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Small Business Owners Need A Tribe

March 28, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

In my work as a business broker here in Tampa, I’ve met owners who are brilliant at what they do but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of decisions they face. The mental fatigue is real, and it can cloud judgment, leading to poor choices or even paralysis where no decisions are made at all. Without a support system, this stress can become a vicious cycle.

Filed Under: Buy a Business, exitplanning, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: businessowner, challenges, smallbusiness, tampa, Transworld, transworldbusinessadvisors, tribe

Tracking the Right KPIs to Boost Your Business Value: A Tampa Broker’s Take

March 12, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

By Michael Shea, CEPA, CBI, CMAP, BCI – Transworld Business Advisors March 27, 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 often get asked: What should my business be tracking? […]

Filed Under: exitplan, exitplanning, Franchises, News, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company Tagged With: cbi, cepa, exitplan, smallbusiness, tampa, tampabay, tampabaybusinessbroker, tampabusinessbroker, Transworld

How Small Businesses Can Use the Value Acceleration Method to Boost Business Value

March 9, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

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.

Filed Under: Business Management Tips, Buy a Business, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: exitplanning, Lakeland, michaelshea, orlando, smallbusiness, tampa, tampabay

Listening to the Veterans: A Lesson from Hamburger Hill for Business Owners and Franchisees

March 2, 2025 by Michael Shea PA

Did I tell you to spit?

Filed Under: Business Management Tips, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales Tagged With: #1tampabusinessbroker, airborne, business, hambruger, medic, screamingeagles, smallbusiness, Transworld, veterans

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

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