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The Process
February 3, 2016 by ACT
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Monetizing Your Life’s Work
February 2, 2016 by ACT
A privately owned business usually represents an owner’s principal asset, and is often the result of a life’s work. Anyone...
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ACT Capital Advisors Announces Paul Hajek as Managing Director
November 15, 2015 by ACT
ACT Capital Advisors announced that Paul Hajek has joined the firm as a Managing Director on June 13, 2017. Paul...
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Timeless Value Trends for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
June 18, 2014 by ACT
After 6 years of analysis of nearly 700 business sale and recapitalization transactions in the lower middle market and the...
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The Mind of the Business Buyer – Valuing an Acquisition
June 18, 2013 by ACT
A Continuing Series on Exit Strategies for Business Owners With apologies to my friends in the appraisal business, does a...
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Will Anyone Pay for Potential?
April 18, 2013 by ACT
Potential. I call it the dreaded P-word. Why is that? So many times over the years I’ve had a business...
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The Deal Works
September 6, 2011 by ACT
Challenges facing business owners attempting to sell their business without professional representation will be reviewed this month. Let’s get started by...
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Intro to Selling Business
August 18, 2011 by ACT
For over twenty years, ACT Capital Advisors has been selling business for owners in Washington, Oregon and California. ACT Principals have closed...
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Where Do Business Buyers Come From?
August 1, 2011 by ACT
Often when I meet with a business owner to talk about how we go about selling a business, I get...
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Private Equity Primer – What’s Brewing?
July 20, 2011 by ACT
I was recently asked by World Tea News to provide insight on the pending IPO of Teavana, since Teavana’s growth...
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