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2021 Q1: Who Purchased $500K-$1MM Businesses?

This week, we are sharing characteristics of those who purchased businesses in Q1 2021 (Market Pulse Survey) for less than $500,000, $500,000 to $1 million, $1–2 million, $2-$5 million and $5-50 million.  $500K-$1MM: Buyers in this sector were:  • First time buyers (37%), existing companies (30%), serial entrepreneurs (27%)  • Motivated to buy a job (30%) gain a horizontal… Read More »2021 Q1: Who Purchased $500K-$1MM Businesses?

HR Recruiting!

Companies need to hire, but to do that they first need to hire the people who do the hiring. Postings for human resources jobs have jumped to 52.5% above the pre-pandemic baseline, according to research from Indeed. It’s a stunning comeback for HR departments, where postings plunged to 56% below… Read More »HR Recruiting!

2021 Q1: Top 3 Industries by Market Sector

According to the Market Pulse 2021 Q1 survey in the Main Street market, personal services were trended throughout the sector. In the lower middle market, manufacturing and construction/engineering dominated industry transitions. Source: IBBA & M&A Source Market Pulse 2021 Q1 (published 5/26/2021) #DeltaBusinessAdvisors #MergersandAcquisitions #BusinessBrokers #MandAMarket #DailyBusinessAcumen #MASource #IBBA #MarketPulse #MainStreet

Technology Used When Shopping

No surprise….baby boomers are both far less likely to have used tools like QR codes or augmented reality while shopping, and less interested in using them in the future.