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Fort Worth Businesses Look Ahead as 2025 Market Shifts Continue

From Fort Worth Inc. Fort Worth Businesses Look Ahead as 2025 Market Shifts Continue How Fort Worth Businesses Can Stay Ahead as 2025 Closes by Matthew Johnston Fort Worth has touted its economic growth and success for years and recently ranked fifth best for economic growth across large American cities — besting Dallas and showing […]

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Higher Taxes on the Horizon? Strategies for Business Owners

Our friends at Northern Trust have published an article outlining options business owners have anticipating increased taxes under the new administration and Democrat control of Congress. Their first suggestion is a business sale to get ahead of potentially higher capital gains taxes in the future. With so many buyers eager to make acquisitions, now may […]

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Selection of Counsel

Our friends at Boyne Capital in Miami published the following white paper outlining important aspects for business owners to consider when selecting an attorney in a business sale transaction. K&A has worked with a wide variety of legal counsel over the years and wholeheartedly agree with the need for a competent and experienced attorney to […]

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Growing Business Value When Times Are Tough

Courtesy of Mike Benedict, BOK Financial Growing Business Value When Times Are Tough In times of great uncertainty or disruption, some business owners will panic and bury their heads in the sand. Some will sit tight and wait for things to settle down. But others will try to create opportunity and future growth. Which will […]

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How Coronavirus Is Impacting Lower Middle Market M&A Activity

From Axial.netMeghan Daniels Last week, Axial convened a virtual roundtable of members to review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on lower middle market business owners, M&A activity, and dealmaking. We assembled specialist and generalist investment bankers, corporate buyers and private equity investors (eight in total) to cut across the LMM and understand reactions to […]

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Maxims for Success (Part 26)

Kasper & Associates maintains faith in the American spirit and we believe in the power of positive thinking.  To that end, we’ve presented Maxims for Success — a collection of our favorite motivational quotes, essays and leadership advice. MAXIMS for SUCCESS –Part 26– BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS “Each side always has some validity in business negotiations.  Be […]

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The 5 Most Important Negotiation Skills You Must Master

Key quote: “One of the most powerful things you can do in a negotiation is draw out why the other party wants to make a deal. You can do this by asking questions and building negotiating roots.” From Inc.com The 5 Most Important Negotiation Skills You Must Master By David Finkel Think of all the […]

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8 Need-to-Know Tips for Selling Your Business in 2018

In today’s sellers’ market, good businesses for sale receive a lot of attention from buyers and typically do not stay on the market for long.  Buyers know they must be competitive with their offers in order to stand out from the growing crowd interested in making acquisitions. From Business.com 8 Need-to-Know Tips for Selling Your […]

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How 6 Senior Bankers Are Advising Sellers in a Frothy Market

Noted excerpts: “Valuations are higher…as equity is more abundant, competition for quality assets more fierce, and interest rates lower.” “Higher valuations tend to drive greater selectivity on the part of buyers.” “Continue to drive your business…while seriously exploring the potential opportunities.” From Axial Forum: *************************************** How 6 Senior Bankers Are Advising Sellers in a Frothy […]

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What the NFL and Olympics have in common… and can teach you about business

“Delivering on the biggest stage, when it matters most — that we can do.” From ENO8.com: *********************************** What the NFL and Olympics have in common… and can teach you about business by Jeff Francis The lottery of sporting months is rapidly approaching. Something that only happens once every four years. It’s like a super moon […]