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What Are M&A Advisors and How to Work With the Best One

What Is an M&A Advisor? An M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) Advisor is a broad term for someone who helps either the buyer or the seller of a business throughout the transaction process. I’ve bought and sold companies with and without M&A advisors, and I can promise

Understanding the Key Differences Between M&A Brokers and Business Advisors

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Understanding the Key Differences Between M&A Brokers and Business Advisors

What are the key differences between M&A Brokers and Business Advisors? How to choose which one to work with and why. Get the answers in this post!

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What Happens to Cash When Selling a Business?

We talk with dozens of business owners each day that are considering selling their business and we see a lot of the same questions pop up. We’ve already written a lot of articles addressing common questions like: Should I use a broker? or How do I prepare for a

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Buying a Business

What Is a Platform Acquisition? Understanding the Different Types of Business Acquisitions

What Is a Platform Acquisition? And how can you use them to help your business? Undercover this and more inside our latest post.

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Selling a Business

Should I Use a Broker to Sell My Business? A Review of the Pros and Cons

Should I use a broker to sell my business or should I sell on my own? Read on to better understand the pros and cons of each.

Selling a Business Checklist: Everything You Need to Prepare a Business For Sale

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Selling a Business Checklist: Everything You Need to Prepare a Business For Sale

Avoid the confusion of trying to sell your business by getting started with our selling a business checklist for everything you need to prepare for sale.

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Selling a Business

Selling My Business Online: How to Use Baton to Prepare And Sell

Considering selling my business online? Read more to uncover a guide for all you need to know about preparing and selling.

Should I Sell My Business? Consider The Following Reasons First

Selling a Business

Should I Sell My Business? Consider The Following Reasons First

Should I sell my business is often not an easy question to answer. Inside this guide we break down reasons why you may or may not want to sell.

Why We’re Building Baton

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Why We’re Building Baton

Learn more about our mission and why we believe we need to create a trusted solution that can help small businesses unlock their full potential.

Selling my Business: How Much is it Worth? [Steps to Sell Your Business]

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Selling my Business: How Much is it Worth? [Steps to Sell Your Business]

Thinking of selling your business and want to know its worth? Read our latest guide to uncover the step-by-step process to feel confident with your exit.

Business Valuations

Understanding Various Methods of How to Value a Small Business

Before selling your business it is important to understand your options. Read to learn more behind the various methods of how to value a small business.

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How Much Does a Business Appraisal Cost And Should You Get One?

Baton was born on the principle that business valuation data should be a public good. We believe publicly available valuation data benefits both business buyers and sellers, especially if sellers can track their valuation over time – even years before they are considering selling. That being said, not all valuations are

3 Step Process of Selling a Business From Start to Finish

Selling a Business

3 Step Process of Selling a Business From Start to Finish

In this guide, we’re going to break down the three-step process every company goes through when selling to help you better understand what it takes to sell a business.

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Insightful Questions to Ask a Business Broker Before Selling Your Business

It might feel overwhelming to find and select a business broker when the stakes are so high, after all this person may be representing your life’s work to the market, become privy to sensitive business information, and have a high influence over the success of the sale. Selling a

Rachael Yeager, owner of the Roscoe Motel, smiling while handing a key to a guest at the front desk.

How to Acquire Your Dream Motel Without Leaving the Job You Love

Rachael Yaeger is the cofounder at Human NYC, a web design and development firm, and the recent acquirer of the Roscoe Motel. She’s not what you would describe as a typical business buyer - she didn’t raise a search fund and spend months looking for the perfect business

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Acquiring a Small Business is More Attainable Than You Think

I recently co-founded, Baton - a market for small business acquisitions and a whole lot more - to make small business ownership an attainable option for everyone. I thought about all the people in my life that never thought they could buy a business but would be amazing small business

Buying Your Second Company

In the fall of 2020, I accidentally acquired a doggy daycare after a decade of working with tech startups. Within six months, it was clear that my partner and I had created a really interesting opportunity through that acquisition, and we started to explore the idea of intentionally buying a

Business Valuations

Business Valuations are a Science, Acquisitions are an Art

When looking to buy or sell a business, there are two key problems you have to solve: what’s the value of the business and how do I transact with a buyer or seller?

Should I Buy or Should I Sell?

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Should I Buy or Should I Sell?

I need to understand how the market perceives the value of my business and what it could mean if I chose to sell at any given time. That not only informs my decision to keep building vs. selling, but it also informs how I think about potentially acquiring other businesses.

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Why I Left Tech to Buy a Doggie Daycare

I’ve accidentally bought two dog daycares in the past 18 months. I say accidentally because if you told me a few years ago I’d be building a puppy empire through acquisition, I’d have laughed you out of the fancy tech startup office I was working in.

I'm not taking over the family business — but it's going to be OK

It’s become clear that my sister and I won’t be taking over this business. We each have our careers and professional interests (that don’t overlap much with remodeling, sorry Mom and Dad) and so it’s become a topic of conversation: What will they do with the business when they retire?