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Why Vice Wins in a Downturn

June 21, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Gluttony Fast food, alcohol, comfort snacks. Gourmet dining might slow, but the drive-thru thrives. Affordable indulgences—especially food and drink—are recession-proof. People don’t stop treating themselves; they just shift to cheaper comfort. Pizza, Ice Cream, McDonalds, and the local watering hole where you pour out your troubles…they hold and thrive when the world turns dark. They give a moment of pleasure in a day of drudgery.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, News, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: 7, cepa, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, michaelshea, milton, orlando, paradiselost, pride, seven, sloth, transworldbusinessadvisors, wrath

2024 Sold Data From The Largest Business Brokerage in the World

June 17, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Transworld Business Advisors sells more businesses than any firm in the world. We share our sold information for our results nationwide in this podcast for the year 2024.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: business, cepa, ibba, michaelshea, sold, tampa, tampabay, transacations, Transworld, transworldbusinessadvisors

Protect Your Business From The 5 D’s

June 17, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

This podcast episod for Tampa Business Broker Michael Shea covers strategies for business owners protecting their business from the 5 D’s

Filed Under: exitplan, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: businessbroker, cepa, ibba, michaelshea, orlando, tampa, tampabaybusinessbroker

Buying a Main Street Business Without SBA Funding: 4 Practical Financing Options

June 10, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

When it comes to buying a Main Street business—think local service companies, small retail shops, or owner-operated trades businesses—many buyers assume Small Business Administration (SBA) loans are the only game in town. But that’s not always the case. Some deals simply don’t qualify for SBA funding due to the business’s tax returns, owner involvement, or […]

Filed Under: Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: businessbroker, cash, cepa, hybrid, mainstreet, michaelshea, ownerfinance, sba, sellabusiness, seller, tampabaybusinessbroker, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors

What Happens to Employees When You Sell Your Business?

June 9, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

By Michael Shea – Transworld Business Advisors, Tampa, FL One of the biggest emotional roadblocks in selling a business is this question:“What happens to my employees?” As a business owner, you’ve built a team. Maybe they’re like family. You care about them. So naturally, you’re worried that selling the business might put their jobs at […]

Filed Under: Business Management Tips, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: assets, cbi, cepa, certifiedbusinessintermediary, employees, florida, michaelshea, newopportunity, newownership, owners, team, Transworld

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