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As hard as it might be to believe, even the smallest “main street” businesses have trouble differentiating themselves from one another....

The United States had a strong 2018 for small businesses and the lower middle market, and as things start to slow back down to a normal...

A lot of lower middle market business entrepreneurs aren’t new to the game. In fact, many begin to look at a lower middle market business...

For owners looking to sell their businesses, it can be hard to know what buyers find attractive. This is particularly true in the lower...

One of the most effective ways to grow your small business is to merge with another small business. The company you are merging with may...

This one's for the entrepreneur strongly considering a dive into the lower middle market and a new business. Opening your own business...

In the world of restaurant mergers and acquisitions, big deals — like 2017’s sales of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen or Panera Bread — tend to...

What’s happening out there? Is it the trade war? Is it the Fed? What about European politics and the weeks-long “yellow vests” protests...

The prospect of starting a business can be frightening. It is a risk and a tremendous opportunity, equal parts challenging and,...

On one hand, year-on-year improvements are what makes companies great; on the other, firms can’t control many of the factors that dictate...

Lower middle market companies are some of the most sought-after assets. These businesses provide one of the best environments for M&A...

Search engine optimization (SEO) will be more significant in 2019. Like previous years, its importance in serving as the stepping stone...

This year has been a very good one for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the United States. That being said, global political...

Nearly everyone would agree that 2018 was a far-from-boring year, and that applies to businesses in the lower middle market as well. With...

We live in unsettled, unpredictable times, as the end of 2018 has proven. For business owners, now is the season to reflect on the past...

Mergers and acquisitions can be tricky – particularly if illegal activity is discovered. When it comes to FCPA enforcement, though,...

Despite the entrepreneurial hype of the Silicon Valley era, not everyone is suited to owning a business— and that's OK. Starting and...

In the lower-middle market, small business owners are always investing in new equipment, products, and services to provide their...

Although tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks this year fueled small-business optimism to hit its highest level in decades, the latest Small...

Some changes to the tax code are posing a bit of a problem for small businesses. Luckily, if you are aware of the change, it shouldn’t...