sell to take steps to secure their brand identity. These include understanding your brand’s value, ensuring post-sale brand integration goes smoothly, preserving your business’s legacy, and using legal protections. With a comprehensive brand equity assessment, owners...

In the fourth part of the eight-part series, Mike Levison from Value Acceleration Partners addresses the critical areas business owners need to consider when planning to sell a business, focusing on the impacts of a sale on employees, preventive measures for disruption, and maintaining business continuity. The uncertainty a sale...

In the episode, Mike Levison, founder of Value Acceleration Partners, explores crucial aspects of selling a business. He discusses the need for personal and professional goals alignment for the seller, contemplating activities, hobbies, and life changes that were sidelined due to business. Mike also considers the role of the seller...

In the podcast episode, Mike Levison, founder of Value Acceleration Partners, explores the concept of readiness to sell a business, emphasizing that it’s more than a financial undertaking but also a significant turning point in a business owner’s life. He breaks down readiness into three main areas: mental preparedness which...