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The Wrong Attorney Can Kill Your Business Sale (Here’s How to Avoid It)

July 9, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Not a bad attorney. Not an inexperienced one.
Just the wrong type of attorney.

Filed Under: businessbroker, buyer, clearwater, clearwaterbusinessbroker, exitplan, exitplanning, michaelshea, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: attorney, cepa, certified, experience, ibba, lawyer, Michael Shea, Orlando Florida, Tampa Florida, transworld business advisors

5 Mistakes That Will Kill the Value of Your Business (And How to Avoid Them)

July 9, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

The most sophisticated owners I work with aren’t waiting until they’re “ready to sell.” They’re building a business that’s sellable years in advance.

Filed Under: bestbusinessbroker, cepa, certifiedbroker, clearwaterbusinessbroker, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker Tagged With: #sellmybusiness, business, cepa, Florida Business Broker, ibba, Lakeland, michaelshea, orlando, tampa, Tampa Business Broker, Transworld

The Voice Revolution: Why OpenAI is Betting the Future on How We Talk, Not Just Type

July 9, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

  If you’ve been keeping an eye on the latest tech rollouts, OpenAI just dropped a massive hint about where the future of computing is headed. As reported by Axios, the company is rolling out its smartest voice models yet—GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini—and they are offering them to free users right out of the gate. […]

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Pinellas vs. Hillsborough: Where Middle-Market Buyers Are Actually Looking in 2026

July 8, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Most sellers assume buyers evaluate counties the same way homeowners evaluate neighborhoods. They focus on prestige, traffic patterns, or office addresses.

Filed Under: businessbroker, certifiedbroker, clearwater, clearwaterbusinessbroker, exitplan, exitplanning, michaelshea, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker Tagged With: business, cepa, clearwater, Michael Shea, Middle Market, pinellas, stpete, tampa, Tampa Bay, transworld business advisors

Multi-Generational and Family-Owned Business Transitions in Tampa Bay: What Makes Them Different

July 8, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Family-business transitions are fundamentally different from traditional business sales.

They involve more stakeholders, more emotions, more complexity, and often more planning.

Whether the future involves succession, employee ownership, or a third-party sale, the best outcomes happen when difficult conversations occur before they become urgent.

Filed Under: bestbusinessbroker, businessbroker, cbi, cmap, michaelshea, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker Tagged With: Business Worth, businesses, cepa, Family Businesses, florida, Michael Shea, purchase, seller, Tampa Bay, Transworld

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