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Florida’s 2025 Sponsor Deal Flow: A Market Cooling Into a New Normal

January 21, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Florida’s sponsor investment landscape entered 2025 with signs that the cooling trend seen at the end of 2024 may be here to stay. According to the 1H‑2025 Florida Sponsor Report, deal flow dipped slightly to 258 sponsor transactions, down from 273 in 1H‑2024. While the decline is modest, the reasons behind it are more significant—and potentially persistent.

Filed Under: michaelshea, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: 2025, business, deals, florida, ibba, michaelshea, orlando, quarters, tampa, tariff

How to Fund Your Business Using ROBS—A Guide for Entrepreneurs

January 20, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

The ROBS process sounds complex at first, but here’s a simplified breakdown:

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De-Risking Your Business Before a Sale: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Do It

January 13, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

But even six to twelve months of focused de-risking can materially improve deal terms. Waiting until a business is listed is often too late—buyers can see through last-minute fixes.

Filed Under: businessbroker, Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, michaelshea, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: business, businessbroker, derisk, exit, Lakeland, orlando, planning, risk, tampa, Transworld

Counter-Intuitive Truths About What a Business Is Really Worth

January 13, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

True business value is built long before a sale is ever considered. The work done upstream determines whether a transaction feels reactive and exhausting—or controlled, competitive, and ultimately successful.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplan, exitplanning, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: businessbroker, companies, deals, generations, michaelshea, orlando, risk, strength, tampa, Transworld, transworldbusinessadvisors

The Silent Exit: How to Master Confidential Business Sales in Tampa

January 12, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

If your employees, customers, or competitors find out you are selling before the deal is done, it can cause immediate damage to your business value. That is why confidentiality is the cornerstone of a successful business sale in the Tampa Bay market.

Filed Under: sellerfinancing, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: businessvaluation, cbi, cepa, certified, confidentiality, data, document, loi, michaelshea, orlando, tampabusiness, Transworld

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