by Robert Dolan | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
I once had a friend, we’ll call him Frank, come to me for help selling his office cleaning business. He had a good size company with about ten employees. He owned all of the equipment and had thorough and consistent cleaners on the payroll. For years, his business...by Robert Dolan | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a business owner, most of your decisions are made based on the numbers. You know how much it will cost to expand, how much you’re willing to spend on technology, and how many employees you need to get the job done. But, you also know there are a lot of decisions to...by Robert Dolan | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here is what it takes: Clean owner benefit over $2 million dollars a year. Tax Returns can be tied to Financial Statements.Repeating customers, ideally under a contract.Accounting records which can be shown month by month and exported to MS Excel.Middle management.A...by Robert Dolan | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the United States alone, more than 10,000 people retire every day. But, most of those people don’t own their own business. All they have to worry about is cashing in their retirement plans. But, you have one more big challenge before your final clock out –...by Robert Dolan | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Declining sales and profits are a BIG DEAL when it comes time to sell. No matter how hard you try to explain it, the facts remain, which creates uncertainty. This is also an issue for a buyer to get bank financing. Most lenders won’t make loans to...by Robert Dolan | Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Selling your business will be one of the largest financial and emotional decisions you ever make. The process could take six months to a year once your business has been listed for sale. But before you even get to that point, you will have to put a lot of time and...