The residential real estate market in Canada has been feverish since the new year. People are eager to make winning offers on homes—tackling their home buying competitors with big offers and speedy transactions.  Katerina Georgieva of CBC reports that home ...

The Covid-19 Pandemic has unveiled how important it is for businesses to swiftly adapt their operational strategies to accommodate of societal change. As Tara Hunt articulates, “the most obvious shifting of business priorities [over the past year] has been towards ...

Steadfast and determined to find the business that suits your entrepreneurial vision, you’ve set aside the time necessary to research, define and refine your criteria for the business you’re going to purchase. After days, weeks or, even, months of using ...

In his book Buy Then Build, bestselling author and acquisition entrepreneur Walker Diebel expresses that “acquisition is more affordable than you think.” For many entrepreneurs, this proposition seems questionable. Buying a business certainly sounds expensive.  As with the purchase of ...

Reaching this stage of the acquisition process is reassuring. Commend yourself because you’ve made admirable progress, and your dedication and diligence aren’t unnoticed. Many interested buyers don’t make it to this pinnacle stage of making an offer, but you’ve contested ...

Interview Spotlight VW: Tell us about your business. What’s Anita’s mission and history? TG: We are an organic food company who manufacturers whole grain flours. We also sprout grains, blend baking and pancake mixes and have a full line of ...

When it comes down to it, how do you actually buy your target business—the enterprise of your eye that has significant cash flow and exciting potential? The answer is: through the fruition of a perfected financing package.  A good financial ...

There’s a common yet unfair assumption about business brokers that looms throughout the business buying ecosystem.  More often than not, business brokers are seen as acquisition professionals with a reputation of breeding hostile environments. Yes—in every environment bad seeds exist; ...

It’s not a secret that the process of buying a business can be lengthy, complicated and arduous. Once a buyer gets to the point of the process where they’ve struck a deal—after they’ve completed their search, found their target, made ...

Things are beginning to feel promising. After reviewing several businesses for sale, your buyer instincts have set in, and you’re confident gathering information about potential acquisition opportunities. You’ve connected with constructive and trusted advisors. You’re optimistic about the current business ...