Business Broker Listing Process: Week-by-Week Guide (2026)
Home / Guides / Current article Business Broker Listing Process: Week-by-Week Operational Guide (2026) The business broker listing process is the 24 to 32 week operational sequence that runs from the day a seller signs the engagement agreement through the closing wire, and most owners have no idea what the broker is actually supposed to […]
How to Be an Independent Business Broker: Solo Playbook (2026)
Home / Guides / Current article How to Be an Independent Business Broker: The Solo Operator Playbook (2026) Learning how to be an independent business broker means leaving a firm’s brand, payroll, and lead flow behind to operate as a solo M&A advisor with full control over your book, your fees, and your retention. The […]
How Does a Recession Affect Mergers and Acquisitions (2026 Guide)
Home / Guides / Current article How Does a Recession Affect Mergers and Acquisitions: Volume, Multiples, and Winners (2026) The honest answer to how does a recession affect mergers and acquisitions is that deal volume typically drops 25 to 40 percent year over year, EBITDA multiples compress by 1 to 2 turns on private equity […]
How to Start and Sell a Business: Build-to-Sell Playbook (2026)
Home / Guides / Current article How to Start and Sell a Business: The Build-to-Sell Playbook (2026) Anyone planning how to start and sell a business needs to accept one uncomfortable fact first: roughly 80% of small businesses listed for sale never close, and the largest single reason is owner-dependence, according to John Warrillow’s Value […]
Is Mergers and Acquisitions Good for the Company Employees? (2026)
Home / Answers / Current article Is Mergers and Acquisitions Good for the Company Employees? The Honest Answer (2026) The honest answer to is mergers and acquisitions good for the company employees is that it depends on four variables: the type of deal (strategic buyer, private equity, or roll-up), the employee’s role (essential operator versus […]
How Mergers and Acquisitions Affect Employee Compensation (2026)
Home / Guides / Current article Salary Adjustment After Acquisition: How Mergers and Acquisitions Affect Employee Compensation A salary adjustment after acquisition is not automatic: in a stock sale your employer and pay usually carry over, while in an asset sale the buyer rehires you on a new offer letter and can reset salary, bonus […]
Mergers and Acquisition Hospital Template: Deal Guide (2026)
Home / Guides / Current article Mergers and Acquisition Hospital Template: LOI, Diligence, and Closing Playbook (2026) A mergers and acquisition hospital template is not a generic asset purchase agreement with the word “hospital” pasted into the recitals. Hospital deals carry Certificate of Need approvals, Anti-Kickback Statute exposure, Stark Law physician arrangements, HIPAA business associate […]
How to Write a Business Plan for Acquisition (SBA 7(a) Template, 2026)
Home / Guides / Current article How to Write a Business Plan for Acquisition: The SBA 7(a) Template (2026) A business acquisition business plan is the document an SBA lender and a seller read to decide whether you can close the deal and run the company, and writing one is the skill most first-time buyers […]
How to Sell Your Business to Others: 2026 Owner Playbook
Home / Guides / Current article How to Sell Your Business to Others: The 2026 Outside-Buyer Playbook Learning how to sell your business to others, meaning outside third-party buyers rather than family, management, or an ESOP, is the difference between a 4x EBITDA broker exit and a 7x competitive-auction exit. BizBuySell’s 2026 Insight Report shows […]