
Franchisors vs. Franchisees: Why Private Equity Likes Both
It’s official, private equity investors like franchises. This wasn’t always the case, but in recent years, there’s been a wave of private equity funds investing behind multi-unit concepts of all varieties.
October 25, 2019/by Mark Gartner
How to Value a Private Company
As a business owner, you probably have a general sense for the range of value for your company based in formal or informal analysis.
September 9, 2019/by Mark Gartner
How to Find an Investor for Your Business
Raising capital is often cited as one of the more difficult exercises in business which is a fascinating paradox given how much of it is available to business owners.
August 15, 2019/by Mark Gartner
Private Equity vs. Venture Capital: Similar but Mostly Different
At 60+ years since the birth of the Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) industries, it’s easy to marvel at what they’ve become from their humble beginnings in the 1950’s.
July 31, 2019/by Mark Gartner
Don’t Stay Past Midnight – Reflections on Knowing When to Sell Your Business (Part 6)
If you’ve been with us for the preceding weeks, you know that we’ve been walking through a list of six ways to objectively determine if it might be a good time to consider the sale of your private business.
June 21, 2019/by Mark Gartner
Don’t Stay Past Midnight – Reflections on Knowing When to Sell Your Business (Part 5)
If you’ve been with us for one or more of the preceding weeks, you know that we’ve been walking through a list of six ways to objectively determine if it might be a good time to consider the sale of your private business.
June 14, 2019/by Mark Gartner
The Art of the Humblebrag
Remember when bragging used to be considered a bad thing?
June 11, 2019/by Mark Gartner
Don’t Stay Past Midnight – Reflections on Knowing When to Sell Your Business (Part 4)
If you’ve been with us for one or more of the prior weeks, you know that we’ve been walking through a list of six ways to objectively determine if it might be a good time to consider the sale of your private business.
May 24, 2019/by Mark Gartner