“Here is an interesting interview with a business owner who explains the difference between recurring revenue and re-occurring revenue. There is a big difference to buyers and how they value your business," states Sam Thompson, a Minneapolis business broker and president of Transitions In Business. "The discussion also explains the selling process with Indications of Interest [...]
“This interview with Stephen Roseman, president of Spy Optics, includes a quote from Stephen in which he says 'Build a house you want to live in.' Meaning, build a strong business with a sound foundation," states Sam Thompson, a Minneapolis business broker and president of Transitions In Business. "Oftentimes business owners will glossy up a business [...]
“When selling a larger business the stakeholders will often times consider a financial buyer such as a private equity group, or a strategic buyer such as a competitor," states Sam Thompson, a Minneapolis business broker and president of Transitions In Business. "Great story on how the Maple Street Biscuit Company sold successfully to a strategic buyer. [...]
“This is an interview with a business owner that had his exit plan in place right from the beginning" stated Sam Thompson, a Minneapolis business broker and President of Transitions In Business. "He was able to take his business to the next level after implementing a recurring revenue model. Great story on how software companies are [...]
“There are a handful of key selling attributes that buyers of businesses want to see in a business. As a business broker, I find buyers will often ask if the selling business has any recurring revenue." states Sam Thompson, CBI, M&AMI, and President of Transitons In Business. "This interview is a prime example of a business, [...]
“This is an interesting interview," stated Sam Thompson, Minneapolis business broker and president of Transitions In Business, "in which the business owner (seller) explains how his investment banker showed him how to buy time with the initial buyer in order to bring in additonal buyers. The seller also shares detailed examples of how grueling due diligence [...]
“This is a true American success story in which two guys came up with an idea, had a reliable vendor, used creative marketing and worked extremely hard to build an incredible business. As they grew the business they realized they reached a point where they needed to bring in a buyer to help them take their [...]
"Listening to this podcast, I can certainly relate to this owners’ situation as I too had a hospitality business for 29 years that included hiring part time tour guide services." said Sam Thompson, President of Transitions In Business an Edina, MN based mergers and acquisitions firm. "Planning incentive retreats for part time employees can often times [...]
Pathfinder Health offered software to therapists helping patients with Autism. The company founder was creative, but the company had reached a plateau. Tina Youngblood was brought in as a hired gun to turn things around and get the company ready to sell. Within one year, Youngblood had fixed the culture and financials and stabilized the product. [...]
In the last two weeks, we’ve seen a passenger jet shot out of the sky. A super-bug has emerged in Asia. A bun fight in the democratic primaries which will look like a schoolyard tussle compared to the bare-knuckle cage match we’re about to witness in the race to become — or remain — the leader [...]
