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How Business Owners Can Leverage Hot, Growing Industries

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When you own a privately held business, it helps the bottom line to be in a growing industry. Not only does make it easier to improve profits, but it also helps your company become more attractive to potential buyers of your business.

Ibis World issued a report back in February that identified the best industries in which to start a business in the U.S. Today we’ll reveal the eight growing industries and how current private business owners can take advantage of their anticipated growth. [Read more…]

M&A Weekly Digest – July 20, 2012

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This week’s M&A Weekly Digest discusses why private equity firms focus on the lower middle-market, how similar businesses can have different valuations, and the options that the Ansoff Matrix suggests for growing your business. Click on the headlines to read the full articles. [Read more…]

The Challenges of Growing a Business To Make It Buyer Ready

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Those of you that read this online publication on a regular basis know that we started a conversation several weeks ago on the topic of creating a buyer ready business. The first article looked at the emotions involved in deciding to sell and the second article examined some specific steps to create a buyer ready business.

So I was intrigued when a colleague forwarded an article delving into the challenges of growing an “entrepreneurial business.” This is a business that doesn’t just survive through the years but also thrives. This would also be, in keeping with our theme, a buyer ready business. So I thought I would share a few ideas from Ed Hess, professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

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