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The Critical Mistake That Turns Customers Into Haters—And How to Avoid It

August 18, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Be generous, transparent, and gracious even when a relationship ends. Let folks leave with dignity, not bitterness. Because the real business value isn’t just the transaction you close today, but the trust that brings people (and their friends, and their networks) back tomorrow.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: bni, businessbroker, cepa, ibba, Lakeland, tampa, tampabay, Transworld

What Really Builds Wealth? Lessons for Tampa’s Small Business Owners from the Asset Breakdown Chart

August 18, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

  If you’re serious about building wealth in Tampa Bay, here’s a chart you need to study—a visual breakdown of where people at different net worth tiers actually keep their money. It’s eye-opening for any aspiring business owner, current entrepreneur, or anyone looking to level up their family fortunes. Let’s break it down, Shea style: […]

Filed Under: Case Study, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: academic, bni, cepa, ibba, michaelshea, significant, tampabusinessowner, Transworld

Most of the Time it is Bad Owners not bad businesses – There in lies an opportunity

February 25, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Why Buying a Distressed or Failed Business Can Be a Smart Move By Michael Shea, Tampa Bay Business Broker When most people think of buying a business, they picture a thriving operation with steady cash flow and a pristine reputation. But as a seasoned business broker here in Tampa Bay, I’ve seen firsthand that some […]

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: bni, distress, ibba, murphybusiness, opportunity, smallbusiness, sunbelt, tampacashcow, vikingmergers

ChatGPT: How you can use it today in your small business

February 27, 2023 by Michael Shea PA

I wanted to understand its output, viability, potential implications, and possible utilization in the market for small business owners. So here are the 3 top uses for Chat GPT for small businesses…and my small I mean those bootstrapping themselves to growth and market share.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bni, chatgpt, content, Lakeland, language, smallbusiness, tampa, translate

How inflation impacts the sale of your business

November 15, 2022 by Michael Shea PA

How Inflation Impacts the Sale of your Small Business From the pandemic’s supply chain issues to the current worries over rising inflation, many small businesses have been struggling to adapt to the sudden shifts of today’s economy. With inflation in June hitting 9.1%, more than the Dow Jones estimate of 8.8% for the month, more […]

Filed Under: Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: bni, businessowner, cfp, cpa, financialplanner, inflation, Lakeland, obj, orlando, orlandosentinal, publix, tampa

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