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How to Get a 5x Multiple When Selling Your Business

June 25, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Whether you’re 5 years from selling or 5 months, I can help you chart the path to a more valuable—and sellable—business. Let’s talk strategy before you go to market.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: 5x, cepa, competitive, duedilligence, michaelshea, multiple, preperation, tampa, tampabay

When Business Partnerships Break Up: How to Plan Now to Avoid Heartbreak Later

June 25, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

By Michael Shea, Transworld Business Advisors of Tampa Bay No one goes into business with a partner expecting it to fall apart. The enthusiasm is high, the vision is shared, and everyone’s ready to build something great together. But as a business broker who’s handled more partnership breakups than I care to count, I can […]

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: buysell, centralflorida, floridabusinessowners, michaelshea, noncompete, partnership, partnerships, Transworld

How to Get Your Business Ready to Sell—The Right Way

June 24, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Getting your business ready to sell isn’t about staging a quick sale—it’s about building a business that someone else wants to buy, at a price that reflects its true value.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker Tagged With: #business sale, bbf, business, cepa, clearwater, ibba, michaelshea, owner, sold, tampa, transworldbusinessadvisors

Why Am I Selling — and Is Now the Right Time?

June 24, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

The Business’s Health
Ironically, the best time to sell is when you don’t need to. A thriving, growing business is far more attractive to buyers than one on life support.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: burnout, dynamics, michaelshea, selling, smart, startup, tampa, timing, Transworld, ventures

Case Study: Strategic Sale of a Nationally Recognized Interior Design Firm

June 24, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

“This was one of the more intricate transactions I’ve worked on. The moving parts — from retail operations to lease negotiations to brand protection — all required intense coordination. But we had the right buyer, the right vision, and a motivated seller. In the end, the deal got done, and it was a win on all sides.”
— Michael Shea, CBI | Transworld Business Advisors of Tampa Bay

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cobrokering, deal, design, michaelshea, sba, strategicbuyer, tampa, tampabay, transworldbusinessadvisors

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