Business Accounting
How Your M&A Deal Could Go Sideways Even After Closing — and How to Prevent It
Your M&A deal closed successfully, but this "minor" detail could still derail it.
Acquisitions
Business Operations & Logistics
The Best Buyer for Your Business Isn’t Always the One With the Biggest Checkbook — Here’s What to Watch For
By Lisa Piercey
Business Accounting
The Quiet Revolution Making Business Ownership More Attainable Than Ever
The next generation of deal-makers isn't waiting for a fund; they're building one, fraction by fraction.
Building a Business
He Started an eBay Side Hustle at 14 – Then Grew It Into a $92 Million Business
Fiverr acquired Lior Pozin's company, AutoDS, last year.
By Sherin Shibu
Business Legal
Don’t Sell Your Business Yet — These 3 Earnout Secrets Can Save You Millions
Even if they're not malicious in intent, buyers can potentially impede the founder from achieving the earnout — with no recourse. Here's how to protect yourself.
Building a Business
My Business Tapped Into a Misunderstood Market and Made $760,000 in Year 1
Daniel Rotman's real-world pain point inspired an innovative — and lucrative — business.
By Amanda Breen
Buying a Franchise
A Major Restaurant Operator Just Cashed Out of One of Its Biggest Brands — Here’s Why
The sale marks a strategic shift — and is a sign of how fast-food giants are rethinking growth.
Building a Business
I Scaled My Regional Business Into a National One With Smart Acquisitions — Here’s How
Growth isn't only about selling more. The right acquisitions can transform a local company into a national presence if you approach them with discipline, culture and customer trust in mind.
Business Accounting
Why I Bought a Business Instead of Starting One — And Why More Smart Professionals Are Doing the Same
Why acquisition beats startups for speed, stability and long-term returns for experienced professionals.
By Lisa Piercey
Business News
Warren Buffett Just Made His Largest Deal in 3 Years, Likely His Last as CEO
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, 95, led a $9.7 billion deal to buy OxyChem, a petrochemical unit within Occidental Petroleum.
By Sherin Shibu
Business Accounting
Why Mergers and Acquisitions Aren’t Just for Big Corporates Anymore
M&A isn't just for Wall Street anymore; it's for Main Street, too.
Buying a Franchise
A Gas Station Giant Just Bought a Restaurant Franchise for $566 Million — Here’s Why
The massive acquisition demonstrates how convenience retailers are moving deeper into food service — and reshaping the franchise landscape.
Building a Business
I Sold My Company to Snapchat for $54 Million — These 5 Takeaways Still Guide Me Today
Building something people genuinely want and proving demand with real traction before chasing investors is what attracts the right buyers.
By Kirk Ouimet
Building a Business
My Profitable Company Is Worthless to Investors — Here’s Why That Works in My Favor
My business is profitable, stable and 25 years strong — but it has no transferable value. Here's why some successful companies just aren't built to sell and why that's not always a problem.
By Gene Marks
Building a Business
Acquisitions Fail When Leaders Ignore These Drivers of Business Value
Most acquisitions fail not because of bad numbers, but because leaders overlook the hidden drivers of value — brand equity, customer trust and frontline relationships.
By Juan C. Rezk
Building a Business
Why Every Entrepreneur Needs an Exit Mindset from Day One — and How I Learned This the Hard Way
Here's why entrepreneurs must build their businesses with the end in mind.
Business News
Amazon Is Acquiring Bee, an AI Wearable Startup That Sells a $50 Listening Device
Bee's core product is a $50 wristband that resembles a Fitbit and listens to everything you say.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
Think You Need Millions to Buy a Business? Think Again. Here’s How to Do It Without Raising Any Capital.
How to build a fundless buyout strategy — a flexible path to long-term wealth creation.
Building a Business
The Overlooked Shortcut That’s Helping Founders Scale Faster, Safer and Smarter
Micro-acquisitions are the smart founder's shortcut. Here's why.
Business News
A Hot Chicken Chain Founded in 2017 Was Just Acquired for $1 Billion: ‘One of the Great Entrepreneurial Journeys of our Time’
Four childhood friends took Dave's Hot Chicken from portable fryers in a parking lot to a billion-dollar restaurant acquisition.
By Erin Davis
Business News
Skechers Is Going Private in a Nearly $10 Billion Deal, the Footwear Industry’s Biggest Ever. Here’s What to Know.
Skechers had been a publicly traded company for 26 years.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
‘Futures Are Intertwined’: Elon Musk xAI Buys His Own Social Media Platform, X, in a $33 Billion Deal
The deal values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
An Nvidia Competitor Just Turned Down Meta’s $800 Million Offer to Buy It. Here’s Why.
The company's CEO is "confident" in its success, even as it competes with giants like Nvidia and AMD.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
‘Major Milestone’: Dollar Tree Is Selling Its Family Dollar Chain For Over $1 Billion. Here’s Why.
The buyers are private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
‘No Better Name’: Napster Acquired for $200 Million to ‘Disrupt’ the Metaverse
Napster was once a file-sharing service that allowed users to download songs for free.
By Sherin Shibu
Business Accounting
Not All Buyers of Your Business Are Created Equal — Here’s What to Consider
It is very easy to assume that you should focus on finding a buyer who will pay the highest valuation for your company. However, there are many more things to consider before picking the right buyer for your business.
By George Deeb
Thought Leaders
5 Key Principles for Successfully Attracting the Right Acquisition
The talent platform space is consolidating, here's what every entrepreneur can learn from its acquisitions.
Building a Business
Willy Wonka Inspired Me to Say ‘Yes’ to Anything for a Year. Here’s How It Led to a $200 Million Company Within 17 Months.
It's funny how much you can learn from what kids watch.
By Amanda Breen