If your business can only function because you’ve been doing it for 20 years, you’ve created a great job for yourself—but a difficult business to sell.
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How Do You Validate Cash Flow When the Books Aren’t Perfect?
The challenge is that many Main Street businesses don’t have pristine financials. Tax returns may show aggressive deductions. Internal profit and loss statements may not perfectly match tax filings. Owner perks are often mixed with business expenses. In industries such as restaurants, trades, home services, construction, and retail, this is extremely common.
Why Tampa Contractors May Be Sitting on a Gold Mine in 2026
Whether you own an HVAC company in Tampa, an electrical contracting business in Clearwater, a plumbing company in St. Petersburg, or a roofing business in Sarasota, today’s market conditions are creating unusual opportunities.
There is a financing change happening in the small-business acquisition market that sellers need to understand. And I think it is going to have a very real impact on how Main Street businesses get sold. The new SBA SOP changes are putting more emphasis on documented equity, guaranties, collateral, valuation, repayment ability and lender protection. […]
The 10-Part Team You Need When Buying a Business
The broker helps identify opportunities, negotiate and coordinate the transaction.