Spinning A Web – Use Your Website To Catch More & Larger Customers
By Carl Grimes, CBI FOUNDER Many spiders catch prey by spinning a web. The bigger the web, the more tightly knit, generally the more prey. The same is true for businesses… Spin a web and catch more customers. Since our founding in 1994, we’ve assessed a lot of businesses, reviewed their internal processes, analyzed their P&L and audited […]
5 Reasons Why Now Might Be The Right Time To Sell Your Business
By Dave Godwin CBI STRATEGIC GROWTH ADVISOR Are you trying to time the sale of your business so that you exit when both your business and the economy are peaking? While your objective to build your company’s value is admirable, here are five reasons why you may want to sell sooner than you might think: 1. […]
Ranking A Business Begins And Ends With People
By Carol Gresham, CBI NWA SENIOR INTERMEDIARY If you had to rank different aspects of your business: products, location, customers, employees, marketing, etc., ask yourself which would rank highest in importance? Drawing on my years of experience as a business owner, your employees certainly rise to the top of the list. Not only will they […]
Main Street Dental Sold
Main Street Dental Sold You’ve worked hard to build your practice and now it is time to work towards an exit plan. Selling your dental or orthodontic practice confidentially and for the most amount of money can be a daunting task. You need a seasoned and hardworking professional to help you do this. The CBI […]
CBI + DRDA On Demand QA
By Kelly Tivis, Loans4Business CBI + DRDA CPA On-Demand Video: Unlocking Your Retirement To Grow A Business | Loans 4 Business Support | CARES Act Update CBI’s Loans 4 Business Program Administrator Kelly Tivis sat down with DRDA CPA’s Suzy Granger who has spent the last several years as the National Business Development Manager for DRDA’s BORSA […]
Many Questions and One Answer
By Jon Holbert, CBI NWA MANAGING PARTNER In my role as managing partner of CBIs Northwest Arkansas division, my team and I help sellers answer the who, what, when, where and why associated with successfully transitioning out of their businesses. Whether it’s a Main Street or lower middle market business, a single response to their […]
Building Business Value
By Dave Godwin, CBI’s Certified Value Builder It’s fun to look back on the companies that have stood the test of time. Despite a few well-financed chicken-focused start-ups, mounting pressure to reduce our dependence on meat, and our growing addiction to fancy coffee, McDonald’s continues to thrive. This year McDonald’s marks its 80th anniversary with […]
CBI Support Through CEA: Certified Equipment Appraisals
By Carl Grimes Why in the world would I need a Certified Equipment Appraisal (CEA)? Understandable question and one we often run into when preparing a business for sale. The most difficult question for most owners to answer is, “What is the Fair Market Value of your equipment? ” In many cases the equipment has […]
A Measured Approach to Grow & Sell
By Carol Gresham, CBI NWA SR. INTERMEDIARY For the past three decades, I have seen first-hand the changing face of entrepreneurship and its continued evolution to include more and more women. Women, who are joining me as fellow business owners, are carving opportunity on their own terms. Together, we’re working to solve problems in the […]