By Michael Shea, CEPA, CBI, CMAP, BCI – Transworld Business Advisors March 11, 2025 As a Tampa-based business broker with Transworld Business Advisors and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®), Certified Business Intermediary (CBI), Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (CMAP), and Board Certified Intermediary (BCI), I’ve seen countless business owners fixate on one number when […]
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Trust But Verify
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“Mike is a no-nonsense, straight-talking guy that knows this business better than anyone. He’s an amazing broker and goes above and beyond for his clients.”
Its’ Not Fortune Cookie Wisdom…Its’Just Logic
Bridging the Wealth Gap and Value Gap: A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Retirement and Selling Smart By Michael Shea March 11, 2025 If you’ve ever watched Moneyball—and if you haven’t, go check out this clip here—you’ll remember the scene where Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, is trying to rebuild the Oakland A’s on […]
How Small Businesses Can Use the Value Acceleration Method to Boost Business Value
Enter the Value Acceleration Method, a proven strategy that helps business owners maximize their company’s worth, prepare for profitable exits, and create financial opportunities for themselves and their families. In this post, we’ll explore how this method works and how small business owners can apply it to transform their companies into wealth-building engines.
An Advertising Genius, John Morgan, The Strongest Balance Sheet Wins, and Size Matters
To illustrate this, let’s draw a parallel to a famous line from attorney John Morgan, founder of Morgan & Morgan, who once quipped in an advertisement, “Not all attorneys are the same.” I always found this to be so on point. And I thought it appropriate for my business as well.