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New Business Applications are through the roof slightly down from 2021. Small business is the backbone of the country.

These times of volatility give business opportunities and also exposes risk as the business market and capital markets fluctuate. While many owners are raising prices to make up the additional costs, others are more worried about losing customers and sales declining. In fact, 74% of owners surveyed say inflation is… Read More »Median Median Revenue vs Median Cash Flow

Pricing a business is important to make sure the right buyers are attracted and down walk during due diligence. Pricing the business too high and prospective client will not look or walk away during due diligence. Pricing too low and you leave money on the table. Thanks BizBuySell for putting… Read More »Median Sale Price vs Asking Price

Transactions listed as closed on the BizBuySell website. 2022 was still a good year, however not as high as 2019. There are still a lot of boomers hanging on trying to get maximum dollar for their business. The business for sale market grew modestly in 2022, with closed transactions up… Read More »Closed Small Business Transactions

As Cyber crime is up around the country, the JP morgan chase survey asked business leaders about the experience with cyber crimes and attacks.

According to the JP Morgan Chase survey, general market volatility is the top business threat as identified by 30% of participants. Followed by competition at 20% of the survey participants. These past years with supply chain and record inflation have allowed businesses to plan or react as quickly as they… Read More »Top Business Threats

Labor shortages have been no secret for the last year, the chart shows how business people reacted to those shortages in the JP Morgan Chase survey. The Federal Reserve has been working to cool down the hiring market, but the latest data shows few substantial changes in the nation’s labor market… Read More »How Did Businesses React To Labor Shortages