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Polk County and the Lakeland / Winter Haven Metroplex….where to buy and grow a business

July 11, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

Stuck between coastal Tampa Bay and Orlando. Polk County is seeing massive growth. The cost of housing and explosive growth of the two metroplexes puts Polk County in a unique situation. The Lakeland / Winter Haven Metroplex is within commuting range of both Cities. Housing and a Diverse Economic base of manufacturing, education (4 universities), […]

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: growth, Lakeland, orlando, polkcounty, tampa, tampabusinessbrokermichaelshea, winterhaven

I’m ready to sell, where do I start? Steps to selling your business

July 7, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

I’m ready to sell, where do I start? Steps to selling your business Business owners are like a diamonds—no two are alike. The same holds true for why a business owner opts to sell their business. Each business owners’ reason for selling varies and will be based on a variety of calculations from preparing for […]

Filed Under: Business Management Tips, Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: michaelshea, tampa, tampabusinessbroker, Transworld

Why Is Your Brand So Damn Important

June 25, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

Ray Kroc : It’s not just the system, Dick. It’s the name. That glorious name, McDonald’s. It could be, anything you want it to be… it’s limitless, it’s wide open… it sounds, uh… it sounds like… it sounds like America. That’s compared to Kroc. What a crock. What a load of crock. Would you eat at a place named Kroc’s? Kroc’s has that blunt, Slavic sound. Kroc’s. But McDonald’s, oh boy. That’s a beauty. A guy named McDonald? He’s never gonna get pushed around in life.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Franchises, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: #franchise, branding, emotion, hershey, kroc, recognition, smallbusiness, Transworld

As A Seller You Need To Know Where The Money Is Coming From

June 23, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

Debt Financing: Private equity firms may leverage the assets of the target company to secure debt financing for transactions. This can involve obtaining loans from banks, issuing bonds, or utilizing other debt instruments. The debt is typically repaid using cash flows generated by the acquired company.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: coinvestment, company, debtfinancing, fundraising, generalpartner, orlando, Orlando Business Broker, orlandobusiness, privateequity, tampa

Your Brand and A National Brand…They Are Symbiotic

June 16, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

Branding Matters…often times franchisees and agents and local owners see them as conflicted…quite the contrary…brand power is symbiotic when deployed correctly

Filed Under: Business Management Tips, Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: brand, businessbroker, michaelshea, nationalbrand, personal brand, tampabusinessbroker

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