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The business owners who walk away with the most money aren't the ones who got lucky with their buyer. They're the ones who started financial planning 2 to 3 years before listing. This guide covers the full timeline - what to do 24-36 months out, in the year before listing, during the deal itself, and after closing. Entity structure, tax modeling, retirement contributions, estate planning, insurance transitions and how to build an advisory team that protects what you've spent

Atlanta Home services businesses are in high demand from individual buyers, strategic acquirers, and PE roll-up platforms. But the dynamics that drive value in a plumbing company are different from pest control or landscaping. This guide covers realistic SDE and EBITDA multiples by trade, what buyers pay premiums for across all services, how recurring revenue transforms your valuation, technician retention strategies and how to prepare your business for the strongest exit in

Selling a medical practice is fundamentally different from selling any other business. Insurance panel credentialing, HIPAA compliance, patient record transfers, corporate practice of medicine rules, and extreme provider dependence create challenges that don't exist in other industries. This guide covers how medical practices get valued in Atlanta, who's buying (PE, physicians, hospital systems), the credentialing timeline, and how to prepare your practice for the strongest p

HVAC businesses are one of the most in-demand acquisition targets in the Southeast right now, driven by private equity roll-ups, recurring revenue models and a buyer pool that far outpaces the number of quality companies for sale. This guide covers how HVAC companies get valued in Georgia, what buyers pay premiums for, PE buyers vs individual buyers vs strategic acquirers, how to prepare your maintenance agreements and technician team for sale and why the current window may n

Selling a restaurant is not like selling any other business. Lease terms, liquor license transfers, food cost ratios, health department compliance, and extreme owner dependence make restaurants one of the hardest categories to sell. This guide covers how restaurants get valued in Atlanta, what buyers care about, how to prepare your POS data and licenses, the liquor license transfer timeline that kills deals, who buys restaurants in this market, and the mistakes that cost sell

Your business partner just told you they want out. Now you're facing one of the most complicated situations in business ownership: unwinding a partnership without destroying the company you both built. This guide covers your three options (buyout, third-party sale, or dissolution), how to value a partner's share including minority and marketability discounts, how to fund the buyout, what your operating agreement should say, and the mistakes that turn a manageable transition i

You closed the deal and you're holding the largest check of your life. Now what? Most sellers don't plan for what happens after closing, and the 6 to 12 months following the sale is when the most expensive mistakes get made. This guide covers the 90-day rule, understanding your tax obligations, building your post-sale financial team, a framework for allocating proceeds, whether to buy another business, and the emotional transition nobody talks about. Written for Atlanta busin

If you own a business and you're going through a divorce in Georgia, the company is almost certainly going to be part of the settlement. This guide covers how Georgia equitable distribution law treats business ownership, how the business gets valued in a divorce and why both sides hire their own experts. Your three options for keeping or selling the business, the mistakes that cost owners the most money and when to involve a business broker during the process. Written for Atl

Do I need a business broker to sell or buy a business? This guide is transparent about what brokers actually do across the lifecycle of a deal, what they charge (commission rates, upfront fees, buyer-side representation), when you genuinely need one, when you might not, the difference between a broker and an M&A advisor, and how to evaluate and choose the right broker for your situation. Written by an Atlanta broker who'd rather be honest than oversell.

When you sell your business in Georgia, the difference between a well-structured deal and a poorly structured one can be hundreds of thousands of dollars in after-tax proceeds — on the exact same purchase price. This guide breaks down the taxes you'll owe when selling a business in Georgia, how asset sales and stock sales are treated differently, how the purchase price allocation affects your bill, and the strategies sellers actually use to keep more of what they built. Writt

If you own both your business and the building it operates out of, you have more options than most brokers will tell you about. Sell them together, keep the real estate and lease it back, do a sale-leaseback, or run two separate transactions — each path leads to a very different outcome. This guide breaks down all four options, the lease issues that make or break these deals, and how to figure out which structure fits your situation.

The purchase price is only part of the deal. Learn how business sales are actually structured — asset vs stock sales, seller financing, earn-outs, and the terms that determine who really wins at the closing table.

Selling your business is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll make. This step-by-step guide walks Atlanta business owners through the entire process — from deciding to sell through closing day.

Every business owner wants to know what their company is worth. Here's how businesses are actually valued in the Atlanta market — SDE, EBITDA, industry multiples, and the factors that drive your number up or down.