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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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 […]
Lessons for Small Businesses from “The Other Guy Blinked: How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars”
Pepsi embraced its underdog status, framing itself as the scrappy, youthful challenger to Coke’s stodgy giant. This narrative resonated with consumers and kept Pepsi in the game. Small businesses often feel dwarfed by larger competitors, but that’s not a flaw—it’s an opportunity
Listening to the Veterans: A Lesson from Hamburger Hill for Business Owners and Franchisees
Did I tell you to spit?