Grow Your Business Through Acquisitions
by Dave Godwin Over the last few years, organizations favor acquisitions to either merge ideologies or kill the competition and unite to take on bigger players. The $19 billion Whatsapp acquisition by social media giant, Facebook set the industry buzzing as to why Mark Zuckerberg paid such an unbelievable amount. Was it the growing popularity […]
Tax Increase? Taxed Enough Already!
by Carl E. Grimes My wife and I recently had a wonderful 50th wedding anniversary and celebrated at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. We were given a special rate ($79 per night for a two-night stay + $10 per night for parking) and very satisfied with all the amenities and our visit in general.When we […]
Sold! Commercial Beverage Equipment Company
Connor Grimes, CBI Central Arkansas office owner announced the sale of Commercial Beverage Equipment to Geoff Thompson. Shep Campbell, CBI Central Arkansas Senior Intermediary with years of experience brought the deal to a close. Commercial Beverage Equipment specializes in on-site repair and maintenance of coffee brewers, tea brewers, cappuccino machines, espresso machines and many more! Over […]
Bad News in a Kind Way!
By Carl Grimes Selling or buying a business is intensely personal whether you are a buyer or seller. Having personally bought and sold numerous businesses and participated in over 800 business sales in my career as a Professional Business Intermediary, I know how downright scary it can be as you travel a trail never traveled […]
Working Smarter or Harder?
By Dave Godwin How’s your workload these days? If the pandemic has forced you back into the weeds of your business, you’re not alone. Many owners are again doing tasks they haven’t done in years because they have had to lay off front-line staff or their employees have fallen ill or are caring for someone […]
Urgent or Important?
By Jon Holbert Those who know my wife and I, know that we’re big fans of bluegrass music. We love the historic nature of the music and the outstanding musicianship demonstrated by the bands in the genre. The lyrics can also be quite comical at times. One tune has a phrase kind of like this, […]
Setting Yourself Up for Success When Selling
By Max Avery As a business owner, the idea of selling your business may have come up from time to time. The SBA reports that one in every three businesses has a plan to sell and that fewer and fewer businesses are being handed down through the family. Regardless of what stage you are in […]
Overcoming Business Covid-geddon
By Dave Godwin Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing a terrifying event. Although not at the level of enduring a war zone, the events of early 2020 may leave you feeling similar symptoms. If you’re like most business owners, the first quarter of the year was progressing like any […]
CBI Tulsa Has New Leadership
Jon Holbert and Dr. John Sherrill have acquired the well-established Confidential Business Intermediaries/CBI Team Tulsa office according to Carl E. Grimes, Chairman and Founder of CBI. Holbert is Managing Partner of CBI Northwest Arkansas and Tulsa, with over a decade of experience leading Teams and facilitating the sale of businesses. Holbert is a Certified […]