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Should You Buy a Business Before Selling Your Own?

December 15, 2025 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you plan to sell your company anytime soon, a quick acquisition beforehand is almost always a value-destroying mistake. Here’s why.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: ISVs, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, MSPs, Pre-Sale Acquisition, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business, Selling Your IT Services Company, tuck-in, VARs

Why Every Founder Should Know Their Working Genius

November 19, 2025 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 7 minutes(And why mine surprised me). Most leaders are not struggling because they’re “bad” at something. They’re struggling because they’re working outside their natural wiring.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Advisor Selection, M&A, M&A Advisor, mergers and acquisitions, Personal Exit Readiness, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business

10 Things Buyers Get Wrong in M&A Deals

November 6, 2025 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 7 minutesThese are the 10 most common buyer mistakes that I’ve seen derail deals (and that sellers should recognize and steer around).

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Buyers, EBITDA, EBITDA Adjustments, Escrow, Holdbacks, ISVs, Life After the Sale, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, MSPs, Net Working Capital, Prepare to sell, Private Equity, Quality of Earnings, Selling Your Business, Selling Your IT Services Company, VARs

Should You Stay or Should You Go?

February 25, 2025 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the most important questions every business owner should ask themselves in advance of a sale is whether they plan on staying or leaving post-transaction.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Life After the Sale, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Personal Exit Readiness, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business

From Planning to Profit: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful M&A Transactions

June 24, 2024 //  by Katie Spokely

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe most successful M&A transactions happen to those who plan and prepare in advance. But you need to know what to work on, and that is exactly what this checklist provides.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Addbacks, Advisor Selection, Data room, EBITDA Adjustments, GAAP, Get Acquired for Millions, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Normalizations, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business, Valuation

Doors to The M&A Academy Are Opening Soon!

June 14, 2023 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe will be releasing my M&A course, Ready…Set…SELL, at the end of July 2023! Get on the waitlist to be a part of the founding class, who will get a variety of perks.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Get Acquired for Millions, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Prepare to sell, Ready...Set...SELL, Selling Your Business, The M&A Academy

6 Key Points That MUST Be in Your M&A NDA

July 6, 2022 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 7 minutesI often see sellers question what to include in an NDA for an M&A transaction. Hint: you can’t just use your standard day-to-day NDA. Here are 6 things that must be in your NDA with a prospective buyer. 

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Category: UncategorizedTag: M&A, M&A Agreements, mergers and acquisitions, NDA, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business

My Office Just Burned Down to the Ground – The 6 Documents You Should Store In The Cloud NOW

April 19, 2022 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis was a real text I received from a colleague. Here is a warning on the top documents you should focus on locating and storing in the cloud NOW, so you aren’t left hanging in the case of an emergency!

My Office Just Burned Down to the Ground – The 6 Documents You Should Store In The Cloud NOWRead More

Category: UncategorizedTag: Due Diligence, M&A, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business

When an Asset Purchase Can Be a Stock Sale

February 23, 2022 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 6 minutesAn F Reorganization is a tool that allows for a stock sale to be treated as an asset purchase by the buyer, with added benefits for the seller. Here’s a high level view of what an F Reorganization is, why you might want it as a seller (or buyer), and a step-by-step breakdown of how it works.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Capital Gains, F Reorg, F Reorganization, ISVs, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, MSPs, Prepare to sell, Selling Your Business, Tax, VARs

Top 10 Tips: How to Create Financial Projections or Forecasts

November 17, 2021 //  by Linda Rose

Reading Time: 7 minutesProjections are a critical step in selling your business (especially for top dollar). Here are 10 tips/best practices for creating financial projections or forecasts (as well as a few things to avoid).

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Financials, Forecasts, ISVs, M&A, MSPs, Prepare to sell, Projections, Selling Your Business, VARs

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