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The “Vacation Test”: Why Documented SOPs Are Your Business’s Best Selling Point

March 20, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

If you want to sell your business for 90% or more of your asking price, you cannot afford to “guess” at your systems.

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More Than a Clean Sweep: How to Value Your Cleaning Business Before You Sell

March 20, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

The Tampa Bay area currently benefits from high disposable income and a massive influx of new residents and businesses. A professional business valuation will account for these local market conditions, often adding a “geographic premium” that online calculators might miss.

Filed Under: bestbusinessbroker, businessbroker, clearwaterbusinessbroker, exitplan, exitplanning, maidservice, michaelshea, Selling A Business, Selling Your Company, Tampa Business Sales, tampabusinessbroker, transworldbusinessadvisors Tagged With: carpet, cleaning, clearwater, janitor, Lakeland, lakelandbusinessbroker, largo, maid, michaelshea, mold, newtampa, plantcity, pressurewashing, remediation, tampabay, Transworld

How to sell a manufacturing business

March 20, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Facility Presentation: Much like selling a home, a clean, organized, and visually professional plant floor leaves a lasting impression during site visits.

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Why Your “Profit” Isn’t Your “Value”: 5 Hard Truths From $1 Billion in Business Closings

March 20, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

Most “online calculators” give you a multiple of your net profit. That’s theory. In reality, we use SDE (Seller’s Discretionary Earnings).

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What Happens to Your Tampa Bay Business If You Die Tomorrow? Why Every Owner Needs a Personal Contingency Plan

March 20, 2026 by Michael Shea PA

It’s an uncomfortable question, which is exactly why most owners skip it. But after 21+ years and more than 450 closed transactions in the Tampa Bay and Clearwater markets, I’ve seen what happens when that plan doesn’t exist — and it is never pretty for the family left behind.

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