January 2013 M & A Survey Results In 2020, the youngest baby boomers will turn 55 years old, and baby boomer business owners, who own over 75% of the 6 million+ private bus… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/mergers-and-acquisitions-survey-results/
January 2013 What Could Your Business Sell for Today By Joan M. Ridley, CEPA, CBI, CFP™ Let’s start by defining “sell” as the total amount an acquirer would pay at closing inc… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/what-could-your-business-sell-today/
September 2012 The C-Word and 7 Others to Avoid at Work By John Warrillow and Joan M. Ridley, CEPA, CBI, CFP™ The majority of businesses in America today started out as servic… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/c-word-and-7-others-avoid-work/
September 2012 Tips for Attracting a Private Equity Group By Joan M. Ridley, CEPA, CBI, CFP™ Private Equity Groups, sometimes called a “PEGs”, invest in privately held busines… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/tips-attracting-private-equity-group/
July 2012 Why Biz Pre Sale Prep Takes So Long By Joan Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI Business owners are often surprised to learn how long it takes to prepare a business for sale. It… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/why-biz-pre-sale-prep-takes-so-long/
May 2012 6 Ways to Sell to Employees By Joan Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI Many of our Baby Boomer clients tell us that they are hoping to sell their businesses to their employees. … https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/6-ways-sell-employees/
February 2012 What is the Value Builder System Report? The Value Builder System Software uses an advanced algorithm that weighs dozens of different variables to determine… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/what-sellability-score-report/
February 2012 Seven Reasons to Sell Now By Joan Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI & John Warrillow It seems like we’re at a fork in the road: there are some positive signs that the econ… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/seven-reasons-sell-now/
January 2012 Control Your Business by Demanding Sound Financials By Joan M. Ridley, CFP™. CEPA, CBI What business owner doesn’t want to be in control of his business, and his … https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/control-your-business-demanding-sound-financials/
January 2012 What You See is Not What You Get --A Seller’s Fairy Tale Gone South By Glenn Baldwin It Looks So Good from Where I’m Sitting Sales are up, Clients are thrilled,… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/what-you-see-not-what-you-get/
November 2011 Business Coaching Program By Joan M. Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI and Glenn Baldwin Our coaching program begins with the completion of our diagnostic report, called t… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/business-coaching-program/
November 2011 The Most Important Business Decision You Will Ever Make By Joan M. Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI What was your goal when you started your business? To create a nice… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/most-important-business-decision-you-will-ever-make/
November 2011 Know the Plays, Suit Up, Show Up to Win the Game By Joan M. Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI What chance would a football player have of winning a game if he lacked the pr… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/know-plays-suit-show-win-game/
January 2007 A Legacy of Peace or Turmoil – It’s Your Call by Joan M. Ridley, CFP True Story… A distraught 40’s something woman, call her Sarah, phoned me about two months ag… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/legacy-peace-or-turmoil-its-your-call/
April 2007 I Always Thought The Business Would Go To My Children, But Now I’m Not So Sure By Joan M Gruber Ridley, CFP™, CEPA See if This Sounds Familiar… You have labored l… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/i-always-thought-business-would-go-my-children-now-im-not-so/
October 2007 Money, Money, Money Makes the World Go Around By Joan M. Gruber Ridley, CFP™, CEPA® Fortunately no one really believes that. These are just lyrics from the show “… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/money-money-money-makes-world-go-around/
July 2011 Keys to a Successful ESOP By Joan M. Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI Business owners are often intrigued by the idea of establishing an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/keys-successful-esop/
July 2011 It’s Been One Heck of a Ride Now What By Joan M. Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI Tom and Jerry started their business 25 years ago and now they want to meet with me to talk … https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/its-been-one-heck-ride-now-what/
May 2011 Will Your Employees Buy Your Business and How WiIl They Do It By Joan M Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI Many business owners work day in and day out focusing on the issues at… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/will-your-employees-buy-your-business-and-how-will-they-do-i/
January 2011 No Mon No Fun: How to Make Your Company More Bankable by Joan M. Ridley, CFP™, CEPA, CBI and William Whitehurst, CBI Like many business owners you might be thinki… https://www.businesswealthsolutions.net/index.php/resources/articles/no-mon-no-fun-how-make-your-company-more-bankable/
